Sporting Lagos

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Nigeria 26/27 NPFL · Matchday 12

Recent matches

Sporting Lagos

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-26	26/27	Sporting Lagos1–1Barau
2026-09-23	26/27	Enyimba2–3Sporting Lagos
2026-09-20	26/27	Sporting Lagos0–2Abia
2026-09-13	26/27	Inter Lagos0–3Sporting Lagos
2026-08-30	26/27	Doma United2–0Sporting Lagos

Rivers Utd

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-28	26/27	Ranchers Bees0–0Rivers Utd
2026-09-24	26/27	Rivers Utd5–0Kun Khalifat
2026-09-20	26/27	Nasarawa Utd1–1Rivers Utd
2026-09-16	26/27	Rivers Utd2–0Warri
2026-08-30	26/27	Rivers Utd2–0Plateau Utd

Sporting Lagos Rivers Utd

Wins

40%

60%

Over 2.5 goals

40%

20%

Both teams scored

40%

20%

Clean sheets

20%

80%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Sporting Lagos

Home · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
12	Sporting Lagos	1–1	Barau	1	35′ Away
12	Sporting Lagos		Rivers Utd	2
12	Sporting Lagos		Plateau Utd	3
12	Sporting Lagos		Enugu	4
12	Sporting Lagos		Doma United	5
12	Sporting Lagos		Kano Pillars	6
12	Sporting Lagos		Bendel Ins.	7
12	Sporting Lagos		Ikorodu City	8
12	Sporting Lagos	0–2	Abia	9	87′ Away
12	Sporting Lagos		Kwara Utd	10
12	Sporting Lagos		Ranchers Bees	11
12 · Sporting Lagos
12	Sporting Lagos		Warri	13
12	Sporting Lagos		Nasarawa Utd	14
12	Sporting Lagos		Katsina Utd	15
12	Sporting Lagos		Shooting Stars	16
12	Sporting Lagos		Tornadoes	17
12	Sporting Lagos		Kun Khalifat	18
12	Sporting Lagos		Inter Lagos	19
12	Sporting Lagos		Enyimba	20

Rivers Utd

Away · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Barau		Rivers Utd	2
2 · Rivers Utd
3	Plateau Utd		Rivers Utd	2
4	Enugu		Rivers Utd	2
5	Doma United		Rivers Utd	2
6	Kano Pillars		Rivers Utd	2
7	Bendel Ins.		Rivers Utd	2
8	Ikorodu City		Rivers Utd	2
9	Abia		Rivers Utd	2
10	Kwara Utd		Rivers Utd	2
11	Ranchers Bees	0–0	Rivers Utd	2	–
12	Sporting Lagos		Rivers Utd	2
13	Warri		Rivers Utd	2
14	Nasarawa Utd	1–1	Rivers Utd	2	—
15	Katsina Utd		Rivers Utd	2
16	Shooting Stars		Rivers Utd	2
17	Tornadoes		Rivers Utd	2
18	Kun Khalifat		Rivers Utd	2
19	Inter Lagos		Rivers Utd	2
20	Enyimba		Rivers Utd	2

Sporting Lagos Home Rivers Utd Away

Wins

0%

Over 1.5

100%

50%

Over 2.5

0%

Over 3.5

0%

Both teams scored

50%

Clean sheets

0%

50%

Scores first

0%

N/A

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

NPFL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Sporting Lagos

5 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away3 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	0.50	2.00	1.40
Draws	50.0%	0.0%	20.0%
Goals scored / match	0.50	2.00	1.40
Goals conceded / match	1.50	1.33	1.40
Total goals / match	2.00	3.33	2.80
Failed to score	50.0%	33.3%	40.0%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	33.3%	60.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	0 of 0	—
Scores first → wins	0 of 0	—
Concedes first → wins	0 of 2	0%

Scoring order known: 2/2 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	0	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	0	1
46–60	0	0
61–75	1	0
76–90	0	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Rivers Utd

5 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away2 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	3.00	1.00	2.20
Draws	0.0%	100.0%	40.0%
Goals scored / match	3.00	0.50	2.00
Goals conceded / match	0.00	0.50	0.20
Total goals / match	3.00	1.00	2.20
Failed to score	0.0%	50.0%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	100.0%	80.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	—	—
Concedes first → wins	—	—

Scoring order known: 1/2 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Sporting Lagos	Draw	Rivers Utd	How it works
Strength (Elo)	39.6%	25.3%	35.1%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	12.4%	20.9%	65.4%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.68–1.91 Model expected goals

46.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

41.2% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 14.4%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-114.4%

0-213.7%

1-19.7%

1-29.3%

0-38.7%

0-07.5%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Sporting Lagos	Rivers Utd	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1500	1539	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	12	26	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1494	1489	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Sporting Lagos	0.20	1.20	0.60	0.80
Rivers Utd	0.80	1.20	0.00	0.20

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Sporting Lagos	0%	0%	60%	20%	20%
Rivers Utd	20%	0%	60%	0%	20%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

0.50 Sporting Lagos at home, 2 matches

1.00 Rivers Utd away, 2 matches

42d Days of rest for Sporting Lagos

40d Days of rest for Rivers Utd

— Manager of Sporting Lagos

— Manager of Rivers Utd

0 Matches for Sporting Lagos in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Rivers Utd in the last 14 days

5 Points for Sporting Lagos behind the leaders, and 2 above the relegation zone

1 Points for Rivers Utd behind the leaders, and 6 above the relegation zone

2.45 League goals per match

25.5% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Sporting Lagos, the right bar represents Rivers Utd.

On the ball

20 matches

5.8

corners

7.0

12.0

fouls

16.67

2.0

yellow cards

1.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Sporting Lagos	DWLWL	1.40	1.40–1.40	1D
Rivers Utd	DWDWW	2.20	2.00–0.20	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Sporting Lagos	1	1	3	1	0
Rivers Utd	3	2	0	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Sporting Lagos

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Rivers Utd

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.