Rivers Utd

Rivers Utd

VS Scheduled Sunday 22 Nov 202615:00

Nigeria 26/27 NPFL · Matchday 14

Tornadoes

Recent matches

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

Tornadoes

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Nasarawa Utd1–0Tornadoes
2026-09-23	26/27	Tornadoes0–0Warri
2026-09-19	26/27	Katsina Utd1–0Tornadoes
2026-09-14	26/27	Tornadoes1–1Plateau Utd
2026-09-06	26/27	Kano Pillars3–2Tornadoes
2026-08-30	26/27	Tornadoes2–1Enyimba

Rivers Utd Tornadoes

Wins

60%

17%

Over 2.5 goals

20%

33%

Both teams scored

20%

50%

Clean sheets

80%

17%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Rivers Utd

Home · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
2	Rivers Utd		Barau	1
2 · Rivers Utd
2	Rivers Utd	2–0	Plateau Utd	3	5′ Home
2	Rivers Utd		Enugu	4
2	Rivers Utd		Doma United	5
2	Rivers Utd		Kano Pillars	6
2	Rivers Utd		Bendel Ins.	7
2	Rivers Utd		Ikorodu City	8
2	Rivers Utd		Abia	9
2	Rivers Utd		Kwara Utd	10
2	Rivers Utd		Ranchers Bees	11
2	Rivers Utd		Sporting Lagos	12
2	Rivers Utd	2–0	Warri	13	22′ Home
2	Rivers Utd		Nasarawa Utd	14
2	Rivers Utd		Katsina Utd	15
2	Rivers Utd		Shooting Stars	16
2	Rivers Utd		Tornadoes	17
2	Rivers Utd	5–0	Kun Khalifat	18	27′ Home
2	Rivers Utd		Inter Lagos	19
2	Rivers Utd		Enyimba	20

Tornadoes

Away · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Barau		Tornadoes	17
2	Rivers Utd		Tornadoes	17
3	Plateau Utd		Tornadoes	17
4	Enugu		Tornadoes	17
5	Doma United		Tornadoes	17
6	Kano Pillars	3–2	Tornadoes	17	40′ Home
7	Bendel Ins.		Tornadoes	17
8	Ikorodu City		Tornadoes	17
9	Abia		Tornadoes	17
10	Kwara Utd		Tornadoes	17
11	Ranchers Bees		Tornadoes	17
12	Sporting Lagos		Tornadoes	17
13	Warri		Tornadoes	17
14	Nasarawa Utd	1–0	Tornadoes	17	20′ Home
15	Katsina Utd	1–0	Tornadoes	17	21′ Home
16	Shooting Stars		Tornadoes	17
17 · Tornadoes
18	Kun Khalifat		Tornadoes	17
19	Inter Lagos		Tornadoes	17
20	Enyimba		Tornadoes	17

Rivers Utd Home Tornadoes Away

Wins

100%

0%

Over 1.5

100%

33%

Over 2.5

33%

Over 3.5

33%

Both teams scored

0%

33%

Clean sheets

100%

0%

Scores first

100%

0%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

NPFL · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

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	3 of 3	100%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 3/3 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	2	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	1	0
61–75	3	0
76–90	1	0

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

Tornadoes

6 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away3 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	1.67	0.00	0.83
Draws	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%
Goals scored / match	1.00	0.67	0.83
Goals conceded / match	0.67	1.67	1.17
Total goals / match	1.67	2.33	2.00
Failed to score	33.3%	66.7%	50.0%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	66.7%	66.7%

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 3	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

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

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	Rivers Utd	Draw	Tornadoes	How it works
Strength (Elo)	51.9%	22.1%	26.1%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	63.7%	27.2%	8.7%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.38–0.33 Model expected goals

24.4% Probability of over 2.5 goals

21.1% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 24.9%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-024.9%

0-018.0%

2-017.2%

1-18.3%

3-07.9%

0-16.0%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

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

Measure	Rivers Utd	Tornadoes	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1539	1479	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	26	-29	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1489	1492	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
Rivers Utd	0.80	1.20	0.00	0.20
Tornadoes	0.17	0.67	0.83	0.33

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Rivers Utd	20%	0%	60%	0%	20%
Tornadoes	17%	33%	17%	17%	17%

Context

Coming into the match

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

3.00 Rivers Utd at home, 3 matches

0.00 Tornadoes away, 3 matches

55d Days of rest for Rivers Utd

56d Days of rest for Tornadoes

— Manager of Rivers Utd

— Manager of Tornadoes

0 Matches for Rivers Utd in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Tornadoes in the last 14 days

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

7 Points for Tornadoes behind the leaders, and 0 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 Rivers Utd, the right bar represents Tornadoes.

On the ball

20 matches

7.0

corners

5.67

16.67

fouls

17.0

1.0

yellow cards

1.25

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Rivers Utd	DWDWW	2.20	2.00–0.20	1D
Tornadoes	LDLDLW	0.83	0.83–1.17	1L

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Rivers Utd	3	2	0	0	0
Tornadoes	1	1	4	0	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Rivers Utd

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Tornadoes

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.