Rivers Utd

Rivers Utd

VS Scheduled Sunday 10 Jan 202715:00

Nigeria 26/27 NPFL · Matchday 20

Kano Pillars

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

Kano Pillars

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-27	26/27	Kano Pillars0–0Enyimba
2026-09-23	26/27	Inter Lagos1–1Kano Pillars
2026-09-20	26/27	Kano Pillars4–1Doma United
2026-09-06	26/27	Kano Pillars3–2Tornadoes
2026-08-30	26/27	Kwara Utd2–2Kano Pillars

Rivers Utd Kano Pillars

Wins

60%

40%

Over 2.5 goals

20%

60%

Both teams scored

20%

80%

Clean sheets

80%

20%

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

Kano Pillars

Away · NPFL

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Barau		Kano Pillars	6
2	Rivers Utd		Kano Pillars	6
3	Plateau Utd		Kano Pillars	6
4	Enugu		Kano Pillars	6
5	Doma United		Kano Pillars	6
6 · Kano Pillars
7	Bendel Ins.		Kano Pillars	6
8	Ikorodu City		Kano Pillars	6
9	Abia		Kano Pillars	6
10	Kwara Utd	2–2	Kano Pillars	6	11′ Away
11	Ranchers Bees		Kano Pillars	6
12	Sporting Lagos		Kano Pillars	6
13	Warri		Kano Pillars	6
14	Nasarawa Utd		Kano Pillars	6
15	Katsina Utd		Kano Pillars	6
16	Shooting Stars		Kano Pillars	6
17	Tornadoes		Kano Pillars	6
18	Kun Khalifat		Kano Pillars	6
19	Inter Lagos	1–1	Kano Pillars	6	32′ Away
20	Enyimba		Kano Pillars	6

Rivers Utd Home Kano Pillars Away

Wins

100%

0%

Over 1.5

100%

Over 2.5

33%

50%

Over 3.5

33%

50%

Both teams scored

0%

100%

Clean sheets

100%

0%

Scores first

100%

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.

Kano Pillars

5 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away2 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	2.33	1.00	1.80
Draws	33.3%	100.0%	60.0%
Goals scored / match	2.33	1.50	2.00
Goals conceded / match	1.00	1.50	1.20
Total goals / match	3.33	3.00	3.20
Failed to score	33.3%	0.0%	20.0%
Under 2.5 goals	33.3%	50.0%	40.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 2	100%
Scores first → wins	0 of 2	0%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

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

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	1	0
31–45	1	0
46–60	0	1
61–75	0	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.

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	Kano Pillars	How it works
Strength (Elo)	46.2%	24.0%	29.8%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	52.3%	27.2%	20.1%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.42–0.76 Model expected goals

36.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

40.3% Both teams to score

1-0 Most likely score, at 16.0%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-016.0%

1-112.2%

2-011.4%

0-011.3%

2-18.7%

0-18.6%

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	Kano Pillars	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1539	1523	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	26	21	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1489	1495	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
Kano Pillars	1.40	0.60	0.00	1.20

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Rivers Utd	20%	0%	60%	0%	20%
Kano Pillars	20%	0%	20%	0%	60%

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

1.00 Kano Pillars away, 2 matches

104d Days of rest for Rivers Utd

105d Days of rest for Kano Pillars

— Manager of Rivers Utd

— Manager of Kano Pillars

0 Matches for Rivers Utd in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Kano Pillars in the last 14 days

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

3 Points for Kano Pillars behind the leaders, and 4 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 Kano Pillars.

On the ball

20 matches

7.0

corners

3.0

16.67

fouls

20.0

1.0

yellow cards

2.0

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Rivers Utd	DWDWW	2.20	2.00–0.20	1D
Kano Pillars	DDWWD	1.80	2.00–1.20	2D

At half-time

20 matches

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

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

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

Rivers Utd

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Kano Pillars

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.