Akwa United vs Rivers United: result 1-2 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 38Kick-off on October 2, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Eket Sports Stadium, Eket
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What was the result of Akwa United vs Rivers United?
Rivers United won 1-2 on October 2, 2016.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Akwa United have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; Rivers United have 7, 1 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2016 | Nasarawa United(away) | 2-2 | NPFL |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Ifeanyi Uba(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Sep 4, 2016 | MFM(home) | 3-1 | NPFL |
| Aug 27, 2016 | Enyimba(away) | 1-2 | NPFL |
| Aug 21, 2016 | Lobi Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2016 | Abia Warriors(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Wikki Tourist(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Warri Wolves(home) | 3-1 | NPFL |
| Sep 4, 2016 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 0-4 | NPFL |
| Aug 28, 2016 | Plateau United(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Akwa United win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Rivers United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2016 | Rivers United 1-0 Akwa United | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Rivers United vs Akwa United on May 18, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Akwa United score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Rivers United score 1.0 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akwa United | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Rivers United | 1.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 2/15 | 3/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
The current season has no played match yet: final standings of the 2025-26 season.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Rivers United | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 31 | 67 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy