Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United: result 0-0 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 1Kick-off on September 8, 2024 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Uniben Sport Complex, Benin City
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What was the result of Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United?
Bendel Insurance and Rivers United drew 0-0 on September 8, 2024.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bendel Insurance have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2024 | Bayelsa United(home) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Jun 16, 2024 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Rivers United(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
| Jun 9, 2024 | Abia Warriors(away) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Katsina United(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2024 | Akwa United(away) | 1-3 | NPFL |
| Jun 15, 2024 | Gombe United(home) | 6-0 | NPFL |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Bendel Insurance(away) | 1-2 | NPFL |
| Jun 9, 2024 | Shooting Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Jun 2, 2024 | Enyimba(away) | 1-4 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 1 Bendel Insurance win(s), 2 draw(s), 2 Rivers United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2024 | Bendel Insurance 2-1 Rivers United | NPFL |
| Dec 28, 2023 | Rivers United 1-1 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Rivers United 2-1 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
| May 26, 2019 | Rivers United 1-0 Bendel Insurance | NPFL |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Bendel Insurance 1-1 Rivers United | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United on Jun 12, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Bendel Insurance score 1.1 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Rivers United score 1.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendel Insurance | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Rivers United | 1.7 | 1.3 | 5 | 8/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bendel Insurance sit 7th in NPFL (53 points from 37 matches) and Rivers United sit 2nd (67 points from 38 matches).
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 |
| 7 | Bendel Insurance | 37 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 38 | 53 |
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
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