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Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United: result 0-0 and analysis

NPFLMatchday 9Kick-off on November 6, 2025 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Uniben Sport Complex, Benin City

Bendel Insurance
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Rivers United

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What was the result of Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United?

Bendel Insurance and Rivers United drew 0-0 on November 6, 2025.

Official lineup for Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bendel Insurance

  1. 7U. Wisdom
  2. 34Kelvin Olatunbosun
  1. 10A. Osayande
  2. 26P. Itoro
  3. 28A. Yazid
  4. 6A. Oweilayefa
  5. 30I. Omijie
  1. 3H. Onyia
  2. 23S. Okorom
  3. 35C. Amaefule
  1. 12J. Baba

Rivers United

  1. 7F. Ubong
  2. 30S. Obi
  3. 31T. Zachariah
  1. 12O. Ogechukwu
  2. 20E. Nnaji
  3. 24W. Falolu
  1. 6S. Manyo
  2. 13T. Abdulrafiu
  3. 19I. Annor
  4. 27D. Sholumade
  1. 32O. Onisodumeya
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bendel Insurance have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Rivers United have 7, 5 and 3.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bendel Insurance
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 1, 2025Warri Wolves(home)1-1NPFL
Oct 26, 2025Kun Khalifat FC(away)1-1NPFL
Oct 12, 2025Ikorodu City(away)0-1NPFL
Oct 4, 2025Nasarawa United(home)0-1NPFL
Sep 27, 2025Bayelsa United(home)1-1NPFL
Rivers United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 2, 2025Nasarawa United(home)1-0NPFL
Oct 29, 2025Ikorodu City(home)0-0NPFL
Oct 25, 2025Black Bulls Maputo(home)3-1CAF Champions League
Oct 18, 2025Black Bulls Maputo(away)0-1CAF Champions League
Oct 13, 2025Bayelsa United(home)1-2NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Bendel Insurance win, 3 draws, 2 Rivers United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jan 30, 2025Rivers United 2-2 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Sep 8, 2024Bendel Insurance 0-0 Rivers UnitedNPFL
Jun 12, 2024Bendel Insurance 2-1 Rivers UnitedNPFL
Dec 28, 2023Rivers United 1-1 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
Jun 9, 2023Rivers United 2-1 Bendel InsuranceNPFL
May 26, 2019Rivers United 1-0 Bendel InsuranceNPFL

Last archived meeting: Rivers United vs Bendel Insurance on Jan 30, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

Bendel Insurance score 0.9 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Rivers United score 0.9 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bendel Insurance0.91.139/153/15
Rivers United0.90.695/154/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Bendel Insurance sit 2nd in NPFL (21 points from 13 matches) and Rivers United sit 6th (18 points from 11 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Bendel Insurance13706211921
6Rivers United1146115518

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How does Footlab AI 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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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