Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United: result 1-1 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 10Kick-off on February 20, 2019 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 1-1 on February 20, 2019.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, Bendel Insurance have 1 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats; Rivers United have 5, 8 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2019 | Sunshine Stars(away) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Feb 8, 2019 | Katsina United(away) | 1-2 | NPFL |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Lobi Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Jan 30, 2019 | Wikki Tourist(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Jan 27, 2019 | Niger Tornadoes(away) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2019 | Kwara United(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Feb 3, 2019 | Enyimba(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Jan 30, 2019 | Remo Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Jan 27, 2019 | MFM(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Sunshine Stars(away) | 1-1 | NPFL |
How many goals should we expect?
Bendel Insurance score 0.6 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 7; Rivers United score 0.8 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendel Insurance | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3 | 3/7 | 1/7 |
| Rivers United | 0.8 | 0.6 | 8 | 6/15 | 1/15 |
Over the last 7 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
Other matches in the same round
- Feb 20, 2019Akwa United1-0Ifeanyi Uba
- Feb 20, 2019El Kanemi Warriors2-0Heartland
- Feb 20, 2019Enugu Rangers2-1Wikki Tourist
- Feb 20, 2019Enyimba2-0Katsina United
- Feb 20, 2019Gombe United0-1Go Round
- Feb 20, 2019Kano Pillars2-0Abia Warriors
- Feb 20, 2019Kwara United2-0Niger Tornadoes
- Feb 20, 2019Lobi Stars2-1Remo Stars