El Kanemi Warriors vs Rivers United: result 2-1 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 21Kick-off on May 28, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)El Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri
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What was the result of El Kanemi Warriors vs Rivers United?
El Kanemi Warriors won 2-1 on May 28, 2017.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, El Kanemi Warriors have 9 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats; Rivers United have 7, 2 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2017 | ABS(away) | 1-2 | NPFL |
| Apr 19, 2017 | ABS(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Apr 9, 2017 | MFM(away) | 0-3 | NPFL |
| Apr 2, 2017 | Kano Pillars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Mar 29, 2017 | Shooting Stars(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2017 | FUS Rabat(home) | 1-0 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| May 20, 2017 | Nasarawa United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| May 14, 2017 | Club Africain(away) | 1-3 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| May 3, 2017 | Remo Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Apr 30, 2017 | Nasarawa United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 El Kanemi Warriors win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Rivers United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2017 | Rivers United 2-1 El Kanemi Warriors | NPFL |
| Aug 6, 2016 | El Kanemi Warriors 1-0 Rivers United | NPFL |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Rivers United 1-0 El Kanemi Warriors | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors on Jan 15, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
El Kanemi Warriors score 1.2 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rivers United score 0.7 and concede 0.7.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Kanemi Warriors | 1.2 | 0.9 | 8 | 3/15 | 5/15 |
| Rivers United | 0.7 | 0.7 | 9 | 2/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
El Kanemi Warriors sit 18th in NPFL (47 points from 38 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 |
| 18 | El Kanemi Warriors | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 47 |
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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