Rivers United vs Bendel Insurance: result 1-1 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 16Kick-off on December 28, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt
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What was the result of Rivers United vs Bendel Insurance?
Rivers United and Bendel Insurance drew 1-1 on December 28, 2023.
Goalscorers
- 21′C. OkerekeBendel Insurance
- 38′N. NwaguaRivers United
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rivers United have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Bendel Insurance have 6, 5 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2023 | Club Africain(away) | 0-3 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Bayelsa United(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Club Africain(home) | 1-0 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Dec 3, 2023 | Dreams(away) | 1-2 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Nov 26, 2023 | Académica do Lobito(home) | 3-0 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2023 | Abia Warriors(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Katsina United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 10, 2023 | Sunshine Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Heartland(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 2, 2023 | Lobi Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Rivers United win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Bendel Insurance win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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: Rivers United vs Bendel Insurance on Jun 9, 2023
How many goals should we expect?
Rivers United score 1.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Bendel Insurance score 0.7 and concede 0.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers United | 1.1 | 0.7 | 7 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
| Bendel Insurance | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10 | 2/15 | 2/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Rivers United sit 2nd in NPFL (67 points from 38 matches) and Bendel Insurance sit 7th (53 points from 37 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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