Rivers United vs Bendel Insurance: result 2-2 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 21Kick-off on January 30, 2025 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 2-2 on January 30, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 6′M. OritseweyinmiBendel Insurance
- 34′U. FridayRivers United
- 49′U. CollinsBendel Insurance
- 51′H. SurveyorRivers United
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rivers United have 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats; Bendel Insurance have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2025 | Plateau United(away) | 1-2 | NPFL |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Plateau United(home) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 22, 2024 | Nasarawa United(away) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Kwara United(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 8, 2024 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2024 | Enyimba(away) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 21, 2024 | Lobi Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Dec 15, 2024 | Heartland(away) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Akwa United(away) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Nov 30, 2024 | Plateau United(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Rivers United win(s), 3 draw(s), 1 Bendel Insurance win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2024 | Bendel Insurance 0-0 Rivers United | NPFL |
| 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 Sep 8, 2024
How many goals should we expect?
Rivers United score 0.8 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Bendel Insurance score 1.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers United | 0.8 | 0.7 | 6 | 6/15 | 2/15 |
| Bendel Insurance | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
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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