Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors: result 2-1 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 1Kick-off on January 15, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt
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What was the result of Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors?
Rivers United won 2-1 on January 15, 2017.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rivers United have 7 wins, 1 draws and 7 defeats; El Kanemi Warriors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2016 | Akwa United(away) | 2-1 | NPFL |
| Sep 25, 2016 | Abia Warriors(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Wikki Tourist(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Warri Wolves(home) | 3-1 | NPFL |
| Sep 4, 2016 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 0-4 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2016 | Enugu Rangers(away) | 0-4 | NPFL |
| Sep 25, 2016 | Plateau United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Sep 21, 2016 | Kano Pillars(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Heartland(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Sep 4, 2016 | Niger Tornadoes(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Rivers United win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 El Kanemi Warriors win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 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: El Kanemi Warriors vs Rivers United on Aug 6, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Rivers United score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; El Kanemi Warriors score 0.9 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers United | 0.9 | 0.9 | 6 | 2/15 | 3/15 |
| El Kanemi Warriors | 0.9 | 1.1 | 6 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
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 El Kanemi Warriors sit 18th (47 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
Other matches in the same round
- Jan 14, 2017Kano Pillars3-0Ifeanyi Uba
- Jan 15, 2017Enugu Rangers1-2Abia Warriors
- Jan 15, 2017Enyimba1-0Sunshine Stars
- Jan 15, 2017Katsina United2-1Gombe United
- Jan 15, 2017MFM3-0Niger Tornadoes
- Jan 15, 2017Remo Stars1-2Plateau United
- Jan 15, 2017Wikki Tourist0-0Nasarawa United
- Jan 15, 2017Shooting Stars2-0Lobi Stars