Match

Rivers United vs Heartland: result 2-0 and analysis

NPFLRegular Season - 15Kick-off on April 4, 2018 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt

Rivers United
2-0
Heartland

Full time

What was the result of Rivers United vs Heartland?

Rivers United won 2-0 on April 4, 2018.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rivers United have 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats; Heartland have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Rivers United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 25, 2018Lobi Stars(away)2-3NPFL
Mar 11, 2018Wikki Tourist(away)0-3NPFL
Mar 4, 2018Ifeanyi Uba(home)1-1NPFL
Feb 25, 2018Kwara United(away)1-0NPFL
Feb 18, 2018Niger Tornadoes(home)2-0NPFL
Heartland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 25, 2018Nasarawa United(home)2-1NPFL
Mar 21, 2018Akwa United(away)1-2NPFL
Mar 18, 2018Katsina United(away)0-1NPFL
Mar 11, 2018MFM(away)0-3NPFL
Mar 4, 2018Lobi Stars(home)0-1NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Rivers United win, 0 draws, 1 Heartland win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2016Rivers United 1-0 HeartlandNPFL
Apr 10, 2016Heartland 2-1 Rivers UnitedNPFL

Last archived meeting: Rivers United vs Heartland on Aug 17, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Rivers United score 1.0 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Heartland score 0.8 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Rivers United1.01.355/155/15
Heartland0.81.137/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Rivers United1146115518

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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. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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