Rivers United vs Heartland: result 1-0 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 31Kick-off on August 17, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt
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What was the result of Rivers United vs Heartland?
Rivers United won 1-0 on August 17, 2016.
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Rivers United have 8 wins, 1 draws and 6 defeats; Heartland have 4, 6 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2016 | Ikorodu United(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| Aug 6, 2016 | El Kanemi Warriors(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Sunshine Stars(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Jul 17, 2016 | Shooting Stars(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| Jul 10, 2016 | Niger Tornadoes(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2016 | Nasarawa United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Ifeanyi Uba(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Jul 17, 2016 | MFM(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
| Jul 9, 2016 | Enyimba(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Jul 3, 2016 | Lobi Stars(away) | 0-2 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Rivers United win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Heartland win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2016 | Heartland 2-1 Rivers United | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Heartland vs Rivers United on Apr 10, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Rivers United score 0.9 and concede 0.5 goals per match over their last 15; Heartland score 0.7 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers United | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8 | 1/15 | 1/15 |
| Heartland | 0.7 | 0.8 | 8 | 4/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
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 |
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
- Aug 16, 2016Niger Tornadoes3-0Akwa United
- Aug 17, 2016GiwavsPlateau United
- Aug 17, 2016Lobi Stars3-2Abia Warriors
- Aug 17, 2016MFM1-1Warri Wolves
- Aug 17, 2016Shooting Stars0-0El Kanemi Warriors
- Aug 17, 2016Sunshine Stars3-0Ikorodu United
- Aug 17, 2016Ifeanyi Uba2-0Enugu Rangers
- Aug 18, 2016Nasarawa United1-0Kano Pillars