Rivers United vs Jigawa Golden Stars: result 2-0 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 14Kick-off on March 7, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt
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What was the result of Rivers United vs Jigawa Golden Stars?
Rivers United won 2-0 on March 7, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 17′G. AgudaRivers United
- 48′293108Rivers United
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; Jigawa Golden Stars have 6, 2 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2021 | Plateau United(away) | 1-1 | NPFL |
| Feb 28, 2021 | Akwa United(away) | 0-3 | NPFL |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Warri Wolves(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Feb 21, 2021 | Enyimba(home) | 1-0 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Enyimba(away) | 0-1 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2021 | Enyimba(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Plateau United(away) | 0-3 | NPFL |
| Feb 21, 2021 | Nasarawa United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Katsina United(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Feb 7, 2021 | Adamawa United(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Rivers United win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Jigawa Golden Stars win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2020 | Jigawa Golden Stars 1-1 Rivers United | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Jigawa Golden Stars vs Rivers United on Jan 20, 2020
How many goals should we expect?
Rivers United score 1.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Jigawa Golden Stars score 0.7 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers United | 1.1 | 0.7 | 7 | 3/15 | 5/15 |
| Jigawa Golden Stars | 0.7 | 1.1 | 5 | 4/15 | 5/15 |
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
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