Rivers United vs Shooting Stars: result 1-0 and analysis
NPFLRegular Season - 26Kick-off on June 24, 2017 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt
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What was the result of Rivers United vs Shooting Stars?
Rivers United won 1-0 on June 24, 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; Shooting Stars 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2017 | KCCA(home) | 2-1 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Lobi Stars(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Ifeanyi Uba(home) | 2-1 | NPFL |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Niger Tornadoes(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Jun 3, 2017 | KCCA(away) | 1-2 | CAF Confederation Cup |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 2017 | ABS(home) | 2-0 | NPFL |
| Jun 11, 2017 | MFM(away) | 0-1 | NPFL |
| Jun 7, 2017 | Kano Pillars(home) | 0-0 | NPFL |
| Jun 4, 2017 | Sunshine Stars(home) | 1-0 | NPFL |
| May 28, 2017 | Lobi Stars(away) | 0-3 | NPFL |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 1 Rivers United win(s), 0 draw(s), 2 Shooting Stars win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2017 | Shooting Stars 2-1 Rivers United | NPFL |
| Jul 17, 2016 | Rivers United 2-0 Shooting Stars | NPFL |
| Mar 19, 2016 | Shooting Stars 1-0 Rivers United | NPFL |
Last archived meeting: Shooting Stars vs Rivers United on Feb 5, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Rivers United score 0.9 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Shooting Stars score 0.8 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 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Shooting Stars | 0.8 | 1.1 | 6 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
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 Shooting Stars sit 3rd (60 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 |
| 3 | Shooting Stars | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 40 | 60 |
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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