Match

Sunshine Stars vs Rivers United: result 1-0 and analysis

NPFLRegular Season - 28Kick-off on July 23, 2016 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Akure Township Stadium, Akure

Sunshine Stars
1-0
Rivers United

Full time

What was the result of Sunshine Stars vs Rivers United?

Sunshine Stars won 1-0 on July 23, 2016.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunshine Stars have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Rivers United have 9, 1 and 5.

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

Sunshine Stars
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 16, 2016Nasarawa United(away)0-3NPFL
Jul 3, 2016Ifeanyi Uba(away)0-0NPFL
Jun 26, 2016MFM(home)2-0NPFL
Jun 12, 2016Lobi Stars(home)1-0NPFL
Jun 8, 2016Akwa United(away)3-3NPFL
Rivers United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jul 17, 2016Shooting Stars(home)2-0NPFL
Jul 10, 2016Niger Tornadoes(home)1-0NPFL
Jul 2, 2016Nasarawa United(away)0-1NPFL
Jun 19, 2016Ifeanyi Uba(away)0-2NPFL
Jun 12, 2016MFM(home)4-1NPFL

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Sunshine Stars win(s), 1 draw(s), 0 Rivers United win(s).

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 23, 2016Rivers United 0-0 Sunshine StarsNPFL

Last archived meeting: Rivers United vs Sunshine Stars on Mar 23, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Sunshine Stars score 1.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rivers United score 1.1 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunshine Stars1.30.965/157/15
Rivers United1.10.683/153/15

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.

Final 2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
2Rivers United3819109443167

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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