Match

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

NPFLRegular Season - 2Kick-off on January 19, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Akure Township Stadium, Akure

Sunshine Stars
1-1
Rivers United

Full time

What was the result of Sunshine Stars vs Rivers United?

Sunshine Stars and Rivers United drew 1-1 on January 19, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 23′A. AbaloguRivers United (o.g.)
  • 84′E. UzoechiSunshine Stars (pen.)

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunshine Stars have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Rivers United have 8, 2 and 5.

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

Sunshine Stars
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 15, 2023Doma United(away)1-1NPFL
Jul 17, 2022Akwa Starlets(away)0-3NPFL
Jul 10, 2022Remo Stars(home)0-1NPFL
Jul 2, 2022Heartland(away)0-1NPFL
Jun 26, 2022MFM(home)2-1NPFL
Rivers United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 15, 2023Lobi Stars(home)2-1NPFL
Nov 9, 2022Al-Nasr(away)1-1CAF Confederation Cup
Nov 2, 2022Al-Nasr(home)5-0CAF Confederation Cup
Oct 16, 2022Wydad AC(away)0-6CAF Champions League
Oct 9, 2022Wydad AC(home)2-1CAF Champions League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Sunshine Stars wins, 2 draws, 2 Rivers United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 21, 2022Sunshine Stars 1-0 Rivers UnitedNPFL
Jan 2, 2022Rivers United 0-0 Sunshine StarsNPFL
Aug 5, 2021Sunshine Stars 1-0 Rivers UnitedNPFL
Mar 28, 2021Rivers United 1-0 Sunshine StarsNPFL
Dec 22, 2019Rivers United 2-1 Sunshine StarsNPFL
Apr 21, 2019Rivers United 1-1 Sunshine StarsNPFL

Last archived meeting: Sunshine Stars vs Rivers United on Apr 21, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Sunshine Stars score 0.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Rivers United score 1.5 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunshine Stars0.60.944/154/15
Rivers United1.51.166/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Rivers United1146115518

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How does Footlab AI 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. 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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