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    Yakubu Gowon Stadium
    91°F
    X
    3 - 1 FT
    Home team
    Away team
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    1X2
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    Avg. goals
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    Round 29, Regular Season
    Ng1
    374618
    X1-1
    1 - 1
    1.64
    91°F
    +230
    -189 +230 +525 no no no
    FT
    3 - 1(0 - 0)
    -
    - - -
    Head to head
    Rivers United 1
    17%
    Draw 4
    67%
    Bendel Insurance 1
    17%
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    Match Intro

    At the Yakubu Gowon Stadium on March 8, 2026, Rivers United will square off against Bendel Insurance in a Nigerian Professional Football League encounter.

    Rivers United, with a 50 percent win rate in the league, will be up against Bendel Insurance, who have recorded 3 draws in their last 6 matches.

    Looking at their head-to-head matchups from past seasons, Rivers United have had 5 draws out of 8 meetings with Bendel Insurance.

    Both teams have been involved in low-scoring affairs recently, with Rivers United witnessing Under 2.5 goals in 4 of their last 6 home matches and Bendel Insurance experiencing the same trend in 4 of their last 6 games.

    The match is anticipated to be a closely contested battle with both sides aiming to secure at least a point in what could be a tightly fought game.

    Model Prediction: Rivers United and Bendel Insurance to draw 1-1

    05/03/2026
    Standings up to 08/03/2026
    REGULAR SEASON PTS GP W D L GF GA +/-
    1
    Rivers United 49 26 13 10 3 24 14 10
    2
    Enugu Rangers 47 28 13 8 7 32 20 12
    3
    Ikorodu City 45 28 12 9 7 26 20 6
    4
    Nasarawa Utd 44 28 12 8 8 25 22 3
    5
    Abia Warriors 43 28 12 7 9 22 20 2
    6
    Bendel Insurance 41 28 10 11 7 33 24 9
    7
    Shooting Stars SC 41 27 12 5 10 27 28 -1
    8
    El Kanemi Warriors 41 29 12 5 12 23 31 -5
    9
    Katsina United 38 28 10 8 10 25 26 -1
    10
    Barau 37 28 9 10 9 23 25 -2
    11
    Warri Wolves 36 28 9 9 10 25 26 -1
    12
    Plateau United 36 28 11 3 14 27 31 -4
    13
    Niger Tornadoes 35 27 10 5 12 30 25 5
    14
    Wikki Tourists 35 29 8 11 10 26 30 -4
    15
    Bayelsa United 34 28 8 10 10 24 29 -5
    16
    Enyimba 33 28 8 9 11 28 30 -2
    17
    Kano Pillars 32 28 10 5 13 22 28 -3
    18
    Remo Stars 30 28 9 3 16 26 34 -8
    19
    Kwara United 29 28 8 8 12 19 25 -3
    20
    Kun Khalifa 29 28 7 8 13 24 29 -8
    CAF Champions League Qual.
    CAF Confederation Cup
    Relegation
    Win 2
    33%
    Draw 2
    33%
    Lost 2
    33%
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    Win 2
    33%
    Draw 3
    50%
    Lost 1
    17%
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    Win 3
    50%
    Draw 1
    17%
    Lost 2
    33%
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    Overall statistics

    • Overall
    • Home/Away

    Played games

    36
    28

    Goals

    Scored 30
    Avg.
    per game
    0.83
    Conceded 29
    Avg.
    per game
    0.81
    Scored 33
    Avg.
    per game
    1.18
    Conceded 24
    Avg.
    per game
    0.86

    in last 36 matches Scored a goal in last 28 matches
    Yes No
    24 (67%)
    12 (33%)
    Yes No
    18 (64%)
    10 (36%)
    Under
    Over
    Recent matches

    Under/Over

    21 15
    58% 42%
    1.5
    Goals

    Under/Over

    12 16
    43% 57%

    Under/Over

    26 10
    72% 28%
    2.5
    Goals

    Under/Over

    21 7
    75% 25%

    Under/Over

    33 3
    92% 8%
    3.5
    Goals

    Under/Over

    22 6
    79% 21%

    Both scored (Yes/No)

    Yes
    12
    33% 67%
    No
    24
    Yes
    11
    39% 61%
    No
    17
    Goals by time period
    • Scored
    • Conceded
    Goals
    2 4 6 8 10 12 14
    0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FT
    Goals
    2 4 6 8 10 12 14
    0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FT

    Shots

    Avg.
    per game
    Total shots 265 7.36
    Blocked 21 0.58

    58%OFF target

    34%ON target

    51% Inside box

    49% Outside box

    Avg.
    per game
    Total shots 242 8.64
    Blocked 0 0

    62%OFF target

    38%ON target

    0% Inside box

    0% Outside box

    Passes
    Total 2289
    Avg.
    per game
    63.58
    Accurate 1790
    78%
    Ball Possession
    55%

    Total 0
    Avg.
    per game
    0
    Accurate 0
    0%
    Ball Possession
    50%
    Avg. event time
    45'
    18'
    0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FT
    Scored
    Conceded
    33'
    27'
    0' 15' 30' HT 60' 75' FT
    Total attacks
    Rivers United 2520
    Avg. 70
    Bendel Insurance 1912
    Avg. 68.29
    Dangerous attacks
    Rivers United 1606
    Avg. 44.61
    Bendel Insurance 1278
    Avg. 45.64

    Others

    36 Played games 28
    Avg.
    per game
    Total Total Avg.
    per game
    0.53 19 Clean sheets 11 0.39
    3.75 135 Corners 115 4.11
    1.53 55 Goal kicks 0 0
    3.11 112 Throws in 0 0
    1.17 42 Offsides 55 1.96
    0 0/ 0 Penalties 0/ 0 0
    0.44 16 GK saves 0 0
    Disciplinary
    Avg.
    per game
    Total Total Avg.
    per game
    0.03 1
    Red cards
    1 0.04
    1.25 45
    Yellow cards
    32 1.14
    8.06 290 Fouls 228 8.14
    2.19 79 Tackles - 0
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