Bayelsa United vs Rivers UnitedLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Npfl

2025/2026

Bayelsa United

-FT

Mar 01, 2026

Samson Siasia Stadium

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Match Timeline

78'Yellow Card

Temple Emekayi

Rivers United

77'Yellow Card

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Bayelsa United

73'Yellow Card

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Bayelsa United

73'Yellow Card

Ochobi Elias

Rivers United

69'Yellow Card

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Bayelsa United

68'Yellow Card

David Sholumade

Rivers United

Goal!

1-0

Temple Emekayi

13'·Bayelsa United

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Statistics of the Game

Bayelsa United

Rivers United

41%Ball Possession59%

6Shots Total11

1Shots On Target2

1Corners3

3Yellow Cards3

5Shots Off Target9

103Attacks131

54Dangerous Attacks77

1Goals0

4Substitutions5

4Injuries2

Bayelsa United

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

Ezekiel Andy

Arise Ogundare

Issa Yusuf

Kelvin Ihunwo

Ubong Williams

Nupe Godstime

Mustapha Jawad

Energy Etunuya

Stephen Wisdom

Ettah Ikoi

Kehinde Lawal

Substitutes

Saro Loveday

Chinedu Sunday Chukwu

Chinedu Onyinjekwu

Eyong Nneyi Ofem

Kolawole Oladipo

Bina Tombiri

Shuaibu Garba

James Emo

Victor Peter

Rivers United

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

John Noble

Isaac Annor

Stephen Manyo

Temple Emekayi

Ochobi Elias

David Sholumade

Taofeek Otaniyi

Wasiu Falolu

Emmanuel Nnaji

Mbaoma Chijioke

Timothy Zachariah

Substitutes

Osimaga Duke

Aniekeme Okon

Ogbu Ogechukwu

Taiwo Abdulrafiu

Wisdom Samuel

Rivio Ayemwenre

Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari

Samson Obi

Osagie Onisodumeya

Ebuka Akobundu

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Kelvin Ihunwo DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Issa Yusuf DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Stephen Wisdom MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Ettah Ikoi FW	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Mustapha Jawad MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Kehinde Lawal MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Energy Etunuya MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Arise Ogundare DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Nupe Godstime MF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Ubong Williams DF	-	90'	-	-	-	-
Ezekiel Andy GK	-	90'	-	-	-	-

Bayelsa United vs Rivers United — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bayelsa United	15	D3	3	5	1	1	4/15	2-3
Rivers United	15	W1	3	0	3	0	5/15	4-9

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Bayelsa United — last 5 games

D0-0 vs Niger Tornadoes2026-01-29
L0-1 @ Enyimba2026-02-01
D1-1 @ Nasarawa United2026-02-08
D0-0 vs Bendel Insurance2026-02-15
D1-1 @ Ikorodu City2026-02-22

Rivers United — last 5 games

L1-4 vs Pyramids FC2026-02-08
L0-3 @ RSB Berkane2026-02-14
D1-1 @ Kwara United2026-02-18
D1-1 vs Enyimba2026-02-22
W1-0 vs Barau2026-02-25

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 4
Period covered: 2023-12-14 – 2025-10-13
Bayelsa United wins: 3
Draws: 0
Rivers United wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 1.75
Over 2.5 goals: 25%
Both teams scored: 25%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 4 finished meetings (2023-12-14 – 2025-10-13) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-10-13	Rivers United	1-2	Bayelsa United
2025-03-26	Bayelsa United	1-0	Rivers United
2024-11-10	Rivers United	0-1	Bayelsa United
2023-12-14	Rivers United	2-0	Bayelsa United

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bayelsa United	19	38	43	-5	LLLLW	18	+1
Rivers United	2	38	67	13	WLWWW	3	-1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 24 ptsBayelsa United 43 · Rivers United 67
Positions: #19 vs #2
Goals per game: 0.97/1.11 vs 1.16/0.82scored/conceded per game · league average 1.01

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-03-01

Previous Meetings

Last 4 matches

Won 75%

(3/4)

Draw 0%

(0/4)

Won 25%

(1/4)

Goals

4-3

Total matches

Recent matches

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Bayelsa United wins

Draws

Rivers United wins

Goals Scored

4 - 3

Matchday 28 — Npfl

Match Report

24 points separated the sides: Rivers United 2nd on 67, Bayelsa United 19th on 43. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.11 for Bayelsa United and 1.16/0.82 for Rivers United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.

Bayelsa United had drawn their last three.

GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Bayelsa United, 1 for Rivers United and 0 drawn, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.

Samson Siasia Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, Bayelsa United led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.

Goal scorers

Bayelsa United: Temple Emekayi (13' og)

Key stats

Possession: Bayelsa United 41% · Rivers United 59% · Total shots: 6-11 · On target: 1-2 · Corners: 1-3

More details:

Bayelsa United — live results and schedule Rivers United — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Bayelsa United vs Rivers United?

Bayelsa United 1-0 Rivers United. Npfl match played on 1 Mar 2026.

What league is Bayelsa United vs Rivers United in?

This match is part of the Npfl. The match was played at Samson Siasia Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Bayelsa United and Rivers United?

In 4 meetings between 2023 and 2025: Bayelsa United has 3 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss against Rivers United.

Where was Bayelsa United vs Rivers United played?

The match was played at Samson Siasia Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Bayelsa United vs Rivers United — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 28 — Npfl

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions