Bayelsa United vs Rivers UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H

Npfl

2025/2026

Bayelsa United

-FT

Mar 01, 2026

Samson Siasia Stadium

Rivers United

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

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

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 before kickoff (rebuilt from 262 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bayelsa United	17	26	30	-6	DLDDD	19	-2
Rivers United	1	24	46	8	DWDDW	5	-4

Table context

Points gap: 16 ptsBayelsa United 30 · Rivers United 46
Positions: #17 vs #1
Goals per game: 0.85/1.08 vs 0.88/0.54scored/conceded per game · league average 0.9

How we calculate this