Rivers United vs Bendel InsuranceResult, Lineups & H2H

Npfl

2025/2026

Rivers United

Chijioke54'

Samuel82'

Bossa90+1'

-FT

Mar 08, 2026

Yakubu Gowon Stadium

Bendel Insurance

Goal89'

Match Timeline

90'+7Yellow Card

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Rivers United

Goal!

3-1

Obi Samson Bossa

90'+1·Rivers United

⚽

Goal!

2-1

Goal

89'·Bendel Insurance

⚽

Goal!

2-0

Wisdom Samuel

82'·Rivers United

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Goal!

1-0

Mbaoma Chijioke

54'·Rivers United

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42'Yellow Card

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Bendel Insurance

24'Yellow Card

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Rivers United

Statistics of the Game

Rivers United

Bendel Insurance

7Corners1

2Yellow Cards1

3Goals1

3Substitutions5

3Injuries2

Rivers United

Manager: H. Busari

Starting XI

Ochiobi Elias

David Sholumade

Substitutes

Osimaga Duke

Douglas Iyowuna

Taiwo Abdulrafiu

Rivio Ayemwenre

Maclyn Biokpo Jenewari

John Noble Barinyima

Manager: Greg Ikhenoba

Starting XI

Emmanuel Ofori

Christian Molokwu

Julius Emiloju Junior

Denis Chigozie

Emmanuel Ugwu

Promise Itoro

Henry Onyia

Alex Oweilayefa

Wisdom Udom

Chinedu Nwosu

Kayode Oke Solomon

Substitutes

Chijoke Nnamdi Akuneto

Joshua Baba

Ebuka Okoro

Efa Enabulele

Emmanuel Dung

Musa Sudes

Chizoba Amaefule

Efe Ubiomo

Victor Edema

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Stephen Manyo DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Aniekeme Okon FW	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ogbu Ogechukwu DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Isaac Annor DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Wisdom Samuel FW	-	90'	1	-	-	-	-
Wasiu Falolu MF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Mbaoma Chijioke FW	-	90'	1	-	-	-	-
T. Otaniyi MF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Osagie Onisodumeya GK	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-
Ochiobi Elias DF	-	90'	0	-	-	-	-

Rivers United vs Bendel Insurance — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Rivers United	15	W1	1	0	1	0	8/15	6-3
Bendel Insurance	15	W1	1	0	1	0	8/15	8-3

Rivers United — last 5 games

D1-1 @ Kwara United2026-02-18
D1-1 vs Enyimba2026-02-22
W1-0 vs Barau2026-02-25
L0-1 @ Bayelsa United2026-03-01
W3-0 vs El Kanemi Warriors2026-03-04

Bendel Insurance — last 5 games

D2-2 @ Niger Tornadoes2026-02-01
W2-0 vs Enyimba2026-02-07
D0-0 @ Bayelsa United2026-02-15
L0-1 @ Nasarawa United2026-02-22
W4-0 vs Ikorodu City2026-03-01

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 6
Period covered: 2019-02-20 – 2025-11-06
Rivers United wins: 0
Draws: 5
Bendel Insurance wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 1.83
Over 2.5 goals: 33%
Both teams scored: 67%
Home side won: 17%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 0W 4D 1L (Rivers United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.8 vs 1.83

Most recent meetings (5 of 6)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-11-06	Bendel Insurance	0-0	Rivers United
2025-01-30	Rivers United	2-2	Bendel Insurance
2024-09-08	Bendel Insurance	0-0	Rivers United
2024-06-12	Bendel Insurance	2-1	Rivers United
2023-12-28	Rivers United	1-1	Bendel Insurance

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 274 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Rivers United	1	26	49	10	DDWLW	5	-4
Bendel Insurance	7	28	41	9	DWDLW	5	+2

Table context

Points gap: 8 ptsRivers United 49 · Bendel Insurance 41
Positions: #1 vs #7
Goals per game: 0.92/0.54 vs 1.18/0.86scored/conceded per game · league average 0.91

How we calculate this