Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Npfl

2025/2026

Rivers United

Samuel9'

Chijioke73'

Samuel90+3'

-FT

Mar 04, 2026

Yakubu Gowon Stadium

Match Timeline

Goal!

3-0

Wisdom Samuel

90'+3·Rivers United

⚽

Goal!

2-0

Mbaoma Chijioke

73'·Rivers United

⚽

71'Yellow Card

—

El Kanemi Warriors

69'Yellow Card

—

El Kanemi Warriors

63'Yellow Card

—

El Kanemi Warriors

60'Substitution

Douglas Iyowuna· In

T. Otaniyi· Out

Rivers United

Goal!

1-0

Wisdom Samuel

9'·Rivers United

⚽

Statistics of the Game

Rivers United

El Kanemi Warriors

55%Ball Possession45%

13Shots Total5

7Shots On Target3

7Corners3

0Yellow Cards3

6Shots Off Target2

91Attacks83

52Dangerous Attacks36

3Goals0

6Substitutions3

1Injuries1

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: Onyewuchi Nosike Godwin

Starting XI

Ibrahim Iddrisu

Bilal Yakubu

Godspower Akekoromowei

Zakka John

Salisu Ibrahim Magaji

Kelvin Osas

Substitutes

Musa Bashir

Yusuff Adewale

Bakura Jibrin

Usman Audu

Babatunde Onifade

Timi Joseph

Murtala Ibrahim

Saliu Suleiman

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Stephen Manyo DF	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Aniekeme Okon FW	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Ogbu Ogechukwu DF	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Isaac Annor DF	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Wisdom Samuel FW	-	90'	2	0	-	-	-	-
Wasiu Falolu MF	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Mbaoma Chijioke FW	-	90'	1	0	-	-	-	-
David Sholumade DF	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total0 Accurate0 Accuracy0% Key Passes0 Long Balls0 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery0 Duels Total0 Won0 Lost0 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches0 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
T. Otaniyi MF	-	60'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Osagie Onisodumeya GK	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-
Ochiobi Elias DF	-	90'	0	0	-	-	-	-

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors H2H, Form & Key Stats

Rivers United moved from 2nd to 1st in the Npfl table with this result.(Into first place. Before kickoff: 2nd, 46 points from 25 matches. After: 1st, 49 points from 26 matches; 20 teams.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Rivers United	15	L1	0	1	0	1	5/15	3-6
El Kanemi Warriors	15	W1	1	0	1	0	7/15	5-6

Rivers United — last 5 games

L0-3 @ RSB Berkane2026-02-14
D1-1 @ Kwara United2026-02-18
D1-1 vs Enyimba2026-02-22
W1-0 vs Barau2026-02-25
L0-1 @ Bayelsa United2026-03-01

El Kanemi Warriors — last 5 games

L2-3 @ Bendel Insurance2026-01-18
D0-0 @ Warri Wolves2026-02-08
W1-0 vs Plateau United2026-02-15
L0-3 @ Kano Pillars2026-02-22
W2-0 vs Abia Warriors2026-02-28

Goal markets & scoring rates

Team	Games	Avg goals	Over 1.5	Over 2.5	Over 3.5	BTTS	Clean sheets	Failed to score
Rivers United	15	1.87	47%	27%	13%	40%	40%	33%
El Kanemi Warriors	15	2	53%	40%	13%	20%	53%	47%

Venue split (Home vs Away)

Team	Where	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	PPG	Over 2.5	Clean sheets
Rivers United	Home	7	4	1	2	6-6	1.86	14%	57%
El Kanemi Warriors	Away	8	1	1	6	4-15	0.5	63%	25%

1st half vs 2nd half scoring

Team	Games	1H goals	2H goals	2H share	1H Over 0.5	HT W-D-L
Rivers United	15	4-9	7-8	64%	60%	2-7-6
El Kanemi Warriors	15	7-8	6-9	46%	67%	5-6-4

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 5
Period covered: 2018-01-14 – 2025-09-07
Rivers United wins: 2
Draws: 3
El Kanemi Warriors wins: 0
Avg goals per meeting: 1.6
Over 2.5 goals: 20%
Both teams scored: 60%
Home side won: 20%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 3D 0L (Rivers United view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 1.6 vs 1.6

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-09-07	El Kanemi Warriors	0-0	Rivers United
2025-03-16	El Kanemi Warriors	1-2	Rivers United
2024-10-27	Rivers United	1-1	El Kanemi Warriors
2018-05-13	El Kanemi Warriors	1-1	Rivers United
2018-01-14	Rivers United	1-0	El Kanemi Warriors

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 272 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Rivers United	2	25	46	7	WDDWL	5	-3
El Kanemi Warriors	14	25	35	-5	LDWLW	7	+7

Table context

Points gap: 11 ptsRivers United 46 · El Kanemi Warriors 35
Positions: #2 vs #14
Goals per game: 0.84/0.56 vs 0.84/1.04scored/conceded per game · league average 0.92

How we calculate this

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — 15-Minute Goal Timing Breakdown

Verified regulation-time goal windows (scored vs conceded)

Rivers United

Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 76-90+'76-90+' goal in 40% of games

Minutes	Scored (16)	Conceded (23)
1-15'	1 (6%)	0 (0%)
16-30'	2 (13%)	5 (22%)
31-45+'	4 (25%)	4 (17%)
46-60'	2 (13%)	5 (22%)
61-75'	1 (6%)	3 (13%)
76-90+'	6 (38%)	6 (26%)

El Kanemi Warriors

Last 20 gamesPeak scoring: 31-45+'76-90+' goal in 30% of games

Minutes	Scored (16)	Conceded (18)
1-15'	0 (0%)	2 (11%)
16-30'	3 (19%)	2 (11%)
31-45+'	4 (25%)	3 (17%)
46-60'	3 (19%)	4 (22%)
61-75'	3 (19%)	2 (11%)
76-90+'	3 (19%)	5 (28%)

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — Corners & Cards Trends

Rivers UnitedLast 15 games

Won corner count in 3 straight games

Corners Profile

Won / Conceded per game: 5.2 / 3.6
Match total corners/g: 8.8
Over 8.5 corners: 53%
Over 9.5 corners: 47%
Over 10.5 corners: 20%
Won corner count: 53%

Cards & Discipline

Team yellows / game: 1.87
Opponent cards / game: 1.33
Match total cards / game: 3.2
Over 3.5 match cards: 33%
Over 4.5 match cards: 27%

El Kanemi WarriorsLast 9 games

≤2 team cards in 8 straight games

Corners Profile

Won / Conceded per game: 2.6 / 5.8
Match total corners/g: 8.3
Over 8.5 corners: 56%
Over 9.5 corners: 56%
Over 10.5 corners: 33%
Won corner count: 22%

Cards & Discipline

Team yellows / game: 0.93
Opponent cards / game: 0.87
Match total cards / game: 1.8
Over 3.5 match cards: 27%
Over 4.5 match cards: 20%

Npfl Standings

Npfl · 2025/2026

Full standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	PTS	Form
1	Enugu Rangers	38	19	11	8	+20	68	DWWWW
2	Rivers UnitedH	38	19	10	9	+13	67	WLWWW
3	Shooting Stars	38	18	6	14	+1	60	DWWWL
4	Ikorodu City	38	16	10	12	+4	58	WLWLL
···
16	Niger Tornadoes	38	13	9	16	+1	48	DLDWD
17	Remo Stars	38	14	5	19	-5	47	LWLDW
18	El Kanemi WarriorsA	38	13	8	17	-16	47	WLLLD
19	Bayelsa United	38	11	10	17	-5	43	LLLWL
20	Wikki Tourist	37	9	12	16	-12	39	WLLLL

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Statistical Comparison

Npfl

Rivers United38 matches

El Kanemi Warriors

38 matches

#2Position#18

67Points47

19Wins13

10Draws8

9Losses17

44Goals30

1.16Goals per game0.79

31Goals conceded46

0.82Goals per game conceded1.21

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (38 vs 38 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityRivers United 47% · X · Draw 30% · El Kanemi Warriors 23%

1 · Home Win

47%

X · Draw

30%

2 · Away Win

23%

Projected Goals (xG Model)

1.21 vs 0.74

Projected Total: 1.95

Over 1.5 Goals

58%

Over 2.5 Goals

31%

Over 3.5 Goals

13%

Both Teams to Score (BTTS)

37%

Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)

48% / 30%

Rivers United / El Kanemi Warriors

Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):

1 - 0(17.2%)0 - 0(14.3%)1 - 1(12.8%)

Recent matches

Feb 25

1-0

vs Barau

Home

Feb 18

1-1

@ Kwara United

Away

All Rivers United fixtures & results

Previous Meetings

Last 5 matches

Won 40%

(2/5)

Draw 60%

(3/5)

Won 0%

(0/5)

Goals

5-3

Total matches

Recent matches

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Rivers United wins

Draws

El Kanemi Warriors wins

Goals Scored

5 - 3

Matchday 23 — Npfl

Match summary

Rivers United beat El Kanemi Warriors 3-0 in the Npfl, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Rivers United sat 2nd on 46 points, while El Kanemi Warriors were 14th on 35 points. Before kickoff, El Kanemi Warriors were 14th in the table but 7th on points from the last five league games. Across 5 previous meetings on record, Rivers United won 2 and El Kanemi Warriors won 0, with 3 draws (1.6 goals per game).

Wisdom Samuel (9', 90') and Mbaoma Chijioke (73') scored the goals for Rivers United.

More details:

Rivers United — live results and schedule El Kanemi Warriors — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors H2H, Form & Key Stats

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — 15-Minute Goal Timing Breakdown

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — Corners & Cards Trends

Npfl Standings

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Recent matches

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors — Head to Head

Last 5 matches

Matchday 23 — Npfl

Match summary