Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Rivers United (9th, 53 pts) and Gombe United (20th, 25 pts). Rivers United ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 9th table position. Per game in the league, Rivers United were scoring 1.34 and conceding 1.11, Gombe United 0.55 and 2.05, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Gombe United had been beaten in four straight games. From the last five rounds, Rivers United held 9 points of 15 and Gombe United 3.
The match was played at Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium (capacity 16,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rivers United led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-0.
Goal scorers
Rivers United: S. Asiegbu (41'), S. Asiegbu (10'), A. Godswill (50'), N. Nwagua (63'), J. Seiyefa (82'), J. Seiyefa (85')
Key stats
Corners: 1-1