Match summary
Rivers United beat Plateau United 2-0 in the Npfl.
Rivers United vs Plateau UnitedResult, Lineups & H2H
Yakubu Gowon Stadium
Rivers United vs Plateau United in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Rivers United4W 0D 1L
Rivers UnitedPlateau United
12Pointsof 154
11Goals scored2
4Goals conceded4
3Clean sheets1
5Scored in a row1
3Unbeaten in a row1
Head to head10 meetings · Jan 2018 – Apr 2026
- Rivers United wins
- 4
- Draws
- 2
- Plateau United wins
- 4
2.5goals per meeting
60%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
70%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsRivers United 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
Match Timeline
Rivers UnitedPlateau United
- 79'Yellow Card · Plateau United · —
- 73'Yellow Card · Plateau United · —
- Goal · Rivers United · Wasiu Falolu2-038'
- Goal · Rivers United · Abdulrasheed Shehu Dabai1-05'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Rivers UnitedPlateau United
64%Ball Possession36%
15Shots Total3
8Shots On Target0
8Corners0
21Fouls13
0Yellow Cards2
1Offsides0
0Saves4
4Shots Off Target3
163Attacks117
97Dangerous Attacks27
2Goals0
13Free Kicks22
5Shots Blocked0
4Substitutions5
0Injuries2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 4-3-3
Manager: H. Busari
Starting XI
-
EA
Ezekiel Andy-
EU
Emmanuel Utaka-
OE
Ochobi Elias-
SA
Salman AbubakarSubstitutes
-
IN
Ifeanyi Nchekwube-
DI
Douglas Iyowuna-
HS
Handsome Surveyor-
FA
Francis Ayuba-
SO
Shola OladunjoyeManager: Gbenga Ogunbote
Starting XI
-
IO
Iwueke Obiuto-
ID
Isaiah DanielSubstitutes
-
TV
Tchadienne V.-
MH
Muhammad Hussain-
MA
Mustapha Abdullahi-
JS
Jackson Seiyefa-
GA
Godspower Akekoromowei-
SM
Sabbath ManchaPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Ochobi Elias DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Emmanuel Utaka DF | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
Ezekiel Andy GK | - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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