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Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors: match statistics

Rivers United vs El Kanemi Warriors: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rivers United plays El Kanemi Warriors in NPFL (Nigeria). The match time may change. Statistics remain available as match context.

Recent form

Rivers United has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. El Kanemi Warriors has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 2.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Rivers United scores 0.84 goals per game and allows 0.56. El Kanemi Warriors scores 0.93 and allows 0.96. Games in this league average 1.83 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 36% of Rivers United's games and 22% of El Kanemi Warriors's. The Over 2.5 rates are 16% and 37%, compared with league averages of 36% for BTTS and 26% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Rivers United has the higher season xG average, 1.45 to 1.13 per game. Rivers United takes 8.2 shots per game, while El Kanemi Warriors takes 2.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Rivers United leads at halftime in 12% of its games and scores 0.56 goals per game after halftime. El Kanemi Warriors leads at halftime in 26% and scores 0.41 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rivers United's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For El Kanemi Warriors, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 1.83 goals. Both teams score in 36% of games, and 26% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.84Goals scored / game0.93
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.56Goals allowed / game0.96
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
48%Average possession16%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
2.84Shots on target / game0.11
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.16Shots per game2.15
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
2.84Shots on target0.11
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
10.3%Shot conversion43.1%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
48%Possession16%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
1.45xG for1.13
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.97xG against1.73
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

Shooting quality

Rivers United: BalancedEl Kanemi Warriors: Counter-attacking
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
Accuracy (shots on target)35%5%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.180.53
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.308.45

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

El Kanemi Warriors is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Rivers United · 2 pts / game - El Kanemi Warriors

Rivers United
WDDWL
Season result split
48% W40% D12% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-10-3
1.84 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-2-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.72Opponent xG: 0.81BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 0%
El Kanemi Warriors
WDWLW
Season result split
44% W19% D37% L
Season (W-D-L)
12-5-10
1.52 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-10
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 0.91Opponent xG: 2.75BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

El Kanemi Warriors is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

0.84 goals / game - Rivers United · 0.93 goals / game - El Kanemi Warriors

Rivers United is 71% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.56 goals / game - Rivers United · 0.96 goals / game - El Kanemi Warriors

Rivers United scoring profile: mixed

Rivers United scores in 76% of games (19 of 25 meczów), while El Kanemi Warriors keeps a clean sheet in 52% (14 of 27 meczów).

El Kanemi Warriors scoring profile: more difficult

El Kanemi Warriors scores in 56% of games (15 of 27 meczów), while Rivers United keeps a clean sheet in 60% (15 of 25 meczów).

21Goals scored (season)25
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
14Goals conceded (season)26
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
1.4Average goals per game1.89
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
3Goals conceded (last 5)3
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal56%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
8%2 goals30%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0%3 goals7%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0%4 goals0%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

How often they concede at least...

40%1 goal48%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
8%2 goals30%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
4%3 goals19%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
4%4 goals0%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

22%
El Kanemi Warriors - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.6 of 27 meczów
36%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time11%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0%BTTS in both halves7%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
4%Scored in both halves15%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

BTTS and goal count

16%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
40%BTTS - last 50%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

48%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
16%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

2nd half

56%Min. 1 goal after half-time44%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
16%Min. 2 goals after half-time30%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

El Kanemi Warriors is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Rivers United · 1.22 pts / game - El Kanemi Warriors

Rivers United - half-time state
12% leading64% draw24% trailing
El Kanemi Warriors - half-time state
26% leading44% draw30% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.22
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.28Goals scored (1st half)0.37
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.68Average goals (1st half)0.85
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
64%Clean sheet before half-time59%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
72%No goal before half-time70%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

After half-time (2nd half)

1.84Points per game (2nd half)1.15
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.56Goals scored (2nd half)0.41
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.16Goals conceded (2nd half)0.48
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
0.72Average goals (2nd half)0.89
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
88%Clean sheet after half-time70%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors
48%No goal after half-time67%
Rivers UnitedEl Kanemi Warriors

Rivers United - second-half results

44% W52% D4% L
25
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding400%

Leads at halftime in 12% of games and wins 48%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

El Kanemi Warriors - second-half results

19% W59% D22% L
33
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding169%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 44%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Rivers United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.602.20
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.0
Average goals per game0.80.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%100%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
El Kanemi Warriors - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.60
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.60.6
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Rivers United
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
3
6
16-30
2
2
31-45
4
0
46-60
2
3
61-75
8
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

El Kanemi Warriors
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
2
3
16-30
7
7
31-45
4
6
46-60
3
1
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.65
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 0.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
29%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
43%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rivers United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.61
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

El Kanemi Warriors

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.77
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
169%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NPFL).

Teams vs league

Rivers UnitedLigaEl Kanemi Warriors
Average goals per game 1.401.83 1.89
Both teams scored 36%36% 22%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 16%26% 37%
Clean sheets 60%39% 52%
Goal before half-time 48%61% 59%
Goal after half-time 56%59% 44%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.83
Average goals per game
36%
Both teams scored
26%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.29
Home goals / game
0.55
Away goals / game
+135%
Home attack advantage
+57%
Home defensive advantage
+47%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
24%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
5%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Rivers United's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against El Kanemi Warriors. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

El Kanemi Warriors
0 : 0
Rivers United