Nigeria - NPFLYakubu Gowon StadiumData current as of September 12, 2026

Rivers United vs Warri Wolves: match statistics

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Rivers United vs Warri Wolves: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rivers United plays Warri Wolves in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for September 13, 2026. Venue: Yakubu Gowon Stadium.

Recent form

Rivers United has 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Warri Wolves has 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss, with 0.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Rivers United scores 2.00 goals per game and allows 0.00. Warri Wolves scores 1.00 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.44 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 0% of Rivers United's games and 100% of Warri Wolves's. The Over 2.5 rates are 0% and 100%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Rivers United has the higher season xG average, 2.22 to 0.00 per game. Rivers United takes 15.0 shots per game, while Warri Wolves takes -1.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Rivers United leads at halftime in 100% of its games and scores 0.00 goals per game after halftime. Warri Wolves leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rivers United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). For Warri Wolves, it is minutes 0-15 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 2.44 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 50% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

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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 UnitedWarri Wolves
2Goals scored / game1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0Goals allowed / game2
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
64%Average possession-1%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
8Shots on target / game-1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15Shots per game-1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
8Shots on target-1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
13.3%Shot conversion-100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
64%Possession-1%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
2.22xG for0
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0.41xG against0
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves

Shooting quality

Rivers United: DominantWarri Wolves: Balanced
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
Accuracy (shots on target)53%0%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.00
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.00

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.

Rivers United
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 at home
1-0-0
W
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 2.22Opponent xG: 0.41BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Warri Wolves
L
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% D100% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.00Opponent xG: 0.00BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Rivers United is 100% better for: goals scored per game.

2 goals / game - Rivers United · 1 goals / game - Warri Wolves

Rivers United scoring profile: very strong

Rivers United scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while Warri Wolves keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 meczów).

Warri Wolves scoring profile: mixed

Warri Wolves scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while Rivers United keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 meczów).

2Goals scored (season)1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0Goals conceded (season)2
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
2Average goals per game3
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
2Goals scored (last 5)1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0Goals conceded (last 5)2
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
100%2 goals0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%3 goals0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%4 goals0%
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How often they concede at least...

0%1 goal100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%2 goals100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%3 goals0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%4 goals0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%Scored in both halves0%
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BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%BTTS - last 5100%
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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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
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2nd half

0%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves

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.

Rivers United is 200% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

3 pts / game - Rivers United · 1 pts / game - Warri Wolves

Rivers United - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Warri Wolves - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per game (1st half)1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
2Goals scored (1st half)1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0Goals conceded (1st half)1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
2Average goals (1st half)2
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
100%Clean sheet before half-time0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0%No goal before half-time0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)0
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0Goals scored (2nd half)0
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
0Average goals (2nd half)1
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
100%Clean sheet after half-time0%
Rivers UnitedWarri Wolves
100%No goal after half-time100%
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Rivers United - second-half results

0% W100% D0% L
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Warri Wolves - second-half results

0% W0% D100% L
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Rivers United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.001.00
Goals scored / game2.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game2.00.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals100%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Warri Wolves - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.00
Goals scored / game1.00.0
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game2.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - 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
1
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Warri Wolves
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.0 : 0.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
0%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
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.
+1.81
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.22
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.
114%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-2.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Warri Wolves

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
0.00
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.00
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-2.00
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
145%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 100% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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 UnitedLigaWarri Wolves
Average goals per game 2.002.44 3.00
Both teams scored 0%50% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%50% 100%
Clean sheets 100%31% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%75% 100%
Goal after half-time 0%69% 100%

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

2.44
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.75
Home goals / game
0.69
Away goals / game
+154%
Home attack advantage
+61%
Home defensive advantage
+63%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Rivers United's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Warri Wolves. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Warri Wolves
2 : 0
Rivers United
Rivers United
2 : 1
Warri Wolves

FAQ

When do Rivers United and Warri Wolves play?

Rivers United face Warri Wolves on September 13, 2026 in NPFL at Yakubu Gowon Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Rivers United and Warri Wolves?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Rivers United won 1, Warri Wolves won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Rivers United vs Warri Wolves?

Rivers United score 2.00 goals per game on average and Warri Wolves 1.00. The NPFL average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Rivers United's matches and 100% of Warri Wolves's.

What form are Rivers United and Warri Wolves in?

Over the last 5 games Rivers United have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Warri Wolves 0-0-1 (0.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rivers United vs Warri Wolves?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.