2026/04/12 15:00

1:0

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Soccer Match Preview: Rivers United vs Plateau United (Data-Driven Analysis)

Match Background: A significant mismatch in form and home advantage

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Match overview

Matches played

Table position

Home/away W

Home/away D

Home/away L

1.67

PPG

1.39

Last 6 PPG

0.83

2.56

Home/away PPG

0.38

2.49

xG overall

2.75

2.49

Home/away xG overall

2.76

1.42

xG for per game

1.42

1.07

xG against per game

1.33

1.71

Home/away xG for per game

1.07

0.78

Home/away xG against per game

1.69

Last X

Home wins

(38%)

Draws

(24%)

Away wins

(38%)

2025/12/11

1:2

2025/01/26

2:1

2024/12/30

1:1

2024/04/16

3:1

2024/01/10

3:2

2022/06/01

2:0

League table

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG^Δ6	oPPG	xG^Δ	xGA^Δ
1	Enugu Rangers	37	18	11	8	45	26	19	65	1.83^0.07	1.36	27.93^17.07	26.98^0.98
2	Rivers United	37	18	10	9	41	31	10	64	2.00^0.27	1.36	40.03^0.97	29.38^-1.62
3	Shooting Stars	37	18	6	13	41	39	2	60	2.17^0.55	1.36	29.53^11.47	26.61^-12.39
4	Ikorodu City	37	16	10	11	42	37	5	58	1.50^-0.07	1.37	34.88^7.12	30.76^-6.24
5	Nasarawa United	37	16	8	13	37	31	6	56	1.00^-0.51	1.37	43.79^-6.79	36.10^5.10
6	Bendel Insurance	37	14	13	10	43	37	6	55	1.67^0.18	1.37	36.01^6.99	31.57^-5.43
7	Abia Warriors	37	16	7	14	30	32	-2	55	1.00^-0.49	1.37	26.80^3.20	25.05^-6.95
8	Katsina United	36	14	9	13	32	32	0	51	1.67^0.25	1.37	14.05^17.95	21.21^-10.79
9	Kano Pillars	37	15	6	16	37	38	-1	51	1.50^0.12	1.38	15.10^21.90	16.10^-21.90
10	Kwara United	37	13	11	13	35	32	3	50	2.33^0.98	1.38	19.75^15.25	27.93^-4.07
11	Barau	37	12	13	12	31	30	1	49	1.33^0.01	1.38	24.65^6.35	24.85^-5.15
12	Plateau United	37	14	5	18	38	40	-2	47	0.83^-0.44	1.38	40.20^-2.20	37.91^-2.09
13	El Kanemi Warriors	37	13	8	16	30	43	-13	47	0.83^-0.44	1.38	11.83^18.17	19.24^-23.76
14	Enyimba	37	12	10	15	41	42	-1	46	1.67^0.43	1.38	29.28^11.72	29.81^-12.19
15	Kun Khalifat	37	12	10	15	39	42	-3	46	2.17^0.93	1.38	24.06^14.94	25.42^-16.58
16	Remo Stars	37	14	4	19	41	46	-5	46	1.67^0.43	1.38	38.27^2.73	32.77^-13.23
17	Warri Wolves	37	12	10	15	34	40	-6	46	1.00^-0.24	1.38	28.23^5.77	38.29^-1.71
18	Niger Tornadoes	37	12	9	16	36	36	0	45	1.00^-0.22	1.38	42.38^-6.38	43.47^7.47
19	Bayelsa United	37	10	10	17	33	42	-9	40	0.50^-0.58	1.39	33.62^-0.62	40.45^-1.55
20	Wikki Tourist	36	9	12	15	31	41	-10	39	0.67^-0.41	1.39	28.18^2.82	24.68^-16.32
#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG^Δ6	oPPG	xG^Δ	xGA^Δ

Team stats


	(Avg)
16	Played	16
1.44	Avg goals for/against	0.63
0.44	Avg goals against/for	1.69
1.88	Avg total goals (GF+GA) (2.09)	2.31
94%	Scoring rate	94%
31%	Conceding rate	50%
69%	Clean sheet/Failed to score	6%
6%	Failed to score/Clean sheet	50%
19%	Scored in both halves (16.0%)	13%
75%	Scored first	31%
31%	Leading/Losing at half-time (18.5%)	6%
6%	Losing/Leading at half-time (15.5%)	25%
6.6	Avg corners for/against	3.18
1.73	Avg corners against/for	6.36
8.33	Avg total corners (F+A) (8.93)	9.54
1.2	Avg total cards (F+A) (1.15)	1.09
94%	GF+GA over 0.5 (94.0%)	94%
38%	GF+GA over 1.5 (56.5%)	75%
31%	GF+GA over 2.5 (40.5%)	50%
13%	GF+GA over 3.5 (13.0%)	13%
6%	GF+GA over 4.5 (3.0%)	0%
6%	GF+GA over 5.5 (3.0%)	0%
31%	Both teams scored (40.5%)	50%
50%	GF+GA over 0.5 at HT (56.5%)	63%
19%	GF+GA over 1.5 at HT (25.0%)	31%
6%	GF+GA over 2.5 at HT (3.0%)	0%
47%	Over 7.5 total corners (55.5%)	64%
40%	Over 8.5 total corners (42.5%)	45%
40%	Over 9.5 total corners (42.5%)	45%
20%	Over 10.5 total corners (32.5%)	45%
20%	Over 11.5 total corners (23.5%)	27%
13%	Over 12.5 total corners (20.0%)	27%
13%	Over 13.5 total corners (11.0%)	9%

Streaks


Home (Overall)		Away (Overall)
4 (0)	Consecutive wins	0 (1)
0 (0)	Consecutive draws	1 (0)
0 (1)	Consecutive defeats	0 (0)
0 (1)	No win	4 (0)
4 (10)	No draw	0 (1)
12 (0)	No defeat	1 (3)
14(4)	1 goal scored or more	0(0)
0(1)	1 goal conceded or more	8(6)
0(0)	No goal scored	3(2)
2(0)	No goal conceded	0(0)
1(3)	Match total goals over 2.5	0(0)
0(0)	Match total goals under 2.5	3(4)
1(2)	2 goals scored or more	0(0)
0(1)	2 goals conceded or more	0(0)

Opening goals



12/16 (75%)	Scored first, home/away	5/16 (31%)
16/33 (48%)	Scored first, overall	18/33 (55%)