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Rivers United 2026/27: table, results and stats
Rivers United are 1st in the 2026/27 NPFL with 17 points from 10 games. Their latest result was a 2–1 defeat at Bendel Insurance on 25 October. The next game is at home to Enugu Rangers on 1 November.
This season · NPFL 2026/27
Form: draw, win, draw, draw, loss.
Form: the last five matches, oldest on the left. W win, D draw, L loss.
Coach: Hakeem Busari
Next league match
· Rivers United – Enugu RangersLast 5 league results
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct | Bendel Insurance – Rivers United | 2–1 Form: loss. |
| 18 Oct | Rivers United – Barau FC | 0–0 Form: draw. |
| 11 Oct | Abia Warriors – Rivers United | 0–0 Form: draw. |
| 4 Oct | Rivers United – Ikorodu City | 2–0 Form: win. |
| 30 Sep | Katsina United – Rivers United | 1–1 Form: draw. |
Position by round
Every line is named at its end; the table under the chart has the same numbers.
The positions as a table
| Round | Rivers United |
|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
This season in numbers
| All | Home | Away | League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won–drawn–lost | 4–5–1 | 4–1–0 | 0–4–1 | – |
| Scored a game | 1.40 | 2.20 | 0.60 | 1.18 |
| Conceded a game | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 1.18 |
| Goals a game, both sides | 1.80 | 2.20 | 1.40 | 2.35 |
| 3+ goals | 20% | 20% | 20% | 41% |
| Both teams scored | 30% | 0% | 60% | 46% |
| Goals in the first half, both sides | 40% | 55% | 0% | 47% |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 5 | 2 | – |
| Failed to score | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Cards a game, both sides | – | 1.2 | – | 2.6 |
| Own cards a game | – | 0.6 | – | – |
This season's league games. League: the average of all the league's games this season. Card data for 6 of 10 matches.
Biggest results
| Record | Score | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Biggest win | 6–0 | Rivers United 6–0 Gombe United (NPFL, June 2024) |
| Heaviest defeat | 0–4 | Enugu Rangers 4–0 Rivers United (NPFL, September 2016) |
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