Bendel Insurance vs Rivers United prediction

Nigeria · Nigeria Premier Football League · 25 October 2026

Bendel Insurance10th · 12 pts
Sun 25 Oct
Rivers United1st · 17 pts
Bendel InsuranceDrawRivers United
Our predictionBendel Insurance to winOpen game
42%Probability
2.38Fair odds
1-0Likely score
1.23-0.89Expected goals

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Model chances and the fair odds they imply

Match result

  • Bendel Insurance42%2.38
  • Draw30%3.30
  • Rivers United28%3.62

Double chance

  • Bendel Insurance or draw72%1.38
  • Bendel Insurance or Rivers United70%1.44
  • Draw or Rivers United58%1.72

Goals

  • Over 2.535%2.82
  • Under 2.565%1.55

Both teams to score

  • Yes41%2.42
  • No59%1.70

Match preview

An open game: no outcome reaches 45%. Bendel Insurance 42%, draw 30%, Rivers United 28%.

Expected goals from the model: Bendel Insurance 1.23, Rivers United 0.89. The single most likely score is 1-0 (15%), and the chance of three or more goals is 35%.

Bendel Insurance have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 league matches (LWLWL).

Rivers United have won 1 and lost 0 of their last 5 league matches (DDWDD).

In the table Bendel Insurance are 10th with 12 points and Rivers United 1st with 17.

In their last 2 league meetings Bendel Insurance won 0, Rivers United won 1 and 1 ended level.

Most likely scores

  • 1-015%
  • 1-113%
  • 0-012%
  • 0-111%
  • 2-09%

Bendel Insurance form

LWLWL
  • Lat Sporting Lagos1-22026-10-11
  • Wvs Barau4-12026-10-04
  • Lat Abia Warriors0-32026-09-27
  • Wvs Ikorodu City2-12026-09-23
  • Lat Ranchers Bees1-22026-09-19

Rivers United form

DDWDD
  • Dvs Barau0-02026-10-19
  • Dat Abia Warriors0-02026-10-11
  • Wvs Ikorodu City2-02026-10-04
  • Dat Katsina United1-12026-09-30
  • Dat Ranchers Bees0-02026-09-28

Head to head

  • 2026-03-08Rivers United 3-1 Bendel Insurance
  • 2025-11-06Bendel Insurance 0-0 Rivers United

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Prediction last updated 2026-10-22 21:17 UTC. Fair odds are 1 divided by the model probability, not bookmaker prices. Published by Semalt; see how it works and the track record.