Sporting Lagos vs Rivers United prediction

Match preview

An open game: no outcome reaches 45%. Sporting Lagos 43%, draw 30%, Rivers United 27%.

At home this season Sporting Lagos average 1.25 points and 0.8 goals per game, conceding 1.0. Away from home Rivers United take 0.80 points per game, scoring 0.6 and conceding 0.8.

Sporting Lagos sit 12th in the table, but their underlying numbers rank 5th in the league, so the model rates them higher than their position suggests.

Rivers United sit 6th in the table, but their underlying numbers rank 1st in the league, so the model rates them higher than their position suggests.

Expected goals from the model: Sporting Lagos 1.32, Rivers United 0.92. The single most likely score is 1-0 (14%), and the chance of three or more goals is 39%.

Most likely scores

• 1-014%
• 1-113%
• 0-010%
• 0-110%
• 2-09%

Sporting Lagos form

• Lat Katsina United1-22026-11-01
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Rivers United form

• Dvs Enugu Rangers1-12026-11-01
• Lat Bendel Insurance1-22026-10-25
• Dvs Barau0-02026-10-19
• Dat Abia Warriors0-02026-10-11
• Wvs Ikorodu City2-02026-10-04