Kwara vs Rivers United
Nigeria • NPFL • 2026/2027 • Round 13
Kwara15 November 2026
Rivers United
Match information
- Country
- Nigeria
- Competition
- NPFL
- Season
- 2026/2027
- Round
- 13
- Date
- 15 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Kwara Sports Complex, Ilorin
Prediction
Kwara win22%
Draw36%
Rivers United win42%
Clubs
Kwara
- Founded
- 1997
- Country
- Nigeria
- Stadium
- Kwara Sports Complex
- City
- Ilorin
- Capacity
- 18 000
- Surface
- grass
Rivers United
- Founded
- 2016
- Country
- Nigeria
- Stadium
- Yakubu Gowon Stadium
- City
- Port Harcourt
- Capacity
- 30 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
KwaraWLDDL
Rivers UnitedWDDLD
Standings
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  Kano Pillars | 12 | +3 | 19 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 11 | +10 | 18 |
| 4 |  Bendel | 11 | +2 | 18 |
| … | ||||
| 15 | Kun Khalifa | 12 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Kwara | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 |  Enyimba | 11 | -3 | 11 |
Head-to-head
- 18 February 2026 • NPFL • Kwara 1 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 31 August 2025 • NPFL • Rivers Utd 1 : 0 Kwara Utd
- 11 May 2025 • NPFL • Kwara United 3 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 15 December 2024 • NPFL • Rivers United 2 : 1 Kwara United (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 9 May 2024 • NPFL • Kwara United 0 : 0 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 0)
Match result probability
Kwara win22%
Draw36%
Rivers United win42%
Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.
Double chance
- 1X
- 58%
- X2
- 78%
- 12
- 64%
Total goals
- Over 1.5
- 44%
- Under 1.5
- 56%
- Over 2.5
- 19%
- Under 2.5
- 81%
- Over 3.5
- 6%
- Under 3.5
- 94%
Both teams to score
- Yes
- 26%
- No
- 74%
Asian handicap
| Handicap | Kwara | Rivers United |
|---|---|---|
| +4.5 / -4.5 | 100% | 0% |
| +3.5 / -3.5 | 99% | 1% |
| +2.5 / -2.5 | 96% | 4% |
| +1.5 / -1.5 | 85% | 15% |
| +0.5 / -0.5 | 58% | 42% |
| -0.5 / +0.5 | 22% | 78% |
| -1.5 / +1.5 | 5% | 95% |
| -2.5 / +2.5 | 1% | 99% |
| -3.5 / +3.5 | 0% | 100% |
| -4.5 / +4.5 | 0% | 100% |
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Kwara
- G. Nosike
- Rivers United
- Hakeem Busari
Squad - Kwara
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Suraj Ayeleso | 35 |
| 33 | Badmus Nurudeen | 21 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Ali Ferinyaro | - |
| 5 | Jimoh Gbadamosi | 27 |
| 12 | Jaguar Ogbonnaya | - |
| 15 | Abdulrahman Olanrewaju | 24 |
| 19 | Jonathan Hannafin | - |
| 25 | Peace Dewan | 20 |
| 25 | Yahaya Ibrahim | - |
| 26 | Olaniyi Saheed | 20 |
| 39 | Aliu Salawudeen | 27 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 3 | Akeem Akanni | - |
| 4 | Philip Ozor | 27 |
| 7 | Shamsudeen Ashimu | - |
| 8 | Toyeeb Gidado | 31 |
| 10 | Mohammed Alao | - |
| 11 | Junior Aimufua | - |
| 14 | Nnamdi Anthony | - |
| 15 | Somtochukwu Ezenabo | 18 |
| 17 | Abdulsalam Abdulsalam | 26 |
| 20 | Gabriel Abutu | - |
| 34 | Arinze Ogbonna | - |
| Forwards | ||
| 2 | Babatunde Bright | 28 |
| 7 | Gideon Chukwu | - |
| 9 | Jerry Alex | 23 |
| 11 | Muhammed Sanni | - |
| 18 | Adeshina Gata | 27 |
| 21 | Ini Emmanuel | - |
| Solomon Shoola | - | |
Squad - Rivers United
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 32 |  Osage Onisodumeya | 25 |
| 34 |  John Noble | 33 |
| Defenders | ||
| 5 | Gabriel Innocent | 28 |
| 6 | Stephen Manyo | 26 |
| 14 | Abubakar Salman | - |
| 27 | Temple Thankgod | - |
| 28 | Emmanuel Utaka | - |
| 29 | Imoh Obot | 23 |
| 33 |  Temple Emekayi | 27 |
| 33 | Ubong Williams | 26 |
| 35 | Ebuka Akobundu | 30 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 6 | Chigozie Ani | 23 |
| 10 |  Alex Oyowah | 21 |
| 17 | Chinemerem Ugwueze | 25 |
| 24 |  Wasiu Falolu | 18 |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 | Abdulrasheed Dabai | - |
| 8 |  Douglas Iyowuna | - |
| 9 | Handsome Surveyor | - |
| 11 |  Aniekeme Okon | 27 |
| 13 | Samson Olasupo | 24 |
| 20 | Ekene Awazie | 29 |
| 21 |  Wisdom Samuel | 25 |
| 26 |  Mbaoma Chijioke | 23 |
| 30 |  Samson Obi | 30 |
| 31 |  Timothy Zachariah | 21 |
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
Kwara wins2
Draws3
Rivers United wins3
- Goals: Kwara
- 7 (0.9)
- Goals: Rivers United
- 9 (1.1)
- Goals per match
- 2.0
- Both teams scored
- 4 / 8
- Over 2.5 goals
- 4 / 8
Results
- 18 February 2026 • NPFL • Kwara 1 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 31 August 2025 • NPFL • Rivers Utd 1 : 0 Kwara Utd
- 11 May 2025 • NPFL • Kwara United 3 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 15 December 2024 • NPFL • Rivers United 2 : 1 Kwara United (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 9 May 2024 • NPFL • Kwara United 0 : 0 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 15 October 2023 • NPFL • Rivers United 0 : 0 Kwara United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- 1 May 2022 • NPFL • Kwara United 2 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 1)
- 16 January 2022 • NPFL • Rivers United 3 : 0 Kwara United (Half-time 1 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| Kwara | Rivers United | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 3-2-5 | 3-6-1 |
| Scored (per match) | 10 (1.0) | 13 (1.3) |
| Conceded (per match) | 11 (1.1) | 5 (0.5) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 6 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 4 / 10 | 2 / 10 |
Recent form - Kwara
- L1 November 2026 • NPFL • Kwara 1 : 2 Bendel
- D25 October 2026 • NPFL • Barau 1 : 1 Kwara (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D17 October 2026 • NPFL • Kwara 1 : 1 Abia Warriors (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L10 October 2026 • NPFL • Ikorodu City 2 : 0 Kwara (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W4 October 2026 • NPFL • Kwara 2 : 1 Ranchers Bees (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L27 September 2026 • NPFL • Kun Khalifa 1 : 0 Kwara (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W23 September 2026 • NPFL • Kwara 2 : 1 Nasarawa (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L20 September 2026 • NPFL • Warri Wolves 1 : 0 Kwara (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W13 September 2026 • NPFL • Kwara 3 : 0 Katsina Utd (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L6 September 2026 • NPFL • Plateau United 1 : 0 Kwara (Half-time 1 : 0)
Recent form - Rivers United
- D1 November 2026 • NPFL • Rivers United 1 : 1 Rangers Int'l (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L25 October 2026 • NPFL • Bendel 2 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D18 October 2026 • NPFL • Rivers United 0 : 0 Barau (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D11 October 2026 • NPFL • Abia Warriors 0 : 0 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W4 October 2026 • NPFL • Rivers United 2 : 0 Ikorodu City (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D30 September 2026 • NPFL • Katsina Utd 1 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D28 September 2026 • NPFL • Ranchers Bees 0 : 0 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W24 September 2026 • NPFL • Rivers United 5 : 0 Kun Khalifa (Half-time 1 : 0)
- D20 September 2026 • NPFL • Nasarawa 1 : 1 Rivers United (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W16 September 2026 • NPFL • Rivers United 2 : 0 Warri Wolves (Half-time 1 : 0)
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rangers Int'l | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 21 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 19 |
| 3 | Rivers United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 18 |
| 4 | Bendel | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 18 |
| 5 |  Nasarawa | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 17 |
| 6 |  Plateau United | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 16 |
| 7 | Barau | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 16 |
| 8 |  Niger Tornadoes | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 16 |
| 9 |  Katsina Utd | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 |  Shooting | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 |  Sporting Lagos | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 |  Doma United | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 |  Ikorodu City | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 14 |
| 14 |  Warri Wolves | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Kun Khalifa | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Kwara | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 |
| 17 | Enyimba | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 |  Abia Warriors | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| 19 | Ranchers Bees | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 |
| 20 | Inter Lagos | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bendel | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 14 |
| 3 | Shooting | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 14 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 |
| 5 | Katsina Utd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 6 | Plateau United | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 |
| 7 | Nasarawa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
| 8 | Rangers Int'l | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 13 |
| 9 | Doma United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 |
| 10 | Niger Tornadoes | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 12 |
| 11 | Barau | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 12 | Ikorodu City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 |
| 13 | Kwara | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| 14 | Kun Khalifa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 11 |
| 15 | Warri Wolves | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
| 16 | Enyimba | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 10 |
| 17 | Ranchers Bees | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 |
| 18 | Abia Warriors | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| 19 | Sporting Lagos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 20 | Inter Lagos | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 |
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lagos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10 |
| 2 | Rangers Int'l | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 3 | Barau | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 4 | Kano Pillars | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 5 |
| 5 | Rivers United | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 6 | Niger Tornadoes | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 7 | Nasarawa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 4 |
| 8 | Abia Warriors | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 4 |
| 9 | Plateau United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 10 | Ikorodu City | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 |
| 11 | Warri Wolves | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 12 | Doma United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 13 | Inter Lagos | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| 14 | Bendel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
| 15 | Katsina Utd | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 2 |
| 16 | Kun Khalifa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 2 |
| 17 | Kwara | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 18 | Enyimba | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Shooting | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 1 |
| 20 | Ranchers Bees | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 1 |