Bayelsa United 1–0 Rivers United: Result & Stats

Bayelsa United

FT

1 – 0

HT: 1 – 0

Rivers United

3/1/2026

NPFL · Round 28Samson Siasia Sports Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 66+ matches

Bayelsa United53%

×Draw27%

Rivers United20%

✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side

Model

49.7%

Always home

44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Bayelsa UnitedExpected goals in this matchRivers United

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

1.44

0.78

Bayelsa United

1.44

Rivers United

0.78

Bayelsa United creates 85% more chances

Season form · 66 home / 130 away

1.65

creates per match

0.72

0.85

allows per match

1.22

creates per match

Bayelsa United

1.65

Rivers United

0.72

allows per match

Bayelsa United

0.85

Rivers United

1.22

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Bayelsa United+0.00on par

Rivers United+0.00on par

Total goals

Under62
Over38

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No59
Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Bayelsa United ↓

Rivers United →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–011%

0–18%

0–23%

0–31%

0–40%

1

1–016%

1–112%

1–25%

1–31%

1–40%

2

2–011%

2–19%

2–23%

2–31%

2–40%

3

3–05%

3–14%

3–22%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–02%

4–12%

4–21%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (16%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

89%11%1.5

65%35%2.5

38%62%3.5

18%82%4.5

7%93%

Double chance

Bayelsa United or draw

80%

Bayelsa United or Rivers United

73%

Draw or Rivers United

47%

Winning margin

Bayelsa United wins by 2+

26%

Rivers United wins by 2+

6%

Team goals

Bayelsa United 1+ goals

76%

Bayelsa United 2+ goals

42%

Bayelsa United 3+ goals

18%

Rivers United 1+ goals

54%

Rivers United 2+ goals

18%

Rivers United 3+ goals

4%

Draw no bet

Bayelsa United (draw refunded)

72%

Rivers United (draw refunded)

28%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

29%

Both score & under 3

12%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Bayelsa United at home — creates 1.65, concedes 0.85 · 66 matches

Rivers United away — creates 0.72, concedes 1.22 · 130 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Bayelsa United attack 1.65 + Rivers United defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.44

Rivers United attack 0.72 + Bayelsa United defence 0.85 → ÷2 → 0.78

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 53%?"

Bayelsa United scores more

53%

level

27%

Rivers United scores more

20%

Bayelsa United at 53% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

injuries & suspensions
the matchday lineup
motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
weather & pitch condition
in-game coaching decisions

So 53% does not mean "Bayelsa United will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff