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Ikorodu City vs Rivers United — NPFL 2019

Ikorodu City
Ikorodu City
FT
1 – 0
HT: 0 – 0
Rivers United
Rivers United
3/16/2026NPFLNPFL · Round 30Mobolaji Johnson Arena

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 38+ matches

Ikorodu City59%
×Draw24%
Rivers United16%
✓ 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.

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.

Ikorodu City
1.63
Rivers United
0.71

Ikorodu City creates 130% more chances

Season form · 38 home / 130 away

creates per match

Ikorodu City
2.03
Rivers United
0.72

allows per match

Ikorodu City
0.71
Rivers United
1.22

finishing

Ikorodu City+0.00on par
Rivers United+0.00on par

Total goals

59%Under
  • Under59
  • Over41

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

59%No
  • No59
  • Yes41

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Ikorodu City ↓

Rivers United →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–010%
0–17%
0–22%
0–31%
0–40%
1
1–016%
1–111%
1–24%
1–31%
1–40%
2
2–013%
2–19%
2–23%
2–31%
2–40%
3
3–07%
3–15%
3–22%
3–30%
3–40%
4
4–03%
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
90%10%1.5
68%32%2.5
41%59%3.5
21%79%4.5
9%91%

Double chance

Ikorodu City or draw
84%
Ikorodu City or Rivers United
76%
Draw or Rivers United
41%

Winning margin

Ikorodu City wins by 2+
33%
Rivers United wins by 2+
4%

Team goals

Ikorodu City 1+ goals
80%
Ikorodu City 2+ goals
48%
Ikorodu City 3+ goals
22%
Rivers United 1+ goals
51%
Rivers United 2+ goals
16%
Rivers United 3+ goals
4%

Draw no bet

Ikorodu City (draw refunded)
79%
Rivers United (draw refunded)
21%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
30%
Both score & under 3
11%

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

Ikorodu City at home — creates 2.03, concedes 0.71 · 38 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

Ikorodu City attack 2.03 + Rivers United defence 1.22 → ÷2 → 1.63

Rivers United attack 0.72 + Ikorodu City defence 0.71 → ÷2 → 0.71

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 59%?"

Ikorodu City scores more
59%
level
24%
Rivers United scores more
16%

Ikorodu City at 59% 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 59% does not mean "Ikorodu City 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

NPFL: Ikorodu City 1–0 Rivers United

Ikorodu City beat Rivers United 1-0 in NPFL on March 16, 2026.

The match was played at Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos.