Rivers United 1–2 Bayelsa United: Result & Stats

Rivers United

FT

1 – 2

HT: 0 – 1

Bayelsa United

10/13/2025

NPFL · Round 8Yakubu Gowon Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 66+ matches

Rivers United62%

×Draw25%

Bayelsa United12%

✓ 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.

Rivers UnitedExpected goals in this matchBayelsa 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.

1.54

0.52

Rivers United

1.54

Bayelsa United

0.52

Rivers United creates 196% more chances

Season form · 130 home / 66 away

1.68

creates per match

0.61

0.42

allows per match

1.41

creates per match

Rivers United

1.68

Bayelsa United

0.61

allows per match

Rivers United

0.42

Bayelsa United

1.41

+0.00on par

finishing

+0.00on par

finishing

Rivers United+0.00on par

Bayelsa United+0.00on par

Total goals

Under66
Over34

Fewer than 3 goals likely

Both teams score

No68
Yes32

One side may not score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Rivers United ↓

Bayelsa United →

0

1

2

3

4

0

0–013%

0–17%

0–22%

0–30%

0–40%

1

1–020%

1–110%

1–23%

1–30%

1–40%

2

2–015%

2–18%

2–22%

2–30%

2–40%

3

3–08%

3–14%

3–21%

3–30%

3–40%

4

4–03%

4–12%

4–20%

4–30%

4–40%

Most likely 1–0 (20%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5

87%13%1.5

61%39%2.5

34%66%3.5

15%85%4.5

6%94%

Double chance

Rivers United or draw

88%

Rivers United or Bayelsa United

75%

Draw or Bayelsa United

38%

Winning margin

Rivers United wins by 2+

34%

Bayelsa United wins by 2+

3%

Team goals

Rivers United 1+ goals

79%

Rivers United 2+ goals

45%

Rivers United 3+ goals

20%

Bayelsa United 1+ goals

41%

Bayelsa United 2+ goals

10%

Bayelsa United 3+ goals

2%

Draw no bet

Rivers United (draw refunded)

84%

Bayelsa United (draw refunded)

16%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals

22%

Both score & under 3

10%

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

Rivers United at home — creates 1.68, concedes 0.42 · 130 matches

Bayelsa United away — creates 0.61, concedes 1.41 · 66 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Rivers United attack 1.68 + Bayelsa United defence 1.41 → ÷2 → 1.54

Bayelsa United attack 0.61 + Rivers United defence 0.42 → ÷2 → 0.52

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 62%?"

Rivers United scores more

62%

level

25%

Bayelsa United scores more

12%

Rivers United at 62% 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 62% does not mean "Rivers 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