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NpflSeason 2025

Nasarawa United vs Rivers United

22 December 2024 at 15:00Lafia Township Stadium, Lafia

Match Summary

Nasarawa United and Rivers United drew 1:1. The match was played in NPFL 2025. Goals were scored by J. John 14′, K. Abdullahi 50′ (pen.). 3 yellow cards were shown.

Match Events

Key match events between Nasarawa United and Rivers United — 2 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
J. John
14′
45+5′A. Ohaegbu
Half Time
50′
K. Abdullahi

Penalty

90+4′
Full Time

Rivalry since 2016

Nasarawa United vs Rivers United Head to Head Results· 13

Nasarawa United and Rivers United have met 13 times — Nasarawa United won 5, Rivers United won 8, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2016. Rivers United leads the head-to-head with 8 victories from 13 meetings. A combined 26 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (12 for the home side, 14 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 5 matches (38%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 games (38%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–1 in 2026.

Total goals
26 · 2.0/match
Both scored
5/13 · 38%
Over 2.5
5/13 · 38%

Recent Meetings

23/03/26NPFL
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02/11/25NPFL
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25/05/25NPFL
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26/06/22NPFL
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26/02/22NPFL
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27/06/21NPFL
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08/02/21NPFL
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08/01/20NPFL
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15/04/18NPFL
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20/05/17NPFL
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Highest-scoring game: 41 v 2026

Recent Form

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In their last 6 matches, Nasarawa United have recorded 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Rivers United show 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from their last 6 outings.

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 11 May 2026