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Akwa United vs Rivers United

19 February 2025 at 15:00Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo

Match Summary

Akwa United and Rivers United drew 1:1. The match was played in NPFL 2025. Goals were scored by U. Friday 8′, M. Abson 52′. 4 yellow cards were shown, 1 red card.

Match Events

Key match events between Akwa United and Rivers United — 2 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
43′A. Suleiman
Half Time
M. Abson
52′
55′A. Suleiman
55′A. Suleiman
E. Edidiong84′
Full Time

Rivalry since 2016

Akwa United vs Rivers United Head to Head Results· 13

Akwa United and Rivers United have met 13 times — Akwa United won 3, Rivers United won 6, with 4 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2016. Rivers United leads the head-to-head with 6 victories from 13 meetings. A combined 35 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.69 per match (16 for the home side, 19 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (77%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 7 games (54%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 4–1 in 2022.

Drawn
4
·
Total goals
35 · 2.7/match
Both scored
10/13 · 77%
Over 2.5
7/13 · 54%

Recent Meetings

06/10/24NPFL
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23/06/24NPFL
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16/01/24NPFL
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02/04/22NPFL
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20/03/22NPFL
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18/07/21NPFL
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28/02/21NPFL
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18/12/19NPFL
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12/04/18NPFL
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26/07/17NPFL
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Highest-scoring game: 41 v 2022

Recent Form

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In their last 6 matches, Akwa United have recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Rivers United show 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from their last 6 outings.

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

API data: 11 May 2026