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Sporting Lagos vs Rivers United prediction & preview
Next up: NPFL, Sat 7 Nov 2026, 15:00 UTC
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Head-to-head in numbers
Sporting Lagos and Rivers United have met 2 times since February 2024. The record reads Sporting Lagos 1 win, Rivers United 1, with 0 draws. These games average 3.0 goals. Both teams have scored in 50% of meetings, and 50% have gone over 2.5 goals. Sporting Lagos's biggest win in this fixture was 1-0 in February 2024. Rivers United's biggest win in this fixture was 4-1 in May 2024.
The last meeting, on 26 May 2024 (NPFL), finished Rivers United 4-1 Sporting Lagos. Sporting Lagos's last 5 results, most recent first: W D D D W. Rivers United's last 5 results, most recent first: D W D D W. Sporting Lagos sit 8th in the NPFL table. Rivers United sit 2nd in the NPFL table.
They meet next on 7 Nov 2026 (NPFL).
Recent meetings
Where they stand
NPFL tablePremier League
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 17 | DWWLW | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 16 | DWDDW | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 14 | WLWDW | |
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 | DLDWD | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | LWLDL | |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 | WLDWL | |
| 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 | LWLWL | |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 12 | WDDDW | |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 12 | WDDWL | |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | LDDDD | |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 | WDWLD | |
| 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 11 | WLDDL | |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 | LWLWL | |
| 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 10 | WLLWD | |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 9 | DWLDL | |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | DLWLW | |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 | LDLDL | |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 | WLWLL | |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 | LWWDL | |
| 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 2 | LDLDW |
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