Rivers United vs Doma United FC Prediction & Betting Tips - NPFL Premier League

Prediction published on 18/02/2024, 01:45  by Daniel Ngulu in NPFL Premier League Predictions

Rivers United have a chance to rise into the top half of the Nigerian Premier Football League standings when they host Doma United. The two sides are eight points apart, Doma United in third on 32 points and Rivers United are 12th with 34 points. The hosts are looking to rise from a 1-0 away loss at Shooting Stars in their last game. Playing away from home hasn’t returned much points for Rivers. In their last four matches, three were played away from home and they managed just a point from a possible nine. They will thus be understandably glad to be back at home for this game at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. In two of their last three matches, Rivers United failed to score and they have one clean sheet in five games. Playing at home, Rivers have been strong, and they bring to this game a 17-match unbeaten run. They have 13 wins in that run, the most recent coming at the end of January, a 2-0 win over Enyimba. In 77 home matches in the league, Rivers United are unbeaten. The last time they hosted Doma United was in May 2023, and Rivers won 2-0.

Doma United will come into this game eyeing a second win in four meetings with Rivers United. Nelson Abiam’s stoppage time equalizing goal earned them a 1-1 draw with Rivers United in the first meeting this season. That was the last time they took to the pitch before the league took a break. As things stand, they are just four points behind league leaders Lobi Stars. Coming into this game, they’ll have had more rest days than their hosts. Like Rivers United, Doma have also struggled away from home. In the last six matches, they have taken in three defeats, all coming away from home. They even failed to score in two of those three losses. The 1-1 draw with Rivers in January was some improvement from their earlier 3-0 defeat to Abia Warriors. That defeat exposed their soft underbelly, Doma having failed to score in most of their away matches. In their last five away matches, Doma managed just one goal. They are coming from three straight defeats, conceding more than a goal in each.