Rivers United vs Katsina United Prediction: Both teams are playing at top level

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium will host this NPFL encounter between Rivers United and Katsina United. Into this game, both teams are off a 2-0 win in their last game. How will this competitive encounter end?

Rivers United are off a 2-0 win over Enugu Rangers, and coming here, they hope to keep things running. In that game, Rivers United took the lead through Alex Oyowah in the 34th minute, and in the 82nd minute of the match, Deputy Echeta sealed the win for them. In their recent games, Rivers United won four of their five, with their lone defeat coming against USM Alger. However, Rivers United secured wins over Heartland, USM Alger, and Plateau United in other games.

Katsina United are off a win over Sporting Lagos in a 2-0 encounter. In that game, goals from Andrew Idoko and Michael Okoro Ibe were enough to give Katsina United all three points. In the meantime, Katsina United head into this game with a five-game unbeaten run, picking four wins and drawing one. Katsina United are seated 7th spot in the NPFL standings with 48 points from 30 matches.

This will be a close game looking at how past things have ended between these sides. At the moment, the two teams are in strong form with back-to-back victories. While home advantage will be a huge determination in this game, a win for the hosts is expected. Also, with defenses on both sides being in great form at this stage, I expect a low-scoring game.