Rivers United vs Enugu Rangers Prediction: Rangers will suffer in defense in this match

Yakubu Gowon Stadium is going to play host to the Nigeria Premier League encounter that features Rivers United taking on Enugu Rangers in the eighth round of competition. The home team is heavily favored to win this, while the visiting team played Bayelsa United to a draw in their last match.

Rivers United's most recent match in the CAF Confederation Cup was against Motema Pembe, and they came away victorious. As a result, they will enter this match with some momentum. Paul Acquah scored all three goals for Rivers United, which led to the home team's victory by a score of 3-1 in that particular match. The home team has now gone five matches without suffering a loss, winning three of those matches and playing to a draw in two of those encounters. In the NPFL rankings, Rivers United are now seated in the 2nd spot with 15 points from 8 matches, 4 points adrift of the first-placed Lobi Stars.

After their previous meeting ended in a 1-1 draw against Bayelsa United, Enugu Rangers will be hoping for a better result today after having their last match end in a draw. Godwin Obaje scored the game's first goal for Enugu Rangers just five minutes after the competition began. However, their opponent quickly tied the score in the 41st minute with a goal from Robert Mizo, who did a good job with his shot. Enugu Rangers were lucky not to lose the game because Emmanuel Ambakederemo of Bayelsa United missed the goal from the penalty spot with three minutes left in regulation.

Even if the bookmakers have the home team listed as a significant favorite in this match, they will still have a difficult time winning. Yet, the host team will obtain their goals if they are successful in penetrating the visiting Enugu Rangers team's defense. The visiting Enugu Rangers team does not look particularly good enough, especially when they play away from their normal venue. Although I feel that Rivers United will continue to do what they are most skilled at, particularly scoring numerous goals, which we believe the spectators will find impossible to refuse, betting on there being more than 2.5 goals scored is another significant alternative.