Stadium: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium
Time: 30.04.2023, 07:00 PM
On Sunday, the Pride of Rivers will square off with Yanga Boys at the famous Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Rivers United will be out to take revenge in a thrilling encounter with Yanga Boys, who are two goals ahead in this fixture.
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Yanga Boys qualified for their first-ever intercontinental knockout round after winning group D and are on the verge of progressing to the semifinals. They won the group with just a goal difference over Tunisian powerhouse US Monastir. They scored nine goals while conceding four over their six games in this competition. Young Africans head here after their tremendous performance against Rivers United and will be hopeful of doing the double over the Nigerian-based team.
Young Africans have their last fifteen games at home, and even North African sides were not able to penetrate.
Rivers United (Nigeria)
The Pride of Rivers head here after a disappointing display against Young Africans in Nigeria. They now have a tough hurdle to overcome when they travel down to Benjamin Mkapa Stadium on Sunday. Rivers United found the back of the net nine times while conceding seven goals in the group stage. Rivers United didn’t have a smooth sail as they won three, drew once and lost twice. Stanley Eguma's men have been poor lately, with a win, two draws and two defeats.
Rivers United have one just once on the road in the competition.
Expert Betting Tips
Over their previous three meetings, Rivers United have won twice while Young Africans have recorded a win. Both sides met in the qualifying rounds in 2021, where Rivers United won both legs without conceding any goal. However, the home side are a step ahead in the contest with two goals scored against Rivers United. The visitors must score three times without a response from the home side to secure passage to the next round. That’s almost impossible against a side who are on fifteen unbeaten home games; bet on a home win for 1.50.
We expect to see a correct score of (3-0) here for 8.30.
Young Africans have players who can cause any side problems, and we expect a high-scoring game here, with a total of over 2.5 goals for 2.40
Good luck!