Stadium: Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium
Time: 15.01.2023, 05:00 PM
On Sunday, Champions Rivers United will begin their title charge against Lobi Stars at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium. The home side are charged up for the challenge, having qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup, while the visitors will be out to cause them pain here.
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The Pride of Rivers were crowned the champions after wrapping up the season with seventy-seven points. They were formidable in all their matches last season, breaking the league record of seventy-three points in a season. They racked up twenty-two points away from home in division, one of the best records in the history of the tournament.
Rivers United head into this encounter after securing a spot in this year's CAF Confederations. They overwhelmed Al Nasr from Libya on (a 6-1) aggregate.
Stanley Eguma's side didn’t taste defeat at home last season, winning eighteen and sharing the spoils once.
LOBI STARS
The visitors were lucky to have remained in the league after escaping relegation by two points. Lobi Stars picked up forty-nine points in all their thirty-eight matches and ended up 15th spot.
Lobi Stars earned six points from a possible fifty-seven points away from home last season, scoring nine times while conceding thirty-three goals.
Expert Betting Tips
Lobi Stars have won five, while Rivers United have recorded four wins and three games ending in a share of the spoils. Naturally, the home side have a 90% chance of winning in this league. However, the first two games, at the time of writing this, ended in away wins.
Rivers United are the clear favourite here regardless, and we expect them to win and score more than once for 1.70.
We expect them to secure a halftime win here for 1.73.
Bet on the home side to score in both halves for 2.40.
Good luck!
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