Full Time
NPFL· Season 2017
19 July 2017 at 16:00Yakubu Gowon Stadium (Port Harcourt)
Match Summary
Sunshine Stars defeated Rivers United 1:0. The match was played in NPFL 2017.
Rivalry since 2016
Rivers United vs Sunshine Stars Head to Head Results· 19
Rivers United and Sunshine Stars have met 19 times — Rivers United won 5, Sunshine Stars won 6, with 8 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2016. Sunshine Stars leads the head-to-head with 6 victories from 19 meetings. A combined 24 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.26 per match (11 for the home side, 13 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 6 matches (32%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 1 game (5%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–1 in 2019.
Total goals
24 · 1.3/match
Both scored
6/19 · 32%
Over 2.5
1/19 · 5%
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 14 May 2026