Sunshine Stars vs Rivers United Prediction: An open contest for both sides

Onikan Stadium in Lagos will play host to the next match in the Nigeria Professional Football League, which will see Sunshine Stars take on Rivers United.

Despite having the same number of points as Abia Warriors, the Sunshine Stars ended up in third place in Group B of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) because of their superior goal differential. The home team, on the other hand, will now enter this matchup with the intention of giving their best effort in pursuit of a league victory. On the other hand, Sunshine Stars were heading into this showdown having already suffered a defeat at the hands of Bendel Insurance in the quarterfinal round of the Nigeria Federation Cup. Despite this, we anticipate that this team will play to the best of their abilities because they cannot afford to start the Super Six matchups with a loss.

Rivers United have gone six games without suffering a loss, during which they have earned three victories, tied three other times, and played to a draw three times. Rivers United scored in five of the matches, for a total of seven goals, while only allowing three goals to be scored against them. Rivers United finished the regular season of the NPFL in first place in Group B with 34 points, having scored 24 goals in 18 matches while only allowing 15 goals to be scored against them.

Rivers United and Sunshine Stars have played each other a total of six times since 2021, and during those contests, both teams have come out on top twice. Despite this, two of the matches ended in draws: one was a 1-1 draw, and the other was goalless.

Both teams are going to have to put in a lot of effort if they want to avoid losing this match; therefore, I anticipate a defensive struggle. On the other hand, when compared to Rivers United, Rivers United is a more talented team. As a result, I am anticipating success for Rivers United.