Rivers United face four-time champions, Kano Pillars on match day 12 of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) in Port Harcourt on Sunday.<br /><br />United have been near-perfect at home winning all but one of their five home games this term at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port Harcourt.<br /><br />Sunshine Stars are the only side to have escaped defeat at the 30,000 capacity fortress as they held the &lsquo;Pride of Rivers&rsquo; to a scoreless draw on match day eight of the NPFL on March 23.<br /><br />United will go into Sunday&rsquo;s game smarting from the 1-2 reverse suffered against Heartland in Owerri on April 10 having gone their previous three games (versus Sunshine Stars, Ikorodu United and El Kanemi Warriors) unbeaten.<br /><br />Ivoirian striker, Guy Kuemian will definitely miss the game against Pillars as he has failed to recover from a strain of the left quadriceps.<br /><br />In his absence, the technical manager of United, Stanley Eguma will likely saddle attacking responsibilities to the duo of Chukwunonso Okonkwo and Wilson Andoh.<br /><br />Okonkwo has been in impressive form in recent weeks; netting three times with the his two goals coming in his last two matches for the club against El Kanemi Warriors and Heartland.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />