Rukinzo opposes Le Messager Ngozi confrontation

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Competition: Burundi Ligue A
Competition: Wed 10.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Urunani (7000 seats)

It's been three days and nights since Rukinzo met Vital'O and the score was 2-1. What will happen versus Le Messager Ngozi?

Insights:
  • Rukinzo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Le Messager Ngozi have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue A

Rukinzo are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Le Messager Ngozi is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

It's no vacation for neither Rukinzo nor Le Messager Ngozi as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Rukinzo form and stats

Rukinzo have collected 17 points from their Ligue A home games so far after 4-5-5.

Rukinzo are returning here after visiting Vital'O and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.

Before that game, the home loss against Bumamuru with the scoreline 0-3.

Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 12 league matches, 9 have produced zero, one or two goals.

Rukinzo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.

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Le Messager Ngozi form and stats

As the visiting team in Ligue A matches, Le Messager Ngozi have produced an overall stat of 8-3-3 so far. Le Messager Ngozi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

180 minutes! That's how long the Le Messager Ngozi goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Messager go into this game after a win, the home game against Inter Star that ended 1-0.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Top Junior.

Low on goals? 9 of this team's last 12 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

Le Messager Ngozi are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Messager as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Le Messager Ngozi have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when facing Rukinzo.

Le Messager Ngozi - Rukinzo 0-0 was the product when these two participants last played each other, some time ago this season.

Rukinzo missing players

Le Messager Ngozi missing players

Rukinzo Le Messager Ngozi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 14 28
10 4 2 Won W 2 8 15
9 5 0 Drew D 1 3 8
9 5 2 Lost L 1 3 5
27 16 4 Scored S 6 22 39
30 21 7 Conceded C 1 8 16
89% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 86% 82%
57% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 50% 50%
32% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 43% 36%
14% 29% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 21%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 7%
43% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 21% 32%
36% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 75% 64% 54%
32% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 32%
 
4.2 5.1 1 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.3 1.9
2 2.4 9 Corners against (avg) C A 7 3.2 2.5
0.8 0.9 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.3 0.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
2.8 5.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 13 6.3 4.7
0.9 1.7 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 3 2.1
100% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 71% 83% 83%
 
2.7 4.7 21 Shots against (avg) S A 18 5.3 4.6
1.3 2.1 9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 2.2 1.6
Key stats in Ligue A this season:
  • Le Messager Ngozi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Le Messager Ngozi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Le Messager Ngozi have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Ligue A
  • Le Messager Ngozi have the fewest conceded goals (8) away in Ligue A
  • Le Messager Ngozi have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Ligue A
  • Le Messager Ngozi have the most clean sheets (8) away in Ligue A
  • Le Messager Ngozi have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Ligue A
  • Le Messager Ngozi have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Rukinzo have created more than twice as many corners as Le Messager Ngozi.
  • Rukinzo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rukinzo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Rukinzo have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bumamuru 28 19 7 2 66 21 14 11 3 0 41 8 14 8 4 2 25 13 45 64
2 Flambeau du Centre 28 19 6 3 53 26 14 12 2 0 33 11 14 7 4 3 20 15 27 63
3 Le Messager Ngozi 28 15 8 5 39 16 14 7 5 2 17 8 14 8 3 3 22 8 23 53
4 Vital'O 28 14 9 5 41 29 14 6 5 3 20 17 14 8 4 2 21 12 12 51
5 Aigle Noir 28 12 11 5 28 21 14 8 5 1 16 8 14 4 6 4 12 13 7 47
6 Kayanza United 28 11 7 10 32 32 14 9 2 3 17 6 14 2 5 7 15 26 0 40
7 Rukinzo 28 10 9 9 27 30 14 4 5 5 16 21 14 6 4 4 11 9 -3 39
8 Musongati 28 8 13 7 31 29 14 4 7 3 13 12 14 4 6 4 18 17 2 37
9 Olympic Star 28 10 7 11 28 27 14 4 5 5 13 12 14 6 2 6 15 15 1 37
10 Magara Young Boys 28 9 5 14 37 49 14 6 2 6 21 23 14 3 3 8 16 26 -12 32
11 Tigre Noir 28 6 10 12 29 33 13 4 4 5 16 14 15 2 6 7 13 19 -4 28
12 Dynamik 28 7 7 14 21 38 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 3 3 8 9 21 -17 28
13 Inter Star 28 7 6 15 23 45 14 5 2 7 12 22 14 2 4 8 11 23 -22 27
14 Bujumbura City 28 5 9 14 28 39 13 2 5 6 14 18 15 3 4 8 14 21 -11 24
15 Athlético Olympic 28 5 6 17 22 48 16 3 3 10 13 27 12 2 3 7 9 21 -26 21
16 Top Junior 28 4 6 18 16 38 14 3 4 7 9 14 14 1 2 11 7 24 -22 18