Top Junior are willing to set aside the league table ahead of this fixture against Magara Young Boys. Here's all you must know before the game!
- Top Junior have the fewest scored goals (16) in Ligue A
- Magara Young Boys have the most conceded goals (49) in Ligue A
For Junior relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Magara Young Boys is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Top Junior form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Ligue A this season. Top Junior have only managed 3 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Stade Peace Park Progress. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Junior, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Top Junior lost their last game at Flambeau du Centre (placed 2nd) after a 2-3 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home game against Le Messager Ngozi that was lost 0-1.Low on goals? In this team's last 17 league matches, 13 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Top Junior have scored {9 league goals} here from 14 matches, not a lot.
Magara Young Boys form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Magara Young Boys so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-8 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Magara are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Magara Young Boys's previous game was their home loss versus Tigre Noir (1-3).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Kayanza United.The visiting Magara Young Boys have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 16 goals from 14 games. Magara struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 26 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the result Magara Young Boys - Top Junior 5-1 written in the official records.
Top Junior missing players
Magara Young Boys missing players
| Top Junior | Magara Young Boys | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 38 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 26 | 49 |
| 86% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 96% |
| 54% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 86% | 86% |
| 29% | 21% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 57% | 61% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | 32% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 32% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 43% | 57% |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 29% | 21% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 36% | 25% |
| 0.7 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 1.2 | 2.3 |
| 1.6 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 17 | 5.3 | 4.1 |
| 0.6 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 200% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 71% | 66% |
| 1.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 0.7 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
- Magara Young Boys have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Magara Young Boys have created more than twice as many corners as Top Junior.
- Magara Young Boys have scored more than double the goals of Top Junior.
- Magara Young Boys have the most conceded goals (49) in Ligue A
- Magara Young Boys have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Ligue A
- Magara Young Boys have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Top Junior have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Top Junior have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Top Junior have the fewest scored goals (16) in Ligue A
- Top Junior have the fewest scored goals (9) at home in Ligue A
- Top Junior have won significantly less 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 |