A key match in National Soccer League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With APR in 1st position and Kiyovu Sports placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
APR form and stats
10-1-0 is the performance here so far in the National Soccer League, giving APR a total of 31 from their 11 games here. Outstanding results! APR haven’t lost a league-game in 22 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus AS Kigali, 157 days ago. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.
It's back home for APR, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mukura away with the result 4-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Police Rwanda in a game that was won 1-0.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, APR played a great game against Mukura and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The APR manager has got the team scoring with 25 from 11 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, APR have only let in 4 goals at home.
Kiyovu Sports form and stats
Playing away, Kiyovu Sports have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the National Soccer League this season. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Kiyovu Sports's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Muhanga game.
It's the second away game in a row for Kiyovu Sports, but there's smiles all around after the 5-0 victory versus Heroes (placed 16th) in the National Soccer League last time out. A loss against Gasogi United was the result prior to that, in a home game.
As mentioned above, Kiyovu Sports was the only team on the pitch versus Heroes in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
The travelling fans enjoy Kiyovu Sports's attacking play in away games, having scored 18 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Kiyovu Sports - APR 0-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): APR six wins, two draws and Kiyovu Sports one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.APR missing players
Kiyovu Sports missing players
| APR | Kiyovu Sports | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 16 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 43 | 25 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 18 | 30 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 73% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 50% |
| 41% | 55% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 36% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 30% | 23% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 20% | 14% |
| 41% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 41% |
| 59% | 73% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 41% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 32% |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 3.8 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 216 | 112 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 107 | 219 |
| 95 | 51 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 39 | 78 |
| 45% | 49% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 46% | 38% |
- APR has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- APR has the fewest conceded goals (4) at home
- APR has the most clean sheets (13)
- APR has the most clean sheets (8) at home
- APR has the most points (31) at home
- APR has the most scored goals (25) at home
- APR has the most scored goals (43)
- APR has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- APR has the the best goal difference (+21) at home
- APR has the the best goal difference (+32)
- APR have not yet lost a game.
- APR have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- APR have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- APR is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Kiyovu Sports have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Kiyovu Sports have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded 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 | APR | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 32 | 54 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 47 |
| 3 | Police Rwanda | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Mukura | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Kiyovu Sports | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | AS Kigali | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 32 |
| 7 | Sunrise | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 29 |
| 8 | Gasogi United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Marines | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 28 |
| 10 | Bugesera | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Muhanga | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Etincelles | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 23 |
| 13 | Musanze | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Espoir | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -20 | 16 |
| 15 | Gicumbi | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 16 | Heroes | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -24 | 15 |