There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the National Soccer League table so far. Here's the Espoir - AS Kigali latest:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Espoir form and stats
The story so far for Espoir at their home stadium (Cyangugu Regional Stadium) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.Espoir lost their last game at Kiyovu Sports after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Bugesera.
Espoir are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 17 goals in 13 matches. Espoir have only conceded 11 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AS Kigali form and stats
AS Kigali have only collected 11 points from their away games after 1-8-4 (13 played).The supporters enjoyed AS Kigali's previous game versus Muhanga, a National Soccer League 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to APR.
The attacking power of AS Kigali when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored in 13 matches. It's not easy to score on AS Kigali as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
AS Kigali - Espoir 3-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Espoir won 1 game, 0 matches ended with a draw and AS Kigali has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 5Espoir missing players
AS Kigali missing players
| Espoir | AS Kigali | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 30 | 17 | 1 | Scored | 2 | 8 | 34 |
| 39 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 67% | 77% | 89% |
| 67% | 54% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 38% | 59% |
| 52% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 37% |
| 30% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 44% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 41% |
| 26% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 31% | 33% |
| 44% | 46% | 50% | Failed To Score | 33% | 54% | 37% |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | Corners For (avg) | 6 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 2 | 3 |
- Espoir have scored at least twice as many goals at home as AS Kigali have scored away.
| 16-03-19 | | Espoir | 0 - 2 | Marines |
| 23-03-19 | | Etincelles | 3 - 0 | Espoir |
| 21-04-19 | | Espoir | 0 - 1 | Mukura |
| 27-04-19 | | Espoir | 1 - 1 | Sunrise |
| 02-05-19 | | Rayon Sports | 4 - 0 | Espoir |
| 05-05-19 | | Espoir | 3 - 1 | Bugesera |
| 11-05-19 | | Kiyovu Sports | 3 - 0 | Espoir |
| 18-05-19 | | Espoir | 13:30 | AS Kigali |
| 04-06-19 | | APR | 12:30 | Espoir |
| 07-06-19 | | Espoir | 12:30 | Muhanga |
| 27-03-19 | | Sunrise | 1 - 1 | AS Kigali |
| 31-03-19 | | AS Kigali | 1 - 1 | Rayon Sports |
| 21-04-19 | | Bugesera | 1 - 1 | AS Kigali |
| 26-04-19 | | AS Kigali | 1 - 0 | Kiyovu Sports |
| 30-04-19 | | Gicumbi | 1 - 0 | AS Kigali |
| 03-05-19 | | APR | 2 - 2 | AS Kigali |
| 10-05-19 | | AS Kigali | 2 - 1 | Muhanga |
| 18-05-19 | | Espoir | 13:30 | AS Kigali |
| 04-06-19 | | AS Kigali | 12:30 | Police Rwanda |
| 08-06-19 | | Amagaju | 12:30 | AS Kigali |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Rayon Sports | 27 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 30 | 63 |
| 2 | APR | 27 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 62 |
| 3 | Mukura | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 52 |
| 4 | Police Rwanda | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 46 |
| 5 | Kiyovu Sports | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | AS Kigali | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 37 |
| 7 | Marines | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 37 |
| 8 | Espoir | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -9 | 35 |
| 9 | Muhanga | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Sunrise | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 32 |
| 11 | Musanze | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 23 | -11 | 32 |
| 12 | Etincelles | 27 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -6 | 30 |
| 13 | Bugesera | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 28 |
| 14 | Gicumbi | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 28 | -23 | 27 |
| 15 | Kirehe | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 21 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Amagaju | 27 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -24 | 17 |
