With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Espoir fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Bugesera.
It's no vacation for neither Espoir nor Bugesera 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.
Bugesera play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on sand pitch. Recent stats for Bugesera when playing on sand pitch are 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from nine matches. They have scored 8 goals and conceded 11 times in these games.
Espoir form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Espoir have to build on here at Cyangugu Regional Stadium.Espoir lost their last game at Rayon Sports after a 0-4 scoreline. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Sunrise.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Espoir have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found one game) they have won 0 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
Espoir are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 14 goals in 12 matches. Espoir are not conceding a lot of goals here at Cyangugu Regional Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 12 matches.
Bugesera form and stats
Bugesera have only collected 10 points from their away games after 2-4-6 (12 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Bugesera are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.Bugesera won their last game, 2-0 versus Muhanga played at home. A 0-3 defeat away at APR before that.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Bugesera as they have only managed to score 11 times from 12 away games. Bugesera have conceded 21 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Bugesera - Espoir 0-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Espoir won 2 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Bugesera has 1 win.Espoir missing players
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| Espoir | Bugesera | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | Won | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 27 | 14 | 13 | Scored | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 35 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | 5 | 21 | 33 |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 64% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 72% |
| 48% | 25% | 60% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 36% |
| 28% | 17% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 16% | 17% | 40% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 44% | 33% | 60% | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 52% |
| 28% | 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | 25% | 8% | 20% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Failed To Score | 25% | 33% | 32% |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Corners For (avg) | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Bugesera hasn't played a single 0-0 game away.
- Bugesera is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 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 | 13:30 | Bugesera |
| 11-05-19 | | Kiyovu Sports | 13:30 | Espoir |
| 18-05-19 | | Espoir | 12:30 | AS Kigali |
| 04-06-19 | | APR | 12:30 | Espoir |
| 07-06-19 | | Espoir | 12:30 | Muhanga |
| 16-03-19 | | Gicumbi | 1 - 1 | Bugesera |
| 03-04-19 | | Kiyovu Sports | 3 - 1 | Bugesera |
| 21-04-19 | | Bugesera | 1 - 1 | AS Kigali |
| 27-04-19 | | APR | 3 - 0 | Bugesera |
| 01-05-19 | | Bugesera | 2 - 0 | Muhanga |
| 05-05-19 | | Espoir | 13:30 | Bugesera |
| 11-05-19 | | Bugesera | 13:30 | Police Rwanda |
| 19-05-19 | | Amagaju | 12:30 | Bugesera |
| 05-06-19 | | Musanze | 12:30 | Bugesera |
| 08-06-19 | | Bugesera | 12:30 | Kirehe |
| 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 | APR | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 28 | 57 |
| 3 | Mukura | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 49 |
| 4 | Police Rwanda | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Kiyovu Sports | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | AS Kigali | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | Muhanga | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Espoir | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -8 | 32 |
| 9 | Marines | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Sunrise | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Musanze | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -8 | 29 |
| 12 | Bugesera | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 28 |
| 13 | Etincelles | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 27 |
| 14 | Gicumbi | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 28 | -21 | 27 |
| 15 | Kirehe | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | -17 | 21 |
| 16 | Amagaju | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -23 | 16 |
