Another interesting game in the National Soccer League. Espoir is in the 13th position after playing two matches. They welcome Marines who are placed 1st after three games.
- Espoir have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Marines have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on sand pitch and that the visiting Marines have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on sand pitch is 2-3-4 (win-draw-loss) from nine matches.
Espoir form and stats
Espoir have played 1 National Soccer League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
The spoils were shared in Espoir's previous game, also at home. Visiting Rutsiro travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline.
Prior to that, an away loss at APR.Espoir are traveling soon after this match as the National Soccer League match at AS Kigali awaits in three days.
At Cyangugu Regional Stadium, Espoir has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Marines form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their National Soccer League travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats.
Marines are travelling again after losing away to Police Rwanda in their previous match (1-2).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Mukura with the score of 2-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Marines are hosting Rayon Sports in the National Soccer League only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Marines has managed 3 goals and let in 0 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Espoir - Marines 0-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Espoir victory, five draws and four Marines wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.Espoir missing players
Marines missing players
| Espoir | Marines | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 90% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 60% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 40% |
| 30% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 1.9 | 0.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 7.8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 8.8 | 7.3 |
| 1.8 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
| 64% | 55% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | 48% |
- Espoir have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Espoir have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Espoir have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Marines have created more than twice as many corners as Espoir.
- Marines have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Marines have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Marines have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Marines haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Marines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Musanze | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Etincelles | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Gasogi United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Police Rwanda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | AS Kigali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | APR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Kiyovu Sports | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Muhanga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sunrise | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 11 | Rayon Sports | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Rutsiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Espoir | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Bugesera | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Gorilla | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Mukura | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |