The visiting Mukura side should be favourites in this visit to Espoir, as the away team holds a 10 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This pitch has sand pitch, which is not Mukura's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on sand pitch Mukura have performed like this: Played 13 matches resulting in 3 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 10-10 (scored/conceded).
Espoir form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the National Soccer League this season. Espoir have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their games here.
The fans are hoping that Espoir will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the National Soccer League game against Police Rwanda (placed 2nd). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Muhanga that ended 0-0.
Espoir has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Mukura form and stats
As the visiting team in National Soccer League matches, Mukura have produced an overall stat of 2-3-3 so far.
Mukura failed to get anything from their last game, a National Soccer League home match vs Kiyovu Sports (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 2-4. Preceding that game, the 1-5 loss visiting Rayon Sports's place.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Mukura, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 10 goals have been conceded by Mukura in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Mukura - Espoir 1-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 2 Espoir victories, 3 draws and 4 Mukura wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Espoir missing players
Mukura missing players
| Espoir | Mukura | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 22 |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 87% | 86% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 87% |
| 73% | 57% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 38% | 60% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 47% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 67% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 38% | 53% |
| 13% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 38% | 27% |
| 33% | 43% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 33% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 6.8 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 131 | 69 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 70 | 149 |
| 55 | 27 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 19 | 52 |
| 29% | 30% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | 42% |
- Espoir is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Police Rwanda | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 32 |
| 3 | Rayon Sports | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
| 4 | Muhanga | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 23 |
| 5 | Mukura | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Kiyovu Sports | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Etincelles | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Bugesera | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 20 |
| 9 | Sunrise | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Gasogi United | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | AS Kigali | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Marines | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Musanze | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | Espoir | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -10 | 12 |
| 15 | Gicumbi | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 9 |
| 16 | Heroes | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -17 | 8 |