It's early days in the National Soccer League and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This stadium uses sand pitch, unlike Musanze's home stadium. The visitors last 28 games on sand pitch have ended in 3 wins, 10 draws and 15 losses.
Espoir form and stats
Espoir have less points than they have played home games in the National Soccer League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. Espoir has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players. Espoir are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Estadio Jose Picasso Peratta, having lost their two previous games here.
In their previous game, led his Espoir to a defeat in the National Soccer League match away at Sunrise. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Estadio Jose Picasso Peratta. Preceding that match was the home game against Rayon Sports that was lost 1-2.
Espoir are traveling soon after this match as the National Soccer League match at Gicumbi awaits in four days.
Espoir has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Musanze form and stats
Still no away game victory in the National Soccer League for Musanze, who have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in National Soccer League, with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Musanze's last game was the home draw against Kiyovu Sports (1-1). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Mukura wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
Musanze have the goal stats of 1-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Espoir 4 wins, 1 draw and Musanze 3 victories. As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Espoir missing players
Musanze missing players
| Espoir | Musanze | ||||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Stat | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| 8.2 | 10 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 7.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Espoir | Last season | Musanze | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 0 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 11 | 14 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 7 | 26 | ||
| 41 | 12 | Conceded | C | 26 | 38 | ||
| 83% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 67% | 53% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | ||
| 50% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 10% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 47% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 47% | ||
| 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 23% | ||
| 43% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 37% | ||
| 2.9 | 3.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
- Espoir have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Musanze have scored away.
- Musanze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Musanze have yet to win a game away.
| 01-06-19 | | Espoir | 0 - 0 | Muhanga |
| 05-10-19 | | Mukura | 1 - 1 | Espoir |
| 09-10-19 | | Espoir | 0 - 1 | Kiyovu Sports |
| 12-10-19 | | Espoir | 1 - 2 | Rayon Sports |
| 20-10-19 | | Sunrise | 4 - 1 | Espoir |
| 25-10-19 | | Espoir | 15:00 | Musanze |
| 29-10-19 | | Gicumbi | 15:00 | Espoir |
| 02-11-19 | | Espoir | 15:00 | Gasogi United |
| 06-11-19 | | Heroes | 15:00 | Espoir |
| 22-11-19 | | APR | 15:00 | Espoir |
| 01-06-19 | | Musanze | 1 - 0 | Kiyovu Sports |
| 06-10-19 | | Muhanga | 1 - 1 | Musanze |
| 09-10-19 | | Musanze | 0 - 0 | Police Rwanda |
| 13-10-19 | | Mukura | 4 - 0 | Musanze |
| 20-10-19 | | Musanze | 1 - 1 | Kiyovu Sports |
| 25-10-19 | | Espoir | 15:00 | Musanze |
| 30-10-19 | | Musanze | 15:00 | Sunrise |
| 03-11-19 | | Musanze | 15:00 | Rayon Sports |
| 05-11-19 | | Gicumbi | 15:00 | Musanze |
| 21-11-19 | | Gasogi United | 15:00 | Musanze |
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Mukura | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Police Rwanda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Kiyovu Sports | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Etincelles | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Gasogi United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Muhanga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Sunrise | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Bugesera | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Marines | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Heroes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 13 | Musanze | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 |
| 14 | AS Kigali | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Espoir | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Gicumbi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rayon Sports | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 39 | 72 |
| 2 | APR | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 30 | 65 |
| 3 | Mukura | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 59 |
| 4 | Police Rwanda | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 | Kiyovu Sports | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 |
| 6 | Espoir | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -8 | 40 |
| 7 | AS Kigali | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Etincelles | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 37 |
| 9 | Muhanga | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 0 | 36 |
| 10 | Musanze | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 26 | -12 | 36 |
| 11 | Marines | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 35 |
| 12 | Bugesera | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 35 |
| 13 | Sunrise | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 14 | Gicumbi | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 30 | -23 | 31 |
| 15 | Kirehe | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 25 | -21 | 27 |
| 16 | Amagaju | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 26 | -24 | 21 |