Read up on this intriguing game in the National Soccer League. Espoir is in the 6th place from participating in five games. They host Rayon Sports who are placed 2nd from five games.
- Espoir have the most clean sheets (4) in National Soccer League
- Rayon Sports have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in National Soccer League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It should be mentioned that Rayon Sports play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on sand pitch. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Rayon Sports on sand pitch are 5 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 14 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 16-20. You can compare this with overall results below.
Espoir form and stats
1-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the National Soccer League numbers at home for Espoir so far this season.
The Espoir goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 362 minutes without conceding a goal in the National Soccer League.
Espoir's last game was hosting Etincelles (placed 16th) and winning 1-0.
Before that, Espoir played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Musanze.There will be little rest for Espoir after this match as they are travelling to Gasogi United for a National Soccer League game in only four days.
Espoir has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 1 goal from 3 games. From these home matches, Espoir have conceded only 2 goals.
Rayon Sports form and stats
Still no away game victory in the National Soccer League for Rayon Sports with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Sports won their last game, 1-0 versus Etoile de l'Est played at home.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against APR wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.The schedule is very tough for Sports now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A National Soccer League game at Kiyovu Sports is waiting in only four days.
3 goals so far away for Rayon Sports, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Espoir two wins, three draws and Rayon Sports five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Espoir missing players
Rayon Sports missing players
| Espoir | Rayon Sports | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 80% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 3.4 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.6 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 7 | 9.3 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9 | 7.6 |
| 2.4 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 1.8 |
- All of Rayon Sports's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Espoir have the most clean sheets (4) in National Soccer League
- Espoir have the most matches under the total-line (4) in National Soccer League
- Espoir have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rayon Sports have scored in all their matches so far.
- Rayon Sports have scored more than double the goals of Espoir.
- Rayon Sports have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in National Soccer League
- Rayon Sports have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Rayon Sports have yet to win a game away.
- Rayon Sports haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Espoir | Last season | Rayon Sports | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 15 | 7 | Played | P | 8 | 14 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | ||
| 93% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | ||
| 47% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 29% | ||
| 27% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 29% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 7% | ||
| 47% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | ||
| 27% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 12% | 14% | ||
| 33% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 14% | ||
| 2.5 | 1.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 5.8 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7.7 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 7 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | ||
| 44% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 39% | ||
| 6.5 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AS Kigali | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Gasogi United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Kiyovu Sports | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 5 | APR | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Espoir | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Musanze | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Gicumbi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Police Rwanda | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 10 | Marines | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Bugesera | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 | Etoile de l'Est | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 13 | Mukura | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Rutsiro | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| 15 | Gorilla | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 16 | Etincelles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 1 |