National Soccer League match preview and statistics: Etincelles fight Gicumbi

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Competition: Rwanda National Soccer League
Date: Sun 19.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Umuganda (5200 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the National Soccer League, Etincelles holding 12th place and Gicumbi lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Gicumbi have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 4-4-17 (win-draw-loss) from 25 matches.

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Etincelles form and stats

Etincelles have played 13 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Sunrise here at Stade Umuganda, Etincelles has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

The fans are hoping that Etincelles will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the National Soccer League game against Marines. Before that, Etincelles had a home game versus Kirehe which ended with a victory 1-0.

Etincelles are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 16 goals in 13 matches. Etincelles have only conceded 11 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Gicumbi form and stats

There's been little loot from Gicumbi's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 13 away games. Gicumbi only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 2 draws.

Gicumbi failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs APR that ended with defeat 1-3. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Marines.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Gicumbi's away games this season with only 4 goals from 13 matches. For Gicumbi, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Gicumbi - Etincelles 1-0 earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Etincelles won 4, Gicumbi won 3 and 0 draws. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Etincelles missing players

Gicumbi missing players

Etincelles Gicumbi
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played 4 13 27
9 7 4 Won 1 1 7
3 2 0 Drew 0 2 6
15 4 0 Lost 3 10 14
24 16 8 Scored 3 4 16
30 11 2 Conceded 5 28 39
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 100% 85% 89%
52% 54% 50% Over 1.5 50% 54% 44%
33% 38% 50% Over 2.5 50% 54% 33%
11% 15% 25% Over 3.5 0% 23% 19%
7% 8% 25% Over 4.5 0% 15% 11%
30% 23% 25% BTTS 50% 23% 30%
30% 46% 75% Clean Sheets 0% 15% 33%
44% 38% 0% Failed To Score 50% 77% 48%
 
4.3 5.5 6.5 Corners For (avg) 1.2 1.7 3
4 3.6 2.8 Corners Against (avg) 3.8 5.1 4
2.4 2.8 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.8 2.1 2
2 1 1 Red Cards 1 2 3
Key stats this season:
  • Etincelles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Etincelles have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Gicumbi have scored away.
  • Etincelles have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Gicumbi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Gicumbi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Gicumbi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Gicumbi have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Etincelles
All National Soccer League
All Home Away
16-03-19 NSL Muhanga 2 - 1 Etincelles
23-03-19 NSL Etincelles 3 - 0 Espoir
21-04-19 NSL Police Rwanda 2 - 0 Etincelles
28-04-19 NSL Etincelles 1 - 0 Amagaju
02-05-19 NSL Musanze 1 - 0 Etincelles
05-05-19 NSL Etincelles 1 - 0 Kirehe
10-05-19 NSL Marines 2 - 1 Etincelles
19-05-19 NSL Etincelles 13:30 Gicumbi
04-06-19 NSL Etincelles 12:30 Mukura
07-06-19 NSL Sunrise 12:30 Etincelles
Gicumbi
All National Soccer League
All Home Away
16-03-19 NSL Gicumbi 1 - 1 Bugesera
23-03-19 NSL Musanze 1 - 2 Gicumbi
21-04-19 NSL Gicumbi 1 - 0 Kiyovu Sports
26-04-19 NSL Kirehe 1 - 0 Gicumbi
30-04-19 NSL Gicumbi 1 - 0 AS Kigali
04-05-19 NSL Marines 0 - 0 Gicumbi
09-05-19 NSL Gicumbi 1 - 3 APR
19-05-19 NSL Etincelles 13:30 Gicumbi
04-06-19 NSL Gicumbi 12:30 Muhanga
07-06-19 NSL Mukura 12:30 Gicumbi

  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 Rayon Sports 27 20 3 4 43 13 13 11 0 2 22 3 14 9 3 2 21 10 30 63
2 APR 27 19 5 3 43 13 14 11 2 1 23 5 13 8 3 2 20 8 30 62
3 Mukura 27 15 7 5 35 22 13 8 2 3 18 12 14 7 5 2 17 10 13 52
4 Police Rwanda 27 14 4 9 42 28 13 9 1 3 30 14 14 5 3 6 12 14 14 46
5 Kiyovu Sports 27 12 6 9 30 18 14 8 4 2 19 9 13 4 2 7 11 9 12 42
6 AS Kigali 27 9 10 8 34 25 14 8 2 4 26 14 13 1 8 4 8 11 9 37
7 Marines 27 9 10 8 22 20 14 7 5 2 14 8 13 2 5 6 8 12 2 37
8 Espoir 27 10 5 12 30 39 13 6 3 4 17 11 14 4 2 8 13 28 -9 35
9 Muhanga 27 8 8 11 37 37 14 8 4 2 24 13 13 0 4 9 13 24 0 32
10 Sunrise 27 8 8 11 27 33 13 5 4 4 16 14 14 3 4 7 11 19 -6 32
11 Musanze 27 9 5 13 23 34 13 9 1 3 17 11 14 0 4 10 6 23 -11 32
12 Etincelles 27 9 3 15 24 30 13 7 2 4 16 11 14 2 1 11 8 19 -6 30
13 Bugesera 27 6 10 11 25 39 14 4 6 4 13 15 13 2 4 7 12 24 -14 28
14 Gicumbi 27 7 6 14 16 39 14 6 4 4 12 11 13 1 2 10 4 28 -23 27
15 Kirehe 27 5 9 13 13 30 14 5 8 1 12 9 13 0 1 12 1 21 -17 24
16 Amagaju 27 4 5 18 20 44 13 1 4 8 7 18 14 3 1 10 13 26 -24 17

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