Etincelles and Marines have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Etincelles form and stats
Overall National Soccer League stats at home this season for Etincelles are 1-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
The Etincelles fans got no joy from their last match, a National Soccer League game also here at Stade Umuganda: A 0-1 defeat against Marines (placed 8th). 0-0 away at Rayon Sports before that.
Etincelles have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, Etincelles have conceded only 2 goals.
Marines form and stats
Things could have gone better for Marines in their National Soccer League away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
Two travels in a row for Marines, whose manager could celebrate last time after the National Soccer League win against Etincelles. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Bugesera.
Goals are few and far between in Marines's away league games. Only 1 goal from 3 travels. It's not easy to score on Marines as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Etincelles - Marines 0-1. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 5 Etincelles victories, 1 draw and 3 Marines wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Etincelles missing players
Marines missing players
| Etincelles | Marines | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 57% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 29% |
| 3.3 | 2.3 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 5.3 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Etincelles have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Etincelles have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Marines have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Marines haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Police Rwanda | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Mukura | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | APR | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Sunrise | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Rayon Sports | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Etincelles | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Kiyovu Sports | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Marines | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Bugesera | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Gasogi United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | AS Kigali | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | Muhanga | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Espoir | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Musanze | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Heroes | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 16 | Gicumbi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 3 |