An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 11th place.
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.
Heroes form and stats
Heroes have played three National Soccer League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Heroes to get some points in this home game.
In their previous game, led his Heroes to a defeat in the National Soccer League match away at Kiyovu Sports. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Bugesera Stadium. Before that game, the home loss against Mukura with the scoreline 0-1.
Heroes have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Espoir form and stats
Still no away game victory in the National Soccer League for Espoir with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. Espoir has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The supporters enjoyed Espoir's previous game versus Gasogi United (placed 10th), a National Soccer League 3-2 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Espoir manager faced defeat when travelling to Gicumbi and losing 1-2.
Espoir find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. The Espoir manager has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Heroes missing players
Espoir missing players
| Heroes | Espoir | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 43% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 2.6 | 1.7 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| 1.3 | 0.3 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Espoir's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Espoir have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Espoir have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Espoir have scored more than double the goals of Heroes.
- Espoir have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Espoir have yet to win a game away.
- Espoir haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Heroes have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Heroes have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Heroes have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Heroes 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 | APR | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | Police Rwanda | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Mukura | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Kiyovu Sports | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Rayon Sports | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Sunrise | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Etincelles | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 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 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Espoir | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 12 | AS Kigali | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 13 | Muhanga | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Musanze | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Heroes | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Gicumbi | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 3 |