Marines expected to fight losing battle when facing Kiyovu Sports

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Competition: Rwanda National Soccer League
Competition: Thu 16.June
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Muhanga Regional Stadium (5000 seats)

The home side, Kiyovu Sports, should be expected winners in this fixture, but Marines have revealed both competence and guts. Read more about the game!

Insights:
  • Kiyovu Sports have the fewest conceded goals (16) in National Soccer League
  • Marines haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Kiyovu Sports are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. For Marines most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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.

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Kiyovu Sports form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Muhanga Regional Stadium as Kiyovu Sports have scored 19 goals to get 32 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the National Soccer League are 9-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The Kiyovu coach and his side return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Espoir (placed 9th).

Before that, Kiyovu Sports drew at home versus Etoile de l'Est.

It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Kiyovu Sports have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 12 games found in the database showing 7 Kiyovu wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

The Kiyovu Sports fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Kiyovu Sports have only let in 4 goals at home.

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Marines form and stats

The regulars enjoyed Marines's previous game versus Rayon Sports (placed 3rd), a 3-2 win played at home.

A 1-1 draw at Espoir's stadium before that.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played 15 away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats. 1 game were lost by at least two goals margin.

20 goals have been conceded by Marines in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams faced each other earlier this match year: Marines - Kiyovu Sports 1-0. Kiyovu-Marines H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kiyovu Sports one win, Marines five wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Kiyovu Sports missing players

Marines missing players

Kiyovu Sports Marines
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
18 9 2 Won W 1 4 10
8 5 2 Drew D 1 3 7
3 0 0 Lost L 2 7 12
38 19 4 Scored S 5 14 34
16 4 2 Conceded C 4 20 40
86% 86% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
55% 43% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 57% 59%
28% 14% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 36% 45%
10% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 28%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 17%
31% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 52%
59% 71% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 29% 28%
24% 14% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 28%
 
5 5.1 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.3 3.7
3.3 3.1 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.7 5
1.1 1.3 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8 8.3 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8 7.6
3 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.8 3.3
46% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 37%
 
6.3 7.1 6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.8 11.9 11
1.6 1.9 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.3 4.1
Key stats in National Soccer League this season:
  • Kiyovu Sports have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Kiyovu Sports have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Kiyovu Sports have the fewest conceded goals (16) in National Soccer League
  • Kiyovu Sports have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in National Soccer League
  • Kiyovu Sports have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in National Soccer League
  • Kiyovu Sports have the most clean sheets (10) at home in National Soccer League
  • Kiyovu Sports have the most clean sheets (17) in National Soccer League
  • Kiyovu Sports have the the best goal difference (+15) at home in National Soccer League
  • Marines haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 29 19 6 4 40 18 15 12 0 3 23 10 14 7 6 1 17 8 22 63
2 Kiyovu Sports 29 18 8 3 38 16 14 9 5 0 19 4 15 9 3 3 19 12 22 62
3 Rayon Sports 29 12 11 6 32 27 15 8 5 2 16 11 14 4 6 4 16 16 5 47
4 AS Kigali 29 11 13 5 41 27 14 6 6 2 24 13 15 5 7 3 17 14 14 46
5 Mukura 29 11 11 7 30 22 15 6 6 3 20 14 14 5 5 4 10 8 8 44
6 Police Rwanda 29 10 10 9 36 31 14 5 6 3 19 11 15 5 4 6 17 20 5 40
7 Musanze 29 10 10 9 32 27 14 8 4 2 21 10 15 2 6 7 11 17 5 40
8 Marines 29 10 7 12 34 40 15 6 4 5 20 20 14 4 3 7 14 20 -6 37
9 Espoir 29 8 11 10 27 32 15 5 6 4 16 14 14 3 5 6 11 18 -5 35
10 Bugesera 29 8 10 11 31 33 15 5 4 6 15 15 14 3 6 5 16 18 -2 34
11 Etincelles 29 9 7 13 28 36 14 6 4 4 12 8 15 3 3 9 16 28 -8 34
12 Gasogi United 29 9 6 14 30 34 14 7 3 4 20 14 15 2 3 10 10 20 -4 33
13 Gorilla 29 7 9 13 30 33 14 2 4 8 15 20 15 5 5 5 15 13 -3 30
14 Rutsiro 29 6 11 12 23 34 15 3 6 6 12 20 14 3 5 6 11 14 -11 29
15 Etoile de l'Est 29 6 10 13 25 42 15 5 6 4 18 14 14 1 4 9 7 28 -17 28
16 Gicumbi 29 2 12 15 16 41 14 1 7 6 9 16 15 1 5 9 7 25 -25 18