The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Marines are in the 10th position while the guests worry at 11th.
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!
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Musanze's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Musanze have performed like this: Played 27 matches resulting in 3 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats with the goal stats 27-46 (scored/conceded).
Marines form and stats
5-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Marines so far this season. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stade Umuganda.The Marines supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Police Rwanda in National Soccer League and win 1-0. Before that match, a win away at Espoir.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Marines as they are travelling to their away game against Kirehe in the National Soccer League. That match is three days after this one.
Marines are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 11 goals in 11 matches. Marines are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Umuganda, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.
Musanze form and stats
There's been little loot from Musanze's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 12 away games. Musanze only has 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Musanze have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the AS Kigali game.The supporters enjoyed Musanze's previous game versus Kirehe, a National Soccer League 2-1 win played at home. A loss against Gicumbi was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Goals are few and far between in Musanze's away games. Only 5 goals from 12 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Musanze have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Musanze - Marines 1-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 0 - 3 - 4 (Marines wins - draws - Musanze wins).Marines missing players
Musanze missing players
| Marines | Musanze | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | Played | 12 | 23 |
| 18 | 11 | Scored | 5 | 19 |
| 19 | 7 | Conceded | 18 | 28 |
| 82% | 91% | Over 0.5 | 92% | 91% |
| 59% | 64% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 70% |
| 18% | 9% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 39% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 4% |
| 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 32% | 27% | Both teams to score | 33% | 43% |
| 45% | 55% | Clean Sheet | 8% | 22% |
| 41% | 27% | Failed To Score | 67% | 43% |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners For (avg) | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 3.9 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 1 | 1 |
| 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 | APR | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 25 | 54 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Mukura | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 45 |
| 4 | Kiyovu Sports | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Police Rwanda | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 34 |
| 6 | Espoir | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 7 | AS Kigali | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 8 | Muhanga | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Sunrise | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Marines | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Musanze | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Etincelles | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Bugesera | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -9 | 24 |
| 14 | Gicumbi | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 27 | -22 | 20 |
| 15 | Kirehe | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 20 | -18 | 17 |
| 16 | Amagaju | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -21 | 15 |
