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 12th and the visitors in 13th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Musanze play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Musanze when playing on artificial turf are 3 wins, 10 draws and 16 defeats from 29 matches. They have scored 30 goals and conceded 54 times in these games.
Marines form and stats
Marines's results here in the National Soccer League have been very modest with 1 victory, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Marines manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sunrise (placed 9th) in the National Soccer League. In the match before that, Marines hosted Espoir and drew the game 0-0.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Marines here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 7 games). Marines are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Musanze form and stats
Musanze, who have the most conceded goals (16) away in National Soccer League, have only collected 6 points from their away games in the National Soccer League, after 1-3-4 (8 played). Musanze have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Musanze are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the National Soccer League. The Musanze goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
There were no winners in Musanze's previous match, a National Soccer League home game that ended 0-0 vs Etincelles (placed 7th). A 0-0 draw at Bugesera's stadium before that.
Musanze are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). For Musanze, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's 1 Marines victory, 3 draws and 4 Musanze wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Marines missing players
Musanze missing players
| Marines | Musanze | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| 16 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 20 |
| 86% | 71% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 79% |
| 50% | 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 79% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 62% | 36% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 38% | 21% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 14% |
| 43% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 43% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 36% |
| 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 6 | 5.9 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | 73 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 46 | 88 | 154 |
| 55 | 26 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 36 | 67 |
| 18% | 19% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 22% | 18% |
- Marines has the fewest scored goals (10)
- Musanze has the most conceded goals (16) away
- Musanze have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 31 |
| 3 | Police Rwanda | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Mukura | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Muhanga | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | Kiyovu Sports | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Etincelles | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Bugesera | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Sunrise | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Gasogi United | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 11 | AS Kigali | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 14 |
| 12 | Marines | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 13 | Musanze | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 12 |
| 14 | Espoir | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 15 | Gicumbi | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | Heroes | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 8 |