Marines vs Musanze match preview: Even contest expected at Stade Umuganda

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Competition: Rwanda National Soccer League
Competition: Fri 29.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Umuganda (5000 seats)

Marines and Musanze have delivered a "par" performance until now, to use a golf phrase. Both reside in mid-table spots in the National Soccer League.

Insights:
  • Marines have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Musanze play their home games on grass, while this game will take place on artifical turf. Up to date results for Musanze when featuring on artifical turf are 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from twelve matches. They have managed to score 16 goals and conceded 17 times in these games.

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.

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Marines form and stats

When playing at home in the National Soccer League, Marines have managed 4 wins, 3 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games.

Marines are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus APR.

Ahead of that match, Marines won a home game hosting Gicumbi (2-1).

Marines has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. 17 goals have been conceded.

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Musanze form and stats

There's been little loot from Musanze's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games in the National Soccer League. Musanze only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 5 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Musanze are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Musanze won their last game, 1-0 versus Gicumbi played at home.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Police Rwanda wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The attacking power of Musanze when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Musanze have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head meeting ended Musanze - Marines 5-1, played this season. Head to head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Marines won two games, three matches ended in a draw and Musanze have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Marines missing players

Musanze missing players

Marines Musanze
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
8 4 0 Won W 0 2 9
5 3 1 Drew D 2 5 8
11 5 2 Lost L 1 5 7
26 13 3 Scored S 1 10 29
34 17 8 Conceded C 2 14 23
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 83%
54% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 58%
46% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 33%
25% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 21%
12% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 17%
50% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 42% 50%
29% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 38%
25% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 29%
 
3.8 3.2 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.5 4.1
5.3 4.8 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.9 5.2
2 2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 2
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.4 6.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 7.4 7.7
3 3.4 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.6 2.8
36% 32% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 43%
 
11.1 10.1 13.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 10.5 8.2
4.1 3.9 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.3 2.5
Key stats in National Soccer League this season:
  • Marines have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Kiyovu Sports 24 16 5 3 31 14 12 9 3 0 18 3 12 7 2 3 13 11 17 53
2 APR 24 15 7 2 30 10 12 11 0 1 19 5 12 4 7 1 11 5 20 52
3 Rayon Sports 24 11 8 5 23 19 13 7 4 2 11 8 11 4 4 3 12 11 4 41
4 Mukura 24 10 8 6 25 17 12 5 4 3 16 11 12 5 4 3 9 6 8 38
5 AS Kigali 24 9 10 5 35 24 12 5 5 2 22 12 12 4 5 3 13 12 11 37
6 Police Rwanda 24 9 8 7 31 22 12 5 4 3 17 9 12 4 4 4 14 13 9 35
7 Musanze 24 9 8 7 29 23 12 7 3 2 19 9 12 2 5 5 10 14 6 35
8 Espoir 24 8 9 7 23 24 12 5 4 3 13 10 12 3 5 4 10 14 -1 33
9 Marines 24 8 5 11 26 34 12 4 3 5 13 17 12 4 2 6 13 17 -8 29
10 Bugesera 24 6 9 9 27 28 12 3 5 4 11 10 12 3 4 5 16 18 -1 27
11 Gasogi United 24 7 5 12 24 30 12 5 3 4 15 13 12 2 2 8 9 17 -6 26
12 Etincelles 24 6 7 11 21 28 12 4 4 4 10 8 12 2 3 7 11 20 -7 25
13 Gorilla 24 6 6 12 24 29 12 2 3 7 14 18 12 4 3 5 10 11 -5 24
14 Rutsiro 24 5 9 10 18 26 12 3 5 4 10 13 12 2 4 6 8 13 -8 24
15 Etoile de l'Est 24 4 8 12 18 37 12 3 5 4 13 13 12 1 3 8 5 24 -19 20
16 Gicumbi 24 2 10 12 12 32 11 1 6 4 7 10 13 1 4 8 5 22 -20 16