National Soccer League match preview and statistics: Rayon Sports fight Musanze

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Competition: Rwanda National Soccer League
Date: Fri 17.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stade Régional de Nyamirambo (22000 seats)

Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this Stade Régional de Nyamirambo clash with Musanze, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the National Soccer League table.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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 15 defeats from 28 matches. They have scored 27 goals and conceded 48 times in these games.

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Rayon Sports form and stats

This stadium, Stade Régional de Nyamirambo, has been a fortress for Rayon Sports so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-0-2. Rayon Sports haven’t lost a game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Police Rwanda. Rayon Sports has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stade Régional de Nyamirambo. We remember; it was Police Rwanda.

Happy days for Rayon Sports in their previous game, a National Soccer League match away at Amagaju that ended with a 2-1 victory. Before that match, a win away at Police Rwanda.

A decent goal production from Rayon Sports in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 13 matches. Defensively Rayon Sports have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (3 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Musanze form and stats

There's been little loot from Musanze's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 14 away games. Musanze only have 0 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 4 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.

Musanze are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the National Soccer League against Sunrise. Prior to that match, the Musanze manager faced defeat when travelling to Mukura and losing 1-4.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Musanze's away games this season with only 6 goals from 14 matches. In the opposite end, Musanze have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Musanze - Rayon Sports 1-2. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 5 Rayon Sports victories, 1 draw and 1 Musanze win. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.

Rayon Sports missing players

Musanze missing players

Rayon Sports Musanze
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs top Away Total
27 13 5 Played 4 14 27
20 11 5 Won 0 0 9
3 0 0 Drew 0 4 5
4 2 0 Lost 4 10 13
43 22 12 Scored 2 6 23
13 3 0 Conceded 9 23 34
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 93% 93%
59% 46% 80% Over 1.5 75% 64% 67%
44% 38% 60% Over 2.5 50% 29% 41%
7% 8% 0% Over 3.5 25% 14% 7%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 25% 7% 4%
33% 8% 0% BTTS 50% 36% 44%
63% 85% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 7% 22%
7% 8% 0% Failed To Score 50% 64% 41%
 
6.1 7.3 8 Corners For (avg) 5 4.4 3.9
2.2 2.2 2.2 Corners Against (avg) 4.7 3.5 3.8
1.7 1.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.7 1.2 1.4
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Musanze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Musanze have yet to win a game away.
  • Rayon Sports have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rayon Sports have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Musanze have scored away.
  • Rayon Sports have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Rayon Sports have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rayon Sports haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Rayon Sports
28-03-19 NSL Rayon Sports 1 - 0 Kiyovu Sports
31-03-19 NSL AS Kigali 1 - 1 Rayon Sports
20-04-19 NSL Rayon Sports 1 - 0 APR
28-04-19 NSL Muhanga 1 - 3 Rayon Sports
02-05-19 NSL Rayon Sports 4 - 0 Espoir
05-05-19 NSL Police Rwanda 0 - 1 Rayon Sports
11-05-19 NSL Amagaju 1 - 2 Rayon Sports
17-05-19 NSL Rayon Sports 13:30 Musanze
05-06-19 NSL Kirehe 12:30 Rayon Sports
08-06-19 NSL Rayon Sports 12:30 Marines
Musanze
17-03-19 NSL Amagaju 0 - 0 Musanze
23-03-19 NSL Musanze 1 - 2 Gicumbi
20-04-19 NSL Musanze 2 - 1 Kirehe
27-04-19 NSL Marines 1 - 0 Musanze
02-05-19 NSL Musanze 1 - 0 Etincelles
05-05-19 NSL Mukura 4 - 1 Musanze
11-05-19 NSL Musanze 2 - 1 Sunrise
17-05-19 NSL Rayon Sports 13:30 Musanze
05-06-19 NSL Musanze 12:30 Bugesera
08-06-19 NSL Musanze 12:30 Kiyovu Sports

  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 Rayon Sports 27 20 3 4 43 13 13 11 0 2 22 3 14 9 3 2 21 10 30 63
2 APR 27 19 5 3 43 13 14 11 2 1 23 5 13 8 3 2 20 8 30 62
3 Mukura 27 15 7 5 35 22 13 8 2 3 18 12 14 7 5 2 17 10 13 52
4 Police Rwanda 27 14 4 9 42 28 13 9 1 3 30 14 14 5 3 6 12 14 14 46
5 Kiyovu Sports 27 12 6 9 30 18 14 8 4 2 19 9 13 4 2 7 11 9 12 42
6 AS Kigali 27 9 10 8 34 25 14 8 2 4 26 14 13 1 8 4 8 11 9 37
7 Marines 27 9 10 8 22 20 14 7 5 2 14 8 13 2 5 6 8 12 2 37
8 Espoir 27 10 5 12 30 39 13 6 3 4 17 11 14 4 2 8 13 28 -9 35
9 Muhanga 27 8 8 11 37 37 14 8 4 2 24 13 13 0 4 9 13 24 0 32
10 Sunrise 27 8 8 11 27 33 13 5 4 4 16 14 14 3 4 7 11 19 -6 32
11 Musanze 27 9 5 13 23 34 13 9 1 3 17 11 14 0 4 10 6 23 -11 32
12 Etincelles 27 9 3 15 24 30 13 7 2 4 16 11 14 2 1 11 8 19 -6 30
13 Bugesera 27 6 10 11 25 39 14 4 6 4 13 15 13 2 4 7 12 24 -14 28
14 Gicumbi 27 7 6 14 16 39 14 6 4 4 12 11 13 1 2 10 4 28 -23 27
15 Kirehe 27 5 9 13 13 30 14 5 8 1 12 9 13 0 1 12 1 21 -17 24
16 Amagaju 27 4 5 18 20 44 13 1 4 8 7 18 14 3 1 10 13 26 -24 17