The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the National Soccer League league table.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rayon Sports and Police Rwanda.
Rayon Sports form and stats
Overall National Soccer League stats at home this season for Rayon Sports are 4-1-0 (wins-draw-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Rayon Sports has won four games in a row. The Musanze match was the last time out without a victory. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rayon Sports after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Happy days for Rayon Sports in their previous game, a National Soccer League match away at Kiyovu Sports (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Rayon Sports had a home game versus Muhanga which ended with a victory 2-1.
Rayon Sports are traveling soon after this match as the National Soccer League match at Heroes awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Rayon Sports are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 5 league matches. Rayon Sports have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Police Rwanda form and stats
As the visiting team in National Soccer League matches, Police Rwanda, who have the most clean sheets (4) away in National Soccer League, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-1 so far.
Police Rwanda play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Muhanga (placed 7th). Before that, Police Rwanda secured a home win against Marines with the score 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mukura in just four days.
The attacking power of Police Rwanda when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 5 league matches away. The Police Rwanda defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Rayon Sports won 4, Police Rwanda won 1 and 3 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.Rayon Sports missing players
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| Rayon Sports | Police Rwanda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 82% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 60% | 82% |
| 64% | 80% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 20% | 55% |
| 45% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 9% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 45% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 80% | 55% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 27% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.2 | 4.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.4 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | 39 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 53 | 119 |
| 36 | 23 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 18 | 49 |
| 47% | 52% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 22% | 33% |
- Police Rwanda has the fewest conceded goals (1) away
- Police Rwanda has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Police Rwanda has the most clean sheets (4) away
- Police Rwanda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rayon Sports has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Rayon Sports have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rayon Sports have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 Police Rwanda have scored 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 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Police Rwanda | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| 4 | Mukura | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Kiyovu Sports | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 6 | Sunrise | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Muhanga | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Gasogi United | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Etincelles | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 10 | Bugesera | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | AS Kigali | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Espoir | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 10 |
| 13 | Marines | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 14 | Musanze | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Heroes | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 8 |
| 16 | Gicumbi | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 4 |