APR get ready to welcome Gor Mahia for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Champions League Preliminary Round leg 1 of 2.
It should be mentioned that Gor Mahia play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Gor Mahia on artifical turf are 6 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats from eight games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 18-6. You can compare this with overall results below.
It's quite the trip for Gor Mahia when visiting APR as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
APR form and stats
Last season, APR's CAF Champions League journey ended in the preliminary round.Home games in the National Soccer League have been a walk in the park for APR so far, with 34 points won from 12 matches; 11 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. APR has a nice streak going on as they have played 24 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Espoir defeat 551 days ago. In general it's been a long time since APR tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last twelve home games in the league.
APR's previous game was a National Soccer League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Kiyovu Sports. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the preceding match a 4-0 victory visiting Mukura.
Goals decide football matches and APR are scoring many of them at home; 26 on target from 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, APR have only let in 4 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Gor Mahia form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the 1st round.Gor Mahia have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 8-2-2 from 12 games. Momentum is building for Gor Mahia in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Mahia play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Leopards. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Western Stima.
Mahia has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Tusker in just one days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Mahia has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mahia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for APR, zero draws and zero wins for Gor Mahia. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.APR missing players
Gor Mahia missing players
| APR | Gor Mahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 47 | 27 | Scored | S | 22 | 44 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 11 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 254 | 141 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 193 | ||
| 116 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 79 | ||
| 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 46% | ||
| 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 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 33 | 57 |
| 2 | Rayon Sports | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Police Rwanda | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Mukura | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Kiyovu Sports | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | AS Kigali | 23 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Sunrise | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 39 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Bugesera | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Gasogi United | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 10 | Marines | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Musanze | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Muhanga | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 27 |
| 13 | Etincelles | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | Espoir | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -20 | 17 |
| 15 | Heroes | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -24 | 17 |
| 16 | Gicumbi | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 16 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gor Mahia | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 54 |
| 2 | Tusker | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Homeboyz | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Ulinzi Stars | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 46 |
| 5 | KCB | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 6 | Leopards | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 |
| 7 | Mathare United | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Western Stima | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Bandari | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Sofapaka | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Posta Rangers | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Wazito | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Kariobangi Sharks | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Zoo Kericho | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 19 |
| 15 | Nzoia United | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -22 | 13 |
| 16 | Kisumu All Stars | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 32 | -37 | 10 |
| 17 | Chemelil | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33 | -54 | 9 |
| 18 | SoNy Sugar | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 7 |