Al Merreikh vs Marines: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Al Merreikh play Marines in National Soccer League (Rwanda). The match date is 10 December 2025 at 17:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Al Merreikh: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match. Marines: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Al Merreikh scores 1.21 and concedes 0.71 goals per match. Marines scores 1.38 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.12 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Al Merreikh 41%, Marines 59%. Over 2.5: Al Merreikh 32%, Marines 44%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 38%.

xG, shots and style

Al Merreikh has higher xG: 1.21 vs 1.16. Al Merreikh: 6.9 shots per match, Marines: 6.9.

Match halves

Al Merreikh: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.79. Marines: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Al Merreikh: 76-90+ (11 goals). Marines: 31-45+ (16 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

National Soccer League: 2.12 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 38%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

52Possession (%)48
Al MerreikhMarines
12Shots11
Al MerreikhMarines
5Shots on target4
Al MerreikhMarines
1.79xG1.75
Al MerreikhMarines
2Corners6
Al MerreikhMarines
91Dangerous attacks106
Al MerreikhMarines
15Fouls12
Al MerreikhMarines
0Cards0
Al MerreikhMarines

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Al MerreikhMarines
1.21Goals scored / match1.38
Al MerreikhMarines
0.71Goals conceded / match1.26
Al MerreikhMarines
45%Average possession44%
Al MerreikhMarines
2.59Shots on target / match2.85
Al MerreikhMarines

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

6.94Shots per match6.94
Al MerreikhMarines
2.59Shots on target2.85
Al MerreikhMarines
17.4%Shot conversion19.9%
Al MerreikhMarines
45%Possession44%
Al MerreikhMarines
1.21xG for1.16
Al MerreikhMarines
1.02xG against1.18
Al MerreikhMarines

Shooting quality

Al Merreikh: Counter-attackingMarines: Counter-attacking
Al MerreikhMarines
Accuracy (shots on target)37%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.170.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.470.48

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Marines is 600% better for: last-5 form.

0.2 pts / match - Al Merreikh · 1.4 pts / match - Marines

Al Merreikh
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
47% W32% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
16-11-7
1.74 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-6-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.72Opponent xG: 0.84BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Marines
WLLDW
Season result split
35% W26% R38% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-9-13
1.32 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-9
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DDLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.11Opponent xG: 1.35BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Marines is 14% better for: goals scored per match.

1.21 goals / match - Al Merreikh · 1.38 goals / match - Marines

Al Merreikh is 77% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.71 goals / match - Al Merreikh · 1.26 goals / match - Marines

Al Merreikh scoring profile: very strong

Al Merreikh scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Marines keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 34 matches).

Marines scoring profile: strong

Marines scores in 82% of matches (28 of 34 matches), while Al Merreikh keeps a clean sheet in 44% (15 of 34 matches).

41Goals scored (season)47
Al MerreikhMarines
24Goals conceded (season)43
Al MerreikhMarines
1.91Average goals in match2.65
Al MerreikhMarines
3Goals scored (last 5)11
Al MerreikhMarines
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Al MerreikhMarines

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal82%
Al MerreikhMarines
29%2 goals41%
Al MerreikhMarines
15%3 goals12%
Al MerreikhMarines
3%4 goals3%
Al MerreikhMarines

How often they concede at least...

56%1 goal76%
Al MerreikhMarines
12%2 goals35%
Al MerreikhMarines
3%3 goals9%
Al MerreikhMarines
0%4 goals3%
Al MerreikhMarines

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

46%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time24%
Al MerreikhMarines
0%BTTS in both halves9%
Al MerreikhMarines
15%Scored in both halves24%
Al MerreikhMarines

BTTS and goal count

24%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Al MerreikhMarines
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
Al MerreikhMarines
60%BTTS - last 580%
Al MerreikhMarines

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

53%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
Al MerreikhMarines
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
Al MerreikhMarines
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
Al MerreikhMarines

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
Al MerreikhMarines
35%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
Al MerreikhMarines
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
Al MerreikhMarines

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Marines is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.44 pts / match - Al Merreikh · 1.68 pts / match - Marines

Al Merreikh - half-time state
29% leading56% draw15% trailing
Marines - half-time state
44% leading35% draw21% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.44Points per match (1st half)1.68
Al MerreikhMarines
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.85
Al MerreikhMarines
0.32Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Al MerreikhMarines
0.74Average goals (1st half)1.35
Al MerreikhMarines
74%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Al MerreikhMarines
62%No goal before half-time38%
Al MerreikhMarines

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.09
Al MerreikhMarines
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
Al MerreikhMarines
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
Al MerreikhMarines
1.18Average goals (2nd half)1.29
Al MerreikhMarines
68%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Al MerreikhMarines
50%No goal after half-time56%
Al MerreikhMarines

Al Merreikh - second-half results

38% W38% R24% P
49
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding162%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Marines - second-half results

24% W38% R38% P
57
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.68
PPG before half-time
Lead holding80%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 35%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Al Merreikh - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.40
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match0.61.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Marines - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.00
Goals scored / match1.21.0
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match2.21.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals100%40%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+1+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Al Merreikh
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
5
2
16-30
7
6
31-45
9
2
46-60
7
4
61-75
11
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Marines
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
8
6
16-30
16
9
31-45
2
8
46-60
7
8
61-75
9
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (16 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.28
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.2 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Al Merreikh

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-17.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-1.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Marines

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
138%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (National Soccer League).

Teams vs league

Al MerreikhLigaMarines
Average goals in match 1.912.12 2.65
Both teams scored 41%46% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 32%38% 44%
Clean sheets 44%34% 24%
Goal before half-time 53%61% 82%
Goal after half-time 71%70% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.12
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.12
Home goals / match
1.00
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+11%
Home defence advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
61%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Al Merreikh 0 - 1 - 0 Marines. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Al Merreikh vs Marines?

The National Soccer League match finished Al Merreikh 1:0 Marines. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Al Merreikh vs Marines?

Al Merreikh score 1.21 goals per game on average and Marines 1.38. The National Soccer League average is 2.12 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 38% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Al Merreikh's matches and 59% of Marines's.

What form are Al Merreikh and Marines in?

Over the last 5 games Al Merreikh have a 0-1-4 record (0.20 points per game) and Marines 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Al Merreikh vs Marines?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Al Merreikh vs Marines: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.