Rwanda - National Soccer LeagueNyagisenyi StadiumData current as of 16 July 2026

Amagaju vs Al Merreikh: match statistics

Amagaju crest
Amagaju
1 : 0half-time 1:0
Al Merreikh crest
Al Merreikh

Amagaju vs Al Merreikh: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Amagaju play Al Merreikh in National Soccer League (Rwanda). The match date is 17 May 2026 at 15:00. Venue: Nyagisenyi Stadium. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

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

Goal statistics

Amagaju scores 0.56 and concedes 1.12 goals per match. Al Merreikh scores 1.21 and concedes 0.71. League average: 2.12 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Amagaju 26%, Al Merreikh 41%. Over 2.5: Amagaju 21%, Al Merreikh 32%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 38%.

xG, shots and style

Al Merreikh has higher xG: 1.21 vs 0.96. Amagaju: 5.9 shots per match, Al Merreikh: 6.9.

Match halves

Amagaju: half-time lead 12%, second-half goals 0.26. Al Merreikh: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Amagaju: 31-45+ (5 goals). Al Merreikh: 76-90+ (11 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: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Al Merreikh sits 3rd in the table with a record of 16 wins, 10 draws and 4 losses and 38 goals scored, while Amagaju occupy 15th with 8 wins, 7 draws, 16 losses and 18 goals. At home Amagaju average 0.53 goals scored and concede 1.33 per match, have 60% of games without scoring and only 7% clean sheets, contrasting with Al Merreikh who on the road average 1.00 goal scored and concede just 0.40 with 60% clean sheets. In terms of chances quality the average xG are similar (Amagaju 1.11 vs Al Merreikh 1.12), but the visitors have a significant edge in efficiency — 14% conversion vs 8% for the hosts — and more on-target shots (2.46 vs 1.93). In the last 5 matches Amagaju scored 4 goals and averaged 1.4 points per game, while Al Merreikh scored 10 goals and collected 2.0 points per game conceding only 2, which indicates better form for the visitors. Considering the visitors’ solid defense (0.40 vs 1.33 conceded), higher efficiency and superior last-five match metrics, I tip an Al Merreikh victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
AmagajuAl Merreikh
7Shots3
AmagajuAl Merreikh
2Shots on target0
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.93xG0.45
AmagajuAl Merreikh
9Corners3
AmagajuAl Merreikh
48Dangerous attacks35
AmagajuAl Merreikh
12Fouls17
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0Cards0
AmagajuAl Merreikh

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.

AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.56Goals scored / match1.21
AmagajuAl Merreikh
1.12Goals conceded / match0.71
AmagajuAl Merreikh
46%Average possession45%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
1.62Shots on target / match2.59
AmagajuAl Merreikh

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

5.94Shots per match6.94
AmagajuAl Merreikh
1.62Shots on target2.59
AmagajuAl Merreikh
9.4%Shot conversion17.4%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
46%Possession45%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.96xG for1.21
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.98xG against1.02
AmagajuAl Merreikh

Shooting quality

Amagaju: BalancedAl Merreikh: Counter-attacking
AmagajuAl Merreikh
Accuracy (shots on target)27%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.47

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.

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

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

Amagaju
LWWLD
Season result split
26% W24% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-8-17
1.03 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-11
Last 5 at home
2-0-3
WLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.06Opponent xG: 0.89BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
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 away (W-D-L)
8-5-4
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.72Opponent xG: 0.84BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Al Merreikh is 116% better for: goals scored per match.

0.56 goals / match - Amagaju · 1.21 goals / match - Al Merreikh

Al Merreikh is 58% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.12 goals / match - Amagaju · 0.71 goals / match - Al Merreikh

Amagaju scoring profile: more difficult

Amagaju scores in 41% of matches (14 of 34 matches), while Al Merreikh keeps a clean sheet in 44% (15 of 34 matches).

Al Merreikh scoring profile: very strong

Al Merreikh scores in 74% of matches (25 of 34 matches), while Amagaju keeps a clean sheet in 29% (10 of 34 matches).

19Goals scored (season)41
AmagajuAl Merreikh
38Goals conceded (season)24
AmagajuAl Merreikh
1.68Average goals in match1.91
AmagajuAl Merreikh
3Goals scored (last 5)3
AmagajuAl Merreikh
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
AmagajuAl Merreikh

How often they score at least...

41%1 goal74%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
15%2 goals29%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0%3 goals15%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0%4 goals3%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal56%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
24%2 goals12%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
3%3 goals3%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
3%4 goals0%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

* 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

15%BTTS at half-time12%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0%BTTS in both halves0%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
9%Scored in both halves15%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

BTTS and goal count

18%Min. 3 goals and BTTS24%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
20%BTTS - last 560%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

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

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time53%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
26%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

2nd half

56%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
12%Min. 2 goals after half-time35%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

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.

Al Merreikh is 58% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.91 pts / match - Amagaju · 1.44 pts / match - Al Merreikh

Amagaju - half-time state
12% leading56% draw32% trailing
Al Merreikh - half-time state
29% leading56% draw15% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.91Points per match (1st half)1.44
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.29Goals scored (1st half)0.41
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.91Average goals (1st half)0.74
AmagajuAl Merreikh
53%Clean sheet before half-time74%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
74%No goal before half-time62%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

After half-time (2nd half)

1.09Points per match (2nd half)1.53
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.26Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
AmagajuAl Merreikh
0.76Average goals (2nd half)1.18
AmagajuAl Merreikh
62%Clean sheet after half-time68%
AmagajuAl Merreikh
76%No goal after half-time50%
AmagajuAl Merreikh

Amagaju - second-half results

21% W47% R32% P
31
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.91
PPG before half-time
Lead holding217%

Leads at half-time in 12% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Amagaju - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.20
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.00.4
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
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

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

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.

* 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

1.80
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.6 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
85%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-44%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
30%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
15%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Amagaju

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.
-0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+14.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
50%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
112%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

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.
121%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
63%
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%

* 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

AmagajuLigaAl Merreikh
Average goals in match 1.682.12 1.91
Both teams scored 26%46% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 21%38% 32%
Clean sheets 29%34% 44%
Goal before half-time 59%61% 53%
Goal after half-time 56%70% 71%

^ 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: Amagaju 0 - 0 - 1 Al Merreikh. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Amagaju vs Al Merreikh?

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

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

Amagaju score 0.56 goals per game on average and Al Merreikh 1.21. The National Soccer League average is 2.12 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 38% of games. Both teams score in 26% of Amagaju's matches and 41% of Al Merreikh's.

What form are Amagaju and Al Merreikh in?

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

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

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