Rwanda - National Soccer LeagueData current as of 22 July 2026

Gicumbi vs Bugesera: match statistics

Gicumbi crest
Gicumbi
2 : 1half-time 1:1
Bugesera crest
Bugesera

Gicumbi vs Bugesera: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Gicumbi play Bugesera in National Soccer League (Rwanda). The match date is 9 May 2026 at 12:30. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Gicumbi: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match. Bugesera: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Gicumbi scores 1.12 and concedes 1.59 goals per match. Bugesera scores 1.00 and concedes 1.15. League average: 2.12 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Gicumbi 59%, Bugesera 41%. Over 2.5: Gicumbi 50%, Bugesera 47%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 38%.

xG, shots and style

Gicumbi has higher xG: 1.13 vs 0.91. Gicumbi: 7.1 shots per match, Bugesera: 5.2.

Match halves

Gicumbi: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.53. Bugesera: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.59.

Goals by minute

Gicumbi: 31-45+ (9 goals). Bugesera: 61-75 (8 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

Gicumbi holds a slight offensive edge: the home side averages 1.07 goals per home match versus Bugesera’s 0.69 away, with shot conversion rates of 17% compared to 14% for the visitors. In expected goals (xG) Gicumbi posts xG 1.07 at home versus Bugesera’s 0.97 away, while xG against is 1.28 for Gicumbi and 1.50 for Bugesera. Although xG suggests the visitors underperform in chance creation, Bugesera concedes fewer goals on the road in practice – 1.15 on average versus Gicumbi’s 1.53 at home – which may indicate superior defensive organization or effectiveness in preventing opponents’ chances from being finished. Form over the last 5 matches slightly favors the hosts: Gicumbi averages 1.4 points (D-W-W-L-L, 5 scored and 6 conceded), while Bugesera averages 1.2 points (W-W-L-L-L, 4 scored and 8 conceded); hosts also register shutouts less often (20% vs 38% for visitors finishing without a goal). Based on this, I forecast a home win, but expect a tight, low-scoring game and estimate probabilities of 55% for 1, 25% for draw, and 20% for 2.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
GicumbiBugesera
12Shots2
GicumbiBugesera
3Shots on target1
GicumbiBugesera
1.47xG0.48
GicumbiBugesera
11Corners2
GicumbiBugesera
68Dangerous attacks36
GicumbiBugesera
16Fouls10
GicumbiBugesera
0Cards0
GicumbiBugesera

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.

1.12Goals scored / match1
GicumbiBugesera
1.59Goals conceded / match1.15
GicumbiBugesera
49%Average possession43%
GicumbiBugesera
2.35Shots on target / match1.85
GicumbiBugesera

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

7.06Shots per match5.18
GicumbiBugesera
2.35Shots on target1.85
GicumbiBugesera
15.8%Shot conversion19.3%
GicumbiBugesera
49%Possession43%
GicumbiBugesera
1.13xG for0.91
GicumbiBugesera
1.2xG against1.28
GicumbiBugesera

Shooting quality

Gicumbi: Efficient finishingBugesera: Counter-attacking
GicumbiBugesera
Accuracy (shots on target)33%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.18
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.480.54

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.

Gicumbi is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / match - Gicumbi · 0.8 pts / match - Bugesera

Gicumbi
LWLWL
Season result split
29% W24% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-8-16
1.12 pts / match · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-3-7
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Bugesera
LLDLW
Season result split
35% W24% R41% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-8-14
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-5-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.69Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Gicumbi is 12% better for: goals scored per match.

1.12 goals / match - Gicumbi · 1 goals / match - Bugesera

Bugesera is 38% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.59 goals / match - Gicumbi · 1.15 goals / match - Bugesera

Gicumbi scoring profile: strong

Gicumbi scores in 71% of matches (24 of 34 matches), while Bugesera keeps a clean sheet in 38% (13 of 34 matches).

Bugesera scoring profile: very strong

Bugesera scores in 65% of matches (22 of 34 matches), while Gicumbi keeps a clean sheet in 18% (6 of 34 matches).

38Goals scored (season)34
GicumbiBugesera
54Goals conceded (season)39
GicumbiBugesera
2.71Average goals in match2.15
GicumbiBugesera
7Goals scored (last 5)5
GicumbiBugesera
10Goals conceded (last 5)10
GicumbiBugesera

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal65%
GicumbiBugesera
29%2 goals29%
GicumbiBugesera
9%3 goals6%
GicumbiBugesera
3%4 goals0%
GicumbiBugesera

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal62%
GicumbiBugesera
47%2 goals38%
GicumbiBugesera
21%3 goals12%
GicumbiBugesera
6%4 goals3%
GicumbiBugesera

* 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

35%BTTS at half-time18%
GicumbiBugesera
9%BTTS in both halves0%
GicumbiBugesera
18%Scored in both halves18%
GicumbiBugesera

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
GicumbiBugesera
9%Min. 3 goals without BTTS9%
GicumbiBugesera
80%BTTS - last 540%
GicumbiBugesera

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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time59%
GicumbiBugesera
47%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
GicumbiBugesera
15%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
GicumbiBugesera

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
GicumbiBugesera
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time26%
GicumbiBugesera
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
GicumbiBugesera

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.

Gicumbi is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Gicumbi · 0.94 pts / match - Bugesera

Gicumbi - half-time state
18% leading47% draw35% trailing
Bugesera - half-time state
15% leading50% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)0.94
GicumbiBugesera
0.59Goals scored (1st half)0.32
GicumbiBugesera
0.79Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
GicumbiBugesera
1.38Average goals (1st half)1
GicumbiBugesera
38%Clean sheet before half-time53%
GicumbiBugesera
50%No goal before half-time71%
GicumbiBugesera

After half-time (2nd half)

0.97Points per match (2nd half)1.47
GicumbiBugesera
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.59
GicumbiBugesera
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
GicumbiBugesera
1.32Average goals (2nd half)1.06
GicumbiBugesera
38%Clean sheet after half-time65%
GicumbiBugesera
62%No goal after half-time50%
GicumbiBugesera

Gicumbi - second-half results

18% W44% R38% P
34
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding161%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bugesera - second-half results

38% W32% R29% P
32
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-12
Goal difference (1st half)
50
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding233%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Gicumbi - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.201.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.40.6
Average goals in match2.01.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet0%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference-4+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3
Bugesera - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.600.60
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.81.2
Average goals in match1.41.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Gicumbi
ScoredConceded
5
11
0-15
6
7
16-30
9
9
31-45
2
7
46-60
8
8
61-75
8
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Bugesera
ScoredConceded
7
4
0-15
4
6
16-30
3
13
31-45
5
4
46-60
8
4
61-75
7
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (8 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (13). 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

2.43
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
115%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-59%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
46%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Gicumbi

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
159%
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.
-0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Bugesera

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.37
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.13
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* 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

GicumbiLigaBugesera
Average goals in match 2.712.12 2.15
Both teams scored 59%46% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%38% 47%
Clean sheets 18%34% 38%
Goal before half-time 76%61% 59%
Goal after half-time 76%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: Gicumbi 0 - 0 - 1 Bugesera. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Bugesera
1 : 0
Gicumbi

FAQ

What was the result of Gicumbi vs Bugesera?

The National Soccer League match finished Gicumbi 2:1 Bugesera. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Gicumbi vs Bugesera?

Gicumbi score 1.12 goals per game on average and Bugesera 1.00. The National Soccer League average is 2.12 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 38% of games. Both teams score in 59% of Gicumbi's matches and 41% of Bugesera's.

What form are Gicumbi and Bugesera in?

Over the last 5 games Gicumbi have a 2-0-3 record (1.20 points per game) and Bugesera 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Gicumbi vs Bugesera?

The statistical background for Gicumbi vs Bugesera — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.