Rutsiro vs Al Merreikh: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rutsiro played against Al Merreikh in National Soccer League (Rwanda). The game was played on December 3, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Rutsiro has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Al Merreikh has 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Rutsiro scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.67. Al Merreikh scores 0.67 and allows 0.67. Games in this league average 1.79 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 67% of Rutsiro's games and 0% of Al Merreikh's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 0%, compared with league averages of 39% for BTTS and 25% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Al Merreikh has the higher season xG average, 1.19 to 0.87 per game. Rutsiro takes 4.4 shots per game, while Al Merreikh takes 5.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Rutsiro leads at halftime in 11% of its games and scores 0.44 goals per game after halftime. Al Merreikh leads at halftime in 0% and scores 0.67 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rutsiro's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). For Al Merreikh, it is minutes 61-75 (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

National Soccer League games average 1.79 goals. Both teams score in 39% of games, and 25% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

54Possession (%)46
RutsiroAl Merreikh
10Shots11
RutsiroAl Merreikh
1Shots on target3
RutsiroAl Merreikh
1.19xG1.31
RutsiroAl Merreikh
8Corners4
RutsiroAl Merreikh
67Dangerous attacks55
RutsiroAl Merreikh
12Fouls8
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0Cards0
RutsiroAl Merreikh

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1Goals scored / game0.67
RutsiroAl Merreikh
1.67Goals allowed / game0.67
RutsiroAl Merreikh
47%Average possession39%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
2.33Shots on target / game1.33
RutsiroAl Merreikh

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

4.44Shots per game5
RutsiroAl Merreikh
2.33Shots on target1.33
RutsiroAl Merreikh
22.5%Shot conversion13.3%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
47%Possession39%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0.87xG for1.19
RutsiroAl Merreikh
1.12xG against0.61
RutsiroAl Merreikh

Shooting quality

Rutsiro: Counter-attackingAl Merreikh: Counter-attacking
RutsiroAl Merreikh
Accuracy (shots on target)52%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.200.24
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.50

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 games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Rutsiro is 20% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Rutsiro · 1 pts / game - Al Merreikh

Rutsiro
DDDWL
Season result split
11% W33% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-5
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-2
Last 5 at home
0-1-2
LDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.89Opponent xG: 0.91BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Al Merreikh
WLL
Season result split
33% W0% R67% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.7Goals conceded: 0.7xG: 1.19Opponent xG: 0.61BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Rutsiro is 49% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Rutsiro · 0.67 goals / game - Al Merreikh

Al Merreikh is 149% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.67 goals / game - Rutsiro · 0.67 goals / game - Al Merreikh

Rutsiro scoring profile: strong

Rutsiro scores in 67% of games (6 of 9 meczów), while Al Merreikh keeps a clean sheet in 33% (1 of 3 meczów).

Al Merreikh scoring profile: mixed

Al Merreikh scores in 33% of games (1 of 3 meczów), while Rutsiro keeps a clean sheet in 11% (1 of 9 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)2
RutsiroAl Merreikh
15Goals conceded (season)2
RutsiroAl Merreikh
2.67Average goals per game1.33
RutsiroAl Merreikh
5Goals scored (last 5)2
RutsiroAl Merreikh
5Goals conceded (last 5)2
RutsiroAl Merreikh

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal33%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
22%2 goals33%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
11%3 goals0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0%4 goals0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal67%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
56%2 goals0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
22%3 goals0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0%4 goals0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

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

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0%BTTS in both halves0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0%Scored in both halves0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

BTTS and goal count

44%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
60%BTTS - last 50%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

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

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

56%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
22%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
44%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

Game 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 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.89 pts / game - Rutsiro · 1 pts / game - Al Merreikh

Rutsiro - half-time state
11% leading56% draw33% trailing
Al Merreikh - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.89Points per game (1st half)1
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0
RutsiroAl Merreikh
1.33Average goals (1st half)0
RutsiroAl Merreikh
44%Clean sheet before half-time100%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
67%No goal before half-time100%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

After half-time (2nd half)

0.78Points per game (2nd half)1
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0.44Goals scored (2nd half)0.67
RutsiroAl Merreikh
0.89Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
RutsiroAl Merreikh
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.33
RutsiroAl Merreikh
22%Clean sheet after half-time33%
RutsiroAl Merreikh
67%No goal after half-time67%
RutsiroAl Merreikh

Rutsiro - second-half results

11% W44% R44% P
8
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 11% of games and wins 11%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Al Merreikh - second-half results

33% W0% R67% P
3
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Rutsiro - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.60
Goals scored / game0.80.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.20.8
1 goal40%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+2-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4
Al Merreikh - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.00.7
Goals allowed / game0.00.7
Average goals per game0.01.3
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%33%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%33%
No goal100%67%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 33% won - 0% draw - 67% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Rutsiro
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
0
2
16-30
3
3
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
2
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Al Merreikh
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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 from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
112%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
34%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
22%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
22%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rutsiro

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
182%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Al Merreikh

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.58
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.58
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

RutsiroLigaAl Merreikh
Average goals per game 2.671.79 1.33
Both teams scored 67%39% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%25% 0%
Clean sheets 11%38% 33%
Goal before half-time 56%53% 0%
Goal after half-time 78%68% 100%

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

1.79
Average goals per game
39%
Both teams scored
25%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
0.87
Home goals / game
0.92
Away goals / game
+-5%
Home attack advantage
+-6%
Home defensive advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
53%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
1%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Rutsiro vs Al Merreikh?

The National Soccer League match finished Rutsiro 0:1 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 Rutsiro vs Al Merreikh?

Rutsiro score 1.00 goals per game on average and Al Merreikh 0.67. The National Soccer League average is 1.79 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 25% of games. Both teams score in 67% of Rutsiro's matches and 0% of Al Merreikh's.

What form are Rutsiro and Al Merreikh in?

Over the last 5 games Rutsiro have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Al Merreikh 1-0-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Rutsiro vs Al Merreikh — 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.