Rwanda - National Soccer LeagueData current as of 24 July 2026

Police vs Marines: match statistics

Police crest
Police
2 : 0half-time 1:0
Marines crest
Marines

Police vs Marines: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Police play Marines in National Soccer League (Rwanda). The match date is 25 April 2026 at 18:30. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Police: 1-4-0, 1.40 points/match. Marines: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Police scores 0.82 and concedes 0.56 goals per match. Marines scores 1.38 and concedes 1.26. League average: 2.12 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Police 35%, Marines 59%. Over 2.5: Police 18%, Marines 44%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 38%.

xG, shots and style

Marines has higher xG: 1.16 vs 1.13. Police: 6.1 shots per match, Marines: 6.9.

Match halves

Police: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.47. Marines: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.53.

Goals by minute

Police: 76-90+ (8 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: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Police hold a clear defensive edge at home — conceding only 0.71 goals per home match and boasting a +5 home goal difference, while Marines concede 1.36 goals per away match and have an away goal difference of -2. Offensively Marines look stronger on the season (34 goals vs Police’s 23) and average 1.21 goals away compared to the hosts’ 1.07 at home; their away xG is 1.30 vs the hosts’ xG 1.21, indicating a slight quality advantage in chances for the visitors. In the last 5 matches Police scored 4 and conceded 6, averaging 0.8 points per match, whereas Marines scored 7 and conceded 5, translating to 1.6 points per match; this improves the visitors’ prospects for an away result. Marines generate more shots on target (3.64 SoT per match vs 2.92 for the hosts), but Police have a higher conversion rate at home (17% vs 15%), so the visitors create more opportunities while the hosts are more efficient with fewer chances. Considering Police’s strong home defence and superior goal difference (+5 vs -2), I project a narrow home win, although Marines’ offensive activity and better form increase the probability of a draw.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
PoliceMarines
12Shots15
PoliceMarines
6Shots on target3
PoliceMarines
1.52xG1.45
PoliceMarines
6Corners2
PoliceMarines
47Dangerous attacks41
PoliceMarines
-1Fouls-1
PoliceMarines
-1Cards-1
PoliceMarines

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.

0.82Goals scored / match1.38
PoliceMarines
0.56Goals conceded / match1.26
PoliceMarines
49%Average possession44%
PoliceMarines
2.24Shots on target / match2.85
PoliceMarines

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

6.06Shots per match6.94
PoliceMarines
2.24Shots on target2.85
PoliceMarines
13.6%Shot conversion19.9%
PoliceMarines
49%Possession44%
PoliceMarines
1.13xG for1.16
PoliceMarines
0.93xG against1.18
PoliceMarines

Shooting quality

Police: Efficient finishingMarines: Counter-attacking
PoliceMarines
Accuracy (shots on target)37%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.190.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.48

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.

Police
DDDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
35% W44% R21% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-15-7
1.50 pts / match · goal difference +9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-6-4
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DLWDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.4Goals conceded: 0.2xG: 1.08Opponent xG: 1.02BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%
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 68% better for: goals scored per match.

0.82 goals / match - Police · 1.38 goals / match - Marines

Police is 125% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.56 goals / match - Police · 1.26 goals / match - Marines

Police scoring profile: strong

Police scores in 59% of matches (20 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 Police keeps a clean sheet in 47% (16 of 34 matches).

28Goals scored (season)47
PoliceMarines
19Goals conceded (season)43
PoliceMarines
1.38Average goals in match2.65
PoliceMarines
2Goals scored (last 5)11
PoliceMarines
1Goals conceded (last 5)8
PoliceMarines

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal82%
PoliceMarines
18%2 goals41%
PoliceMarines
3%3 goals12%
PoliceMarines
3%4 goals3%
PoliceMarines

How often they concede at least...

53%1 goal76%
PoliceMarines
3%2 goals35%
PoliceMarines
0%3 goals9%
PoliceMarines
0%4 goals3%
PoliceMarines

* 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.

Goal patterns

3%BTTS at half-time24%
PoliceMarines
0%BTTS in both halves9%
PoliceMarines
18%Scored in both halves24%
PoliceMarines

BTTS and goal count

15%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
PoliceMarines
3%Min. 3 goals without BTTS3%
PoliceMarines
20%BTTS - last 580%
PoliceMarines

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

47%Min. 1 goal before half-time82%
PoliceMarines
6%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
PoliceMarines
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
PoliceMarines

2nd half

65%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
PoliceMarines
18%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
PoliceMarines
3%Min. 3 goals after half-time12%
PoliceMarines

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 - Police · 1.68 pts / match - Marines

Police - 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
PoliceMarines
0.35Goals scored (1st half)0.85
PoliceMarines
0.18Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
PoliceMarines
0.53Average goals (1st half)1.35
PoliceMarines
82%Clean sheet before half-time56%
PoliceMarines
68%No goal before half-time38%
PoliceMarines

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per match (2nd half)1.09
PoliceMarines
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.53
PoliceMarines
0.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.76
PoliceMarines
0.85Average goals (2nd half)1.29
PoliceMarines
65%Clean sheet after half-time47%
PoliceMarines
56%No goal after half-time56%
PoliceMarines

Police - second-half results

29% W47% R24% P
49
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.44
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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.

Police - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.80
Goals scored / match0.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.20.0
Average goals in match0.20.4
1 goal20%40%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%100%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
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.

Police
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
5
2
16-30
3
1
31-45
5
5
46-60
3
2
61-75
8
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

2.01
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+49%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Police

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-18.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

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

PoliceLigaMarines
Average goals in match 1.382.12 2.65
Both teams scored 35%46% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 18%38% 44%
Clean sheets 47%34% 24%
Goal before half-time 47%61% 82%
Goal after half-time 65%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: Police 1 - 0 - 0 Marines. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Marines
1 : 2
Police

FAQ

What was the result of Police vs Marines?

The National Soccer League match finished Police 2:0 Marines. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Police vs Marines?

Police score 0.82 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 35% of Police's matches and 59% of Marines's.

What form are Police and Marines in?

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

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

The statistical background for Police vs Marines — 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.