Match Report
The table read 9th (Olympic Star, 39 pts) against 11th (Le Messager Ngozi, 33 pts), 6 points apart. The last five rounds placed Le Messager Ngozi 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 11th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Olympic Star 1.2 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Le Messager Ngozi 1.03 and 1.1, with the league averaging 1.31.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Olympic Star 1, draws 5, Le Messager Ngozi 0, at 0.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. These meetings skew tight — only 0% saw more than two goals.
Stade Municipal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Le Messager Ngozi led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Olympic Star: Dua (73') · Le Messager Ngozi: Iddy Muselemu (34'), Ladislas Mpisemwoneza (66'), Ladislas Mpisemwoneza (80')