Rukinzo FC vs Top Junior match Analysis, Trends, Possible Line Up and Predictions

Burundi Premier League enters match day 18 this weekend with matches slated as from Friday to Sunday . Rukinzo FC will host Top Junior at Stade Urunani on Friday with both sides in for a win

Heading into the match , Rukinzo FC are from a 1-1 draw away to Tigre Noir recording a second successive draw in the league ,Elaga Top Junior suffered a fourth defeat in five matches as they went down to Inter Stars

Rukinzo FC are currently performing averagely in the league with 6 wins,7 draws and 4 defeats collecting 25 points from 17 games a performance that places Rukinzo FC 7th on Burundi Premier League table .
Elaga Top Junior are performing poorly in the league with 3 wins ,4 draws and 10 defeats from 17 games with a point overhaul of 13 points a performance that places them 14th on Burundi Premier League Standings out of 16 .

Trends
Rukinzo FC has managed one win from the last five Burundi Premier League matches with two draws in a row . Elaga top Junior are having the worst run in the league currently with 4 defeats in 5 Burundi Premier League matches

Rukinzo FC have gone 4 Burundi Premier League games without a win the last win coming in the reverse fixture of this match with Rukinzo managing a two nil victory . Can Top Junior overturn the first leg results ?

Despite bringing in Vivier Bahati from league leaders Bumamuru Fc,Elaga Top Junior has gone 7 Burundi Premier League matches without a win with the last win coming back in October,2022 in a three nil win over BS Dynamik . Elaga top Junior has lost six of the last seven games

Rukinzo FC defense is currently shaky with the team failing to keep a clean sheet in four matches in a row ,the last clean sheet was aganist Elagà Top Junior in November. Can Elaga Top Junior revenge or Rukinzo will do a double on Vivier Bahati men ?

Elaga top Junior are currently firing blanks with the team failing to score in the last five Burundi Premier League matches out of six . Time for a new centre forward to be introduced?

Rukinzo FC strike force is firing balnks at the moment with the team producing less than 2.5 gaols in 5 out of 7 Burundi Premier League games .Elaga Top Junior has produced less than 2.5 goals in 5 out of 6 Burundi Premier League matches

Rukinzo FC goalkeeping department has been on a low this season in Burundi Premier League producing BTTS in 6 out of 8 previous Burundi Premier League matches . Time for Aboubakar Minuto to bring in a new goalkeeper?

Elaga Top Junior defense is porous in the league this season ,with Top Junior conceding first in 5 out of 7 Burundi Premier League games . A time for Vivier Bahati to try a new centre back paternship ?

These two teams have met 3 times based on our data of the previous seasons with Rukinzo winning two encounters while one fixture has ended in draw . Time for Tigre Noir to get a win in the fixture?

Players to watch
Rukinzo FC - Ciza Paul & Guy Kavumbagu Jr.
Top Junior - Seraphim Bigirimana & Franck Barirengako

Team News

There's no injury concern from both teams with the whole Squad taking part in Wednesday morning training sessions .

Possible Line Ups
Rukinzo FC
3 YVAN RUGUMANDIYE
24 AMISSI HABIMANA
5 JIMMY IRAKOZE
10 EDISON MUNABA
15 SIMPO DJUMA
17 DERRICK TUYISHIME
19 Alain Icoyitungiye
20 AMISSI NIZIGIYIMANA
22 BLAISE MUGISHA
28 Abdoul Karim Mpawenimana
29 THITY HAKIZIMANA

Elaga Top Junior
IGOR ISHIMWE
4 Didier Labil HARERIMANA
6 ISAIE NIYUKURI
7 ALIMAS KINEZA
8 FRANCK BARIRENGAKO
12 HASSAN ZIRHUMANA
13 CHRISTIAN HAKIZIMANA
17 JEAN MARIE NGENDAKUMANA
21 YVAN GREED MUHIMPUNDU
23 SERAPHIN BIGIRIMANA
24 ROMEO PASCAL NGACHIE

PREDICTIONS
Admin Pick : BTTS
Popular pick: More than 1.5 goals
Risky tip : Elaga Top Junior win .