MCF vs Vihiga Bullets: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Kenya Super League
Competition: Sun 29.August
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Thika Municipal Stadium (1200 seats)

MCF will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 13 points behind Vihiga Bullets.

Insights:
  • MCF have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most scored goals (57) in Super League

Vihiga Bullets could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Super League game only three sleeps ago.

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MCF form and stats

When playing at home in the Super League, MCF have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 17 games.

MCF manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Modern Coast Rangers (placed 14th) in the Super League.

Preceding that match was the home game against APS Bomet that was lost 2-3.

A decent goal production from MCF in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. MCF have conceded 26 from these games.

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Vihiga Bullets form and stats

The visitors, who have the most scored goals (57) in Super League, are W7-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Super League.

Vihiga Bullets are travelling after their nice 6-0 home win in the Super League against SoNy Sugar (placed 10th). As mentioned above, Bullets was the only team on the pitch versus SoNy Sugar in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Police.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Nakumatt in just three days.

Bullets has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Bullets have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Vihiga Bullets - MCF 1-1.

MCF missing players

Vihiga Bullets missing players

Total First Half Second Half
MCF Vihiga Bullets
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
9 5 1 Won W 1 7 15
15 6 2 Drew D 1 3 10
11 6 3 Lost L 4 7 9
46 26 10 Scored S 7 27 57
48 26 11 Conceded C 12 23 36
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
77% 82% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 82% 82%
51% 59% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 65% 59%
34% 41% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 21%
11% 18% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 18% 15%
63% 65% 50% BTTS BTTS 83% 59% 62%
26% 24% 17% Clean Sheets C S 17% 29% 29%
20% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 15%
 
5.2 5.5 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 4.9
5.2 4.8 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.6 4.1
1.3 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.2 8.5 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.4 5.4
4 3.6 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.8 3.4
34% 45% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 66%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • MCF have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • MCF haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Vihiga Bullets have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most scored goals (57) in Super League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Super League
  • Vihiga Bullets have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vihiga Bullets haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vihiga Bullets is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Talanta 35 20 9 6 53 28 18 11 5 2 27 12 17 9 4 4 26 16 25 69
2 Fortune Sacco 34 16 11 7 54 32 17 11 4 2 32 14 17 5 7 5 22 18 22 59
3 Police 36 14 17 5 54 32 18 5 12 1 26 15 18 9 5 4 28 17 22 59
4 Vihiga Bullets 34 15 10 9 57 36 17 8 7 2 30 13 17 7 3 7 27 23 21 55
5 Kibera Black Stars 36 14 11 11 43 44 18 12 4 2 25 14 18 2 7 9 18 30 -1 53
6 Kisumu All Stars 34 14 10 10 49 36 16 11 3 2 31 12 18 3 7 8 18 24 13 52
7 APS Bomet 33 13 11 9 48 40 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 24 23 8 50
8 Shabana 36 13 11 12 45 43 18 8 5 5 23 16 18 5 6 7 22 27 2 50
9 Chemelil 9 4 2 3 10 9 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 1 1 3 4 7 1 14
9 Mwatate United 34 13 7 14 45 52 18 7 5 6 27 28 16 6 2 8 18 24 -7 46
10 SoNy Sugar 35 12 9 14 45 56 17 7 6 4 25 23 18 5 3 10 20 33 -11 45
11 Murang'a SEAL 35 11 11 13 36 35 18 8 4 6 23 17 17 3 7 7 13 18 1 44
12 Nakumatt 34 10 13 11 47 51 18 9 4 5 29 26 16 1 9 6 18 25 -4 43
13 MCF 35 9 15 11 46 48 17 5 6 6 26 26 18 4 9 5 20 22 -2 42
14 Modern Coast Rangers 35 10 11 14 42 46 18 7 7 4 28 19 17 3 4 10 14 27 -4 41
15 Silibwet 33 10 9 14 41 53 17 7 5 5 24 21 16 3 4 9 17 32 -12 39
15 Ushuru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Migori Youth 34 8 13 13 27 33 16 5 8 3 15 13 18 3 5 10 12 20 -6 37
17 Nairobi Stima 36 9 10 17 43 56 18 6 3 9 26 30 18 3 7 8 17 26 -13 37
18 Coast Stima 33 8 11 14 35 54 16 5 5 6 19 27 17 3 6 8 16 27 -19 35
19 Soy United 33 5 13 15 27 49 17 3 8 6 12 22 16 2 5 9 15 27 -22 28
20 Kisumu Hot Stars 25 7 6 12 18 31 12 6 4 2 12 6 13 1 2 10 6 25 -13 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Talanta 35 20 9 6 53 28 18 11 5 2 27 12 17 9 4 4 26 16 25 69
2 Fortune Sacco 34 16 11 7 54 32 17 11 4 2 32 14 17 5 7 5 22 18 22 59
3 Police 36 14 17 5 54 32 18 5 12 1 26 15 18 9 5 4 28 17 22 59
4 Vihiga Bullets 34 15 10 9 57 36 17 8 7 2 30 13 17 7 3 7 27 23 21 55
5 Kibera Black Stars 36 14 11 11 43 44 18 12 4 2 25 14 18 2 7 9 18 30 -1 53
6 Kisumu All Stars 34 14 10 10 49 36 16 11 3 2 31 12 18 3 7 8 18 24 13 52
7 APS Bomet 33 13 11 9 48 40 16 8 4 4 24 17 17 5 7 5 24 23 8 50
8 Shabana 36 13 11 12 45 43 18 8 5 5 23 16 18 5 6 7 22 27 2 50
9 Chemelil 9 4 2 3 10 9 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 1 1 3 4 7 1 14
9 Mwatate United 34 13 7 14 45 52 18 7 5 6 27 28 16 6 2 8 18 24 -7 46
10 SoNy Sugar 35 12 9 14 45 56 17 7 6 4 25 23 18 5 3 10 20 33 -11 45
11 Murang'a SEAL 35 11 11 13 36 35 18 8 4 6 23 17 17 3 7 7 13 18 1 44
12 Nakumatt 34 10 13 11 47 51 18 9 4 5 29 26 16 1 9 6 18 25 -4 43
13 MCF 35 9 15 11 46 48 17 5 6 6 26 26 18 4 9 5 20 22 -2 42
14 Modern Coast Rangers 35 10 11 14 42 46 18 7 7 4 28 19 17 3 4 10 14 27 -4 41
15 Silibwet 33 10 9 14 41 53 17 7 5 5 24 21 16 3 4 9 17 32 -12 39
15 Ushuru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Migori Youth 34 8 13 13 27 33 16 5 8 3 15 13 18 3 5 10 12 20 -6 37
17 Nairobi Stima 36 9 10 17 43 56 18 6 3 9 26 30 18 3 7 8 17 26 -13 37
18 Coast Stima 33 8 11 14 35 54 16 5 5 6 19 27 17 3 6 8 16 27 -19 35
19 Soy United 33 5 13 15 27 49 17 3 8 6 12 22 16 2 5 9 15 27 -22 28
20 Kisumu Hot Stars 25 7 6 12 18 31 12 6 4 2 12 6 13 1 2 10 6 25 -13 27

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