It's advantage Western Stima so far with their 6th position in the Premier League table, welcoming Mathare United who are placed 8th.
Mathare United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Mathare United have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 1-2-2 (win-draw-loss) from five matches.
Western Stima form and stats
Western Stima are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Moi International Sports Centre. 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 6 games.
Happy days for Western Stima in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Nzoia United (placed 15th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Zoo Kericho.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ulinzi Stars in only four days.
The Western Stima fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. Western Stima have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Mathare United form and stats
Mathare United's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Mathare United collect 14 points from their 7 away matches in the Premier League. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Mathare United delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against KCB (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Nzoia United.
A quick return to home after this game, as Mathare United are hosting Kariobangi Sharks in the Premier League only four days away.
Mathare United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 7 games. Mathare United have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Western Stima victories, 4 draws and 3 Mathare United wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Western Stima missing players
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| Western Stima | Mathare United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | 9 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 13 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 71% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 67% |
| 50% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 57% | 53% |
| 36% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 7% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| 64% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 53% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 3.6 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 117 | 61 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 49 | 124 |
| 52 | 26 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 26 | 56 |
| 37% | 23% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | 36% |
- Mathare United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Western Stima have not yet lost a game at home.
- Western Stima have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Western Stima have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tusker | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 34 |
| 2 | Gor Mahia | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | Homeboyz | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | KCB | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Ulinzi Stars | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 6 | Western Stima | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Leopards | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 8 | Mathare United | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Sofapaka | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Bandari | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Posta Rangers | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 12 | Zoo Kericho | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Wazito | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Kariobangi Sharks | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -11 | 10 |
| 15 | Nzoia United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -14 | 10 |
| 16 | Kisumu All Stars | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -20 | 9 |
| 17 | SoNy Sugar | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 4 |
| 18 | Chemelil | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 24 | -40 | 1 |