Police have travelled here for an action-packed duel versus the home team Kariobangi Sharks. Get smart on the match with this thorough Premier League preview!
This has all the signs of an entertaining fixture with lots of action and energy as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Kariobangi Sharks form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League game here at Moi International Sports Centre, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Kariobangi Sharks last season were 5 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from 17 games.
The Kariobangi Sharks club members enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ulinzi Stars and win 3-2.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Talanta the opponent.Kariobangi Sharks has scored {3 goals} so far and conceded {2 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Police form and stats
Police aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 204 league minutes without a goal. Abuya was the last player to find the net.
Home advantage was not enough for Police in their previous game as they lost hosting Homeboyz, 0-1.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against KCB.A quick return to home after this game, as Police are hosting Bandari in the Premier League only one days away.
Head 2 Head
Kariobangi Sharks-Police H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Kariobangi Sharks one win, Police one win, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Kariobangi Sharks missing players
Police missing players
| Kariobangi Sharks | Police | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 4.5 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | 7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 31% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 23 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kariobangi Sharks | Last season | Police | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 9 | 14 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 21 | 44 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Conceded | C | 15 | 35 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 76% | 85% | ||
| 71% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 74% | ||
| 38% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 24% | ||
| 9% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
| 41% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 53% | ||
| 29% | 12% | Clean Sheets | C S | 35% | 32% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 29% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 42% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 34% | ||
| 9.6 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Gor Mahia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Homeboyz | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | KCB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Kariobangi Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Talanta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Bandari | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Nzoia United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Bidco United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Leopards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Ulinzi Stars | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Posta Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Sofapaka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | APS Bomet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Fortune Sacco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mathare United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Vihiga Bullets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Wazito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Police | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Nairobi City Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 23 | 63 |
| 2 | Homeboyz | 33 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 51 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 19 | 63 |
| 3 | Bandari | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 54 |
| 4 | Gor Mahia | 32 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | Nairobi City Stars | 33 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 34 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 49 |
| 6 | Leopards | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 46 |
| 7 | KCB | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Sofapaka | 32 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 46 |
| 9 | Kariobangi Sharks | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | Police | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 7 | 44 |
| 11 | Talanta | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 41 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 24 | -2 | 44 |
| 12 | Posta Rangers | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 41 |
| 13 | Ulinzi Stars | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 40 |
| 14 | Nzoia United | 33 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -6 | 34 |
| 15 | Bidco United | 33 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 33 |
| 16 | Wazito | 33 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 50 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -20 | 29 |
| 17 | Vihiga Bullets | 32 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 56 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -34 | 22 |
| 18 | Mathare United | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -25 | 8 |