Kariobangi Sharks will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Tusker.
It's no vacation for neither Kariobangi Sharks nor Tusker as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Kariobangi Sharks form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Moi International Sports Centre as Kariobangi Sharks have scored 12 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).The home team returns to Moi International Sports Centre after sharing the points with Western Stima on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 0-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Bandari.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Kariobangi Sharks as they are travelling to their away game against Sofapaka in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
Kariobangi Sharks has scored 12 goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Kariobangi Sharks are not conceding a lot of goals here at Moi International Sports Centre, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 10 matches.
Tusker form and stats
As the visiting team Tusker have produced an overall stat of 4-4-3 so far.The supporters enjoyed Tusker's previous game versus KCB, a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Before that, Tusker travelled to Mathare United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
A new game in only four days for Tusker, the Premier League home match versus SoNy Sugar. Busy days.
Tusker have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, 11 away games. It's not easy to score on Tusker as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tusker - Kariobangi Sharks 3-1. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 2 Kariobangi Sharks victories, 1 draw and 1 Tusker win.Kariobangi Sharks missing players
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| Kariobangi Sharks | Tusker | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 22 | 10 | Played | 11 | 22 |
| 20 | 12 | Scored | 12 | 28 |
| 17 | 6 | Conceded | 9 | 19 |
| 82% | 90% | Over 0.5 | 82% | 91% |
| 59% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 55% | 68% |
| 18% | 20% | Over 2.5 | 27% | 36% |
| 9% | 10% | Over 3.5 | 18% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 9% | 5% |
| 45% | 30% | Both teams to score | 45% | 55% |
| 41% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 36% | 32% |
| 32% | 30% | Failed To Score | 36% | 23% |
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
- Kariobangi Sharks is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Gor Mahia | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Sofapaka | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Bandari | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 39 |
| 4 | Mathare United | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | Homeboyz | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Tusker | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | SoNy Sugar | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 8 | Kariobangi Sharks | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | KCB | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Nzoia United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Leopards | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Ulinzi Stars | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Western Stima | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 14 | Chemelil | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 22 |
| 15 | Vihiga United | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Posta Rangers | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Zoo Kericho | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 17 |
| 18 | Nakumatt | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | -28 | 12 |
