KCB vs Nzoia United: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Kenya Premier League
Competition: Wed 30.June
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Nairobi City Stadium (15000 seats)

KCB greet Nzoia United with expectations of taking all three points. Will they? Read our preview!

Insights:
  • KCB have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League
  • Nzoia United have yet to win a game away.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Homeboyz.

Nzoia United play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Nzoia United when playing on artifical turf are 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from eight matches. They have scored 13 goals and conceded 9 times in these games.

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KCB form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Nairobi City Stadium as KCB, who have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League, have scored 13 goals to get 24 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 8-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 325 minutes.

KCB manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Homeboyz (placed 9th) in the Premier League.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mathare United in a game that was won 1-0.

KCB are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. As for guarding their own goal, KCB have only let in 5 goals at home.

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Nzoia United form and stats

Nzoia United have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-3-7 (10 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Home advantage was not enough for Nzoia United in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Nairobi City Stars, 0-1.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Vihiga United.

A new game in only four days for Nzoia, the Premier League home match versus Bidco United. Busy days.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Nzoia's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 10 matches. As opposed to that, Nzoia have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Nzoia United - KCB 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: three wins for KCB, one draw and one win for Nzoia United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

KCB missing players

Nzoia United missing players

KCB Nzoia United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 4 10 20
13 8 3 Won W 0 0 3
4 0 0 Drew D 1 3 8
4 2 1 Lost L 3 7 9
27 13 5 Scored S 2 5 17
13 5 2 Conceded C 6 13 24
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
52% 40% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 60% 70%
43% 30% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 30% 40%
10% 10% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 10% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 65%
62% 70% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 10%
24% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 35%
 
4.7 5.4 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.1 4.5
2.9 3 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4 6.1 4.9
1.1 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.9 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
6.7 7.6 8.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.6 5.6
3.4 4 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3 3.3
40% 36% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 14% 22%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • KCB have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • KCB have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Nzoia United have scored away.
  • KCB have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League
  • KCB haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nzoia United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Nzoia United have yet to win a game 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 21 13 5 3 35 17 11 7 3 1 13 6 10 6 2 2 22 11 18 44
2 KCB 21 13 4 4 27 13 10 8 0 2 13 5 11 5 4 2 14 8 14 43
3 Leopards 21 12 4 5 25 16 11 8 0 3 14 9 10 4 4 2 11 7 9 40
4 Gor Mahia 21 12 2 7 28 20 11 4 2 5 8 9 10 8 0 2 20 11 8 38
5 Nairobi City Stars 21 9 5 7 24 17 10 6 3 1 17 7 11 3 2 6 7 10 7 32
6 Bandari 20 8 7 5 30 24 11 6 2 3 23 15 9 2 5 2 7 9 6 31
7 Kariobangi Sharks 21 9 4 8 27 27 10 3 3 4 12 11 11 6 1 4 15 16 0 31
8 Ulinzi Stars 20 6 10 4 16 11 10 5 4 1 11 5 10 1 6 3 5 6 5 28
9 Homeboyz 20 8 3 9 24 21 10 4 3 3 12 6 10 4 0 6 12 15 3 27
10 Wazito 20 7 6 7 18 20 10 5 3 2 14 9 10 2 3 5 4 11 -2 27
11 Bidco United 20 6 8 6 16 18 10 4 2 4 9 11 10 2 6 2 7 7 -2 26
12 Posta Rangers 21 5 10 6 16 21 11 1 6 4 7 14 10 4 4 2 9 7 -5 25
13 Sofapaka 21 6 6 9 22 27 10 4 4 2 16 11 11 2 2 7 6 16 -5 24
14 Nzoia United 20 3 8 9 17 24 10 3 5 2 12 11 10 0 3 7 5 13 -7 17
15 Western Stima 21 3 7 11 21 38 9 1 3 5 9 17 12 2 4 6 12 21 -17 16
16 Vihiga United 20 3 6 11 8 24 10 1 3 6 3 11 10 2 3 5 5 13 -16 15
17 Mathare United 21 2 5 14 15 31 11 2 4 5 8 11 10 0 1 9 7 20 -16 11
18 Zoo Kericho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0