It's still early in the Premier League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Leopards - Sofapaka preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Leopards form and stats
The hosts won their first Premier League game here at Nyayo National Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Leopards last season were 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from 12 games.
Leopards are returning here after visiting Bidco United in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Tusker.
At Nyayo National Stadium, Leopards has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Sofapaka form and stats
Sofapaka have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 1 victory, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 11 fixtures.
Sofapaka go into this game after a win, the home game against Western Stima that ended 3-1. Prior to that match, the Sofapaka manager faced defeat when travelling to Bandari and losing 0-1.
It's early days yet, but Sofapaka has scored 0 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Leopards, one draw and five wins for Sofapaka. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Leopards missing players
Sofapaka missing players
| Leopards | Sofapaka | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 11 | 13.5 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 67% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 30% |
| Leopards | Last season | Sofapaka | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 15 | 29 | ||
| 83% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 91% | ||
| 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 83% | ||
| 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 70% | ||
| 21% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 26% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 78% | ||
| 54% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 17% | ||
| 29% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 13% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 45% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 38% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KCB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Leopards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Kariobangi Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Homeboyz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bandari | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Sofapaka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Nairobi City Stars | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Wazito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Tusker | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 10 | Western Stima | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 11 | Bidco United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Nzoia United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Posta Rangers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Vihiga United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Gor Mahia | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 54 |
| 2 | Tusker | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Homeboyz | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Ulinzi Stars | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 46 |
| 5 | KCB | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 6 | Leopards | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 |
| 7 | Mathare United | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Western Stima | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Bandari | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Sofapaka | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Posta Rangers | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Wazito | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Kariobangi Sharks | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Zoo Kericho | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 19 |
| 15 | Nzoia United | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -22 | 13 |
| 16 | Kisumu All Stars | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 32 | -37 | 10 |
| 17 | Chemelil | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33 | -54 | 9 |
| 18 | SoNy Sugar | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 7 |