23 points separate the teams so far this season, Gor Mahia having performed best. Can Mathare United strike back?
- Mathare United is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Gor Mahia is in the best form (5-0-1)
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Mathare United form and stats
2-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Mathare United so far this season. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in ten attempts.
The fans are hoping that Mathare will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Leopards (placed 3rd).
Before that, Mathare United played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Nzoia United.The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to KCB in only three days.
Mathare aren't scoring a lot here at Moi International Sports Centre in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. From these home matches, Mathare have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Gor Mahia form and stats
The away team, who have the most points (21) away in Premier League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League. Gor Mahia have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Mahia goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 217 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Gor Mahia play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Wazito (placed 9th).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Vihiga United at their stadium, the result 1-0.After this away game Mahia return home for a Premier League game against Sofapaka. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The Mahia manager C. Vaz Pinto has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. As opposed to that, Mahia have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Gor Mahia - Mathare 3-1. Mathare-Gor Mahia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Mathare United three wins, Gor Mahia three wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Mathare United missing players
Gor Mahia missing players
| Mathare United | Gor Mahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 28 |
| 27 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 18 |
| 89% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 72% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 61% |
| 44% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 78% | 56% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 28% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 56% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 78% | 50% |
| 22% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 33% |
| 33% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 4.5 |
| 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.5 | 7.3 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| 3.5 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 23% | 23% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 64% | 45% |
- Gor Mahia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gor Mahia have scored at least twice as many goals away as Mathare United have scored home.
- Gor Mahia have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Gor Mahia have the most points (21) away in Premier League
- Gor Mahia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gor Mahia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Gor Mahia is in the best form (5-0-1)
- Mathare United is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 41 |
| 2 | KCB | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Leopards | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Gor Mahia | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Kariobangi Sharks | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Bandari | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 | Homeboyz | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Nairobi City Stars | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Wazito | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Bidco United | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| 11 | Sofapaka | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Ulinzi Stars | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 13 | Nzoia United | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 14 | Posta Rangers | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Western Stima | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -16 | 14 |
| 16 | Vihiga United | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -17 | 12 |
| 17 | Mathare United | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Zoo Kericho | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 8 |