With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Mathare United fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Kariobangi Sharks.
It's no vacation for neither Mathare United nor Kariobangi Sharks 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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Mathare United form and stats
When playing at home in the Premier League, Mathare United have managed 2 wins, 4 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 8 games.
In their previous game, led his Mathare United to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Western Stima. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Nairobi City Stadium. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus KCB.
The Mathare United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. On the other hand, Mathare United have conceded 8 goals.
Kariobangi Sharks form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kariobangi Sharks so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-2 (win-draw-lose). Two points from the last two away games for Kariobangi Sharks, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Kariobangi Sharks won their last game, 1-0 versus Bandari played at home. Before that, Kariobangi Sharks travelled to Sofapaka and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
The attacking power of Kariobangi Sharks when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Kariobangi Sharks have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Kariobangi Sharks - Mathare United 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 1 - 3 - 3 (Mathare United wins - draws - Kariobangi Sharks wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Mathare United missing players
Kariobangi Sharks missing players
| Mathare United | Kariobangi Sharks | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | 10 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 26 |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 71% | 81% |
| 69% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 56% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 29% | 44% |
| 31% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 44% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 31% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 44% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 135 | 75 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 56 | 149 |
| 59 | 30 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 14 | 48 |
| 36% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 36% | 33% |
- Kariobangi Sharks has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
| 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 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 37 |
| 2 | Ulinzi Stars | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 34 |
| 3 | Homeboyz | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Gor Mahia | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 32 |
| 5 | KCB | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 32 |
| 6 | Western Stima | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 7 | Leopards | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 28 |
| 8 | Mathare United | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Sofapaka | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Posta Rangers | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Bandari | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 12 | Zoo Kericho | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 16 |
| 13 | Wazito | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 | Kariobangi Sharks | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | Nzoia United | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 10 |
| 16 | Kisumu All Stars | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -22 | 9 |
| 17 | SoNy Sugar | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 4 |
| 18 | Chemelil | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 24 | -39 | 4 |