Nairobi City Stars are receiving Mathare United for yet another very important game after their 2-1 result vs 17th-placed Wazito.
- Nairobi City Stars have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Mathare United have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Premier League
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning added pressure and importance.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Nairobi City Stars form and stats
Nairobi City Stars's struggle is real here at Ruaraka Stadium with only 5 points collected from 9 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-6.
Happy days for Nairobi City Stars in their previous game, a fixture away at Wazito (placed 17th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. A huge relief, as that was the first league victory after failing to win seven games in a row.
In the match before that, Nairobi hosted Sofapaka and drew the game 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Nairobi City Stars perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nairobi City Stars as a small favourite), we find 8 games. Nairobi City Stars has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Nairobi have scored {5 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. Nairobi City Stars have conceded 12 in these home matches. Nairobi has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Mathare United form and stats
There's been little loot from Mathare United's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Mathare United only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Mathare United have lost on their last two travels.
Home advantage was not enough for Mathare in their previous game as they lost hosting Bandari, 0-1.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Leopards.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Mathare United in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Mathare United, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
Mathare are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Mathare United have conceded 16 goals in their away games. When Mathare United is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Bidco United, Vihiga Bullets, Mathare United, Wazito and Talanta.
Head 2 Head
Mathare United - Nairobi 0-1 was the product when these two sides last played each other, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Nairobi City Stars wins - draws - Mathare United wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.
Nairobi City Stars missing players
Mathare United missing players
| Nairobi City Stars | Mathare United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 68% |
| 35% | 22% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 63% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 32% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 16% |
| 45% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 89% | 58% |
| 25% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 45% | 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 2.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 4.4 | 5 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.3 | 6.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| 1.6 | 2.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 36% | 25% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 46% | 46% |
| 8 | 9.9 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.5 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4 | 4.2 |
- Mathare United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Mathare United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Mathare United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mathare United have scored at least twice as many goals away as Nairobi City Stars have scored home.
- Mathare United have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Premier League
- Mathare United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nairobi City Stars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Nairobi City Stars have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Nairobi City Stars have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Premier League
- Nairobi City Stars have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Nairobi City Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Nzoia United | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 38 |
| 3 | KCB | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Tusker | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Police | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 6 | Leopards | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Ulinzi Stars | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
| 8 | Bandari | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | Kariobangi Sharks | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Homeboyz | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 11 | Sofapaka | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | Posta Rangers | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Bidco United | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
| 14 | Talanta | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -12 | 21 |
| 15 | Mathare United | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -16 | 19 |
| 16 | Nairobi City Stars | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 17 | Wazito | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -17 | 11 |
| 18 | Vihiga Bullets | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -23 | 5 |
