Nzoia United and Tusker spectators can't wait for Premier League clash at Sudi Stadium

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Competition: Kenya Premier League
Competition: Wed 18.March
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sudi Stadium (5000 seats)

Struggling Nzoia United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Tusker in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Nzoia United and Tusker should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Nzoia United form and stats

Nzoia United's struggle is real here at Sudi Stadium with only 8 points collected from 12 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-6. All in all it has been a very rough period for Nzoia United who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 17 attempts. Their previous win was against Sofapaka, 151 days ago. With nine home Premier League games in a row without a win, the Nzoia United fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Sofapaka game long ago, can be stopped today.

The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus KCB in the Premier League last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Homeboyz.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Leopards in only four days.

Nzoia United aren't scoring a lot here at Sudi Stadium in the league, with only 9 goals from 12 games. Nzoia United's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Tusker form and stats

The away team, who have the most scored goals (25) away in Premier League, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League. Things are running smoothly for Tusker who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 16 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Ulinzi Stars. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Ulinzi Stars game have they lost an away game, meaning Tusker has taken points from eight away matches in a row.

Tusker won their last game, 2-0 versus Chemelil played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Kisumu All Stars that ended 2-2.

A new game in only four days for Tusker, the Premier League home match versus Kariobangi Sharks. Busy days.

The Tusker manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 25 away goals in 12 league matches. Tusker have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Tusker - Nzoia United 3-2 played earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Nzoia United won two, Tusker won four and one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Nzoia United missing players

Tusker missing players

Nzoia United Tusker
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 5 Played P 4 12 23
2 1 0 Won W 3 8 14
7 5 3 Drew D 1 2 7
14 6 2 Lost L 0 2 2
19 9 4 Scored S 14 25 43
41 17 7 Conceded C 4 13 21
91% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
83% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 74%
48% 42% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 58% 43%
26% 17% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 42% 35%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 17% 13%
57% 58% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 58% 57%
13% 17% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 33% 39%
39% 42% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 9%
 
3.2 2.6 1.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 4.4 4.4
5.5 4.4 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.1 4.6
0.7 0.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
138 64 25 Total Shots T S 23 76 157
60 26 12 Shots on Target S O 11 33 62
32% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 127% 76% 66%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Nzoia United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Nzoia United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Tusker has the most scored goals (25) away
  • Tusker has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
  • Tusker have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tusker have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tusker have scored more than double the goals of Nzoia United.
  • Tusker haven’t played a single 0-0 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 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