Police are thought of as favourites to win this home match against Talanta, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Police have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premier League
- Talanta have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Premier League
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.
Police form and stats
Police have collected 11 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-2-2. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Police has won their last four matches.
Police enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Nairobi City Stars's place. The match ended 2-1.
Before that match, a win away at Bidco United.It should be considered that a glance at the 10 latest league games shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
Police are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Defensively Police have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Talanta form and stats
Playing away, Talanta have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Talanta aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 180 league minutes without a goal.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Leopards with 0-6 on the scoreboard. Talanta lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-6 beating and focus on this one.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Bandari.Goal hungry football fans should note that 11 of this club's 14 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
Talanta have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Talanta have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Talanta has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - three - three (Police wins - draws - Talanta wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Police missing players
Talanta missing players
| Police | Talanta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 86% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 43% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 36% | 29% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
| 14% | 14% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 21% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 57% |
| 57% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 36% | 57% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 36% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 2.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 13.2 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 8.2 | 10.9 |
| 5.5 | 5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.4 | 5.2 |
| 28% | 23% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 41% | 22% |
| 8.9 | 10 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 9 | 11.8 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
- Police have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Police have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Premier League
- Police have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in Premier League
- Police have the the best goal difference (+17) in Premier League
- Police have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Talanta have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Premier League
- Talanta have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Talanta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | Nzoia United | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | KCB | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Police | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 5 | Leopards | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Tusker | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Ulinzi Stars | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 8 | Homeboyz | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Bandari | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Bidco United | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 11 | Sofapaka | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Posta Rangers | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -8 | 18 |
| 13 | Kariobangi Sharks | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 14 | Talanta | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Nairobi City Stars | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 16 | Mathare United | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -16 | 10 |
| 17 | Wazito | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | Vihiga Bullets | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 4 |
