Premier League match preview: Posta Rangers versus Leopards

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Competition: Kenya Premier League
Date: Wed 08.January
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)
Venue: Moi International Sports Centre (60000 seats)

Posta Rangers will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Leopards.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Posta Rangers and Leopards.

These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.

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Posta Rangers form and stats

2-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Posta Rangers so far this season.

The Posta Rangers fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Moi International Sports Centre: A 0-2 defeat against Ulinzi Stars (placed 3rd). The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Gor Mahia.

There will be little rest for Posta Rangers after this match as they are travelling to Kisumu All Stars for a Premier League game in only four days.

Posta Rangers has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Posta Rangers have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Leopards form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. It's three draws from Leopards's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Leopards are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the Premier League against Zoo Kericho (placed 12th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Mathare United.

After this away game Leopards return home for a Premier League game against Wazito. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Leopards have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Leopards in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 5 - 4 (Posta Rangers wins - draws - Leopards wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 7 had two or less.

Posta Rangers missing players

Leopards missing players

Posta Rangers Leopards
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 4 Played P 2 8 16
4 2 0 Won W 1 3 7
7 3 2 Drew D 1 3 7
4 3 2 Lost L 0 2 2
17 8 2 Scored S 4 10 23
16 6 5 Conceded C 3 10 12
80% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 75%
67% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 56%
33% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 44%
13% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 31%
13% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
40% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 38%
40% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 56%
40% 50% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 31%
 
3.7 3.2 3.2 Corners For (avg) C F 5 5.1 3.9
4.2 4.2 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 8 4.5 3.6
2 1.4 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 1.8 1.6
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
127 67 26 Total Shots T S 10 51 100
49 24 8 Shots on Target S O 4 14 34
35% 33% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 71% 59%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Leopards have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Leopards have won significantly more corners away than 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 Tusker 16 10 4 2 32 16 7 4 3 0 12 6 9 6 1 2 20 10 16 34
2 Gor Mahia 13 10 2 1 25 6 7 5 1 1 15 5 6 5 1 0 10 1 19 32
3 Ulinzi Stars 16 8 7 1 25 9 8 4 4 0 12 4 8 4 3 1 13 5 16 31
4 Homeboyz 15 9 3 3 29 18 7 5 1 1 14 5 8 4 2 2 15 13 11 30
5 KCB 15 8 5 2 25 11 8 6 2 0 15 5 7 2 3 2 10 6 14 29
6 Leopards 16 7 7 2 23 12 8 4 4 0 13 2 8 3 3 2 10 10 11 28
7 Western Stima 14 7 6 1 22 13 6 3 3 0 9 3 8 4 3 1 13 10 9 27
8 Mathare United 15 6 6 3 21 16 8 2 4 2 10 8 7 4 2 1 11 8 5 24
9 Sofapaka 14 6 4 4 22 18 8 5 1 2 16 10 6 1 3 2 6 8 4 22
10 Bandari 15 6 3 6 19 16 7 4 2 1 14 8 8 2 1 5 5 8 3 21
11 Posta Rangers 15 4 7 4 17 16 8 2 3 3 8 6 7 2 4 1 9 10 1 19
12 Zoo Kericho 15 5 1 9 18 26 7 4 1 2 11 6 8 1 0 7 7 20 -8 16
13 Wazito 16 3 5 8 20 23 8 2 2 4 13 11 8 1 3 4 7 12 -3 14
14 Kariobangi Sharks 15 1 7 7 15 26 8 0 3 5 10 19 7 1 4 2 5 7 -11 10
15 Nzoia United 16 2 4 10 15 29 8 1 2 5 8 15 8 1 2 5 7 14 -14 10
16 Kisumu All Stars 16 2 3 11 8 28 8 2 0 6 5 13 8 0 3 5 3 15 -20 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 14 0 1 13 6 46 7 0 1 6 5 22 7 0 0 7 1 24 -40 1