It's advantage Sofapaka so far with their 2nd position in the Premier League table, welcoming Kariobangi Sharks who are placed 8th.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Sofapaka form and stats
Sofapaka, who have the most scored goals (36) in Premier League, have played 11 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.Sofapaka are returning here after visiting KCB in a Premier League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Before that, Sofapaka drew at home versus Ulinzi Stars.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to SoNy Sugar in only three days.
Sofapaka are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 14 goals in 11 matches. Sofapaka have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Kariobangi Sharks form and stats
There's been little loot from Kariobangi Sharks's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 12 away games. Kariobangi Sharks only has 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 8 draws.The manager was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Narok County Stadium. Kariobangi Sharks suffered a 0-2 loss to Tusker. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Western Stima.
A new game in only three days for Kariobangi Sharks, the Premier League home match versus Leopards. Busy days.
The attacking power of Kariobangi Sharks when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored in 12 matches. It's not easy to score on Kariobangi Sharks as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kariobangi Sharks - Sofapaka 0-2. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 1 - 3 - 1 (Sofapaka wins - draws - Kariobangi Sharks wins).Sofapaka missing players
Kariobangi Sharks missing players
| Sofapaka | Kariobangi Sharks | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | Played | 12 | 23 |
| 36 | 14 | Scored | 8 | 20 |
| 20 | 12 | Conceded | 11 | 19 |
| 91% | 82% | Over 0.5 | 75% | 83% |
| 65% | 55% | Over 1.5 | 58% | 61% |
| 43% | 45% | Over 2.5 | 17% | 17% |
| 30% | 36% | Over 3.5 | 8% | 9% |
| 13% | 18% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% |
| 52% | 55% | Both teams to score | 58% | 43% |
| 43% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 39% |
| 13% | 27% | Failed To Score | 33% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
- Sofapaka is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Gor Mahia | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Sofapaka | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 44 |
| 3 | Bandari | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 42 |
| 4 | Homeboyz | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Tusker | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
| 6 | Mathare United | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 35 |
| 7 | SoNy Sugar | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 8 | Kariobangi Sharks | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | KCB | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Ulinzi Stars | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Nzoia United | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 12 | Leopards | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 13 | Western Stima | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 26 |
| 14 | Chemelil | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Posta Rangers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 21 |
| 16 | Vihiga United | 23 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -10 | 20 |
| 17 | Zoo Kericho | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
| 18 | Nakumatt | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -32 | 12 |
