Mathare United have traveled here for an interesting fight against the hosts Sofapaka. Prepare for the match with this Premier League preview!
Sofapaka and Mathare United 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.
Sofapaka form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Sofapaka's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sofapaka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.
Sofapaka has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Mathare United form and stats
We have checked recent matches where Mathare United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those three games were zero victories, two draws and one defeat.
Let's have a look at how Mathare United performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 9 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 28 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 5 and lost 3 with 17/17 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sofapaka four wins, four draws and Mathare United two victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Sofapaka missing players
Mathare United missing players
| Sofapaka | Mathare United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 11.5 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.8 | 3.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26% | 57% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sofapaka | Last season | Mathare United | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 23 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 28 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 87% | ||
| 83% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 78% | ||
| 70% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 61% | ||
| 26% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 39% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 13% | ||
| 78% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 70% | ||
| 17% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 22% | ||
| 13% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 22% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KCB | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| 2 | Kariobangi Sharks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | Leopards | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Nairobi City Stars | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Tusker | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Bandari | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Wazito | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Bidco United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Gor Mahia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Ulinzi Stars | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Posta Rangers | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Homeboyz | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 13 | Vihiga United | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Sofapaka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Nzoia United | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Western Stima | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 4 |