Talanta have travelled here for an action-packed fight versus the home team Sofapaka. Prepare for the match with this thorough Premier League preview!
The hosts Sofapaka saw competitive action as recent as one days ago, playing in the Premier League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ulinzi Stars.
Sofapaka form and stats
Sofapaka have less points than they have played home games in the Premier League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 2 points.
An away draw last time out for Sofapaka, facing Ulinzi Stars in a game that ended 1-1.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Leopards.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Police are coming to town in three days.
At Narok County Stadium, Sofapaka has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Talanta form and stats
A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Premier League, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 17 matches.
It's the second away game in a row for Talanta, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Nairobi City Stars (placed 15th) last time out.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Kariobangi Sharks.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ulinzi Stars in just three days.
It's early days yet, but Talanta has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Sofapaka-Talanta H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Sofapaka zero wins, Talanta one win, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Sofapaka missing players
Talanta missing players
| Sofapaka | Talanta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 80% | 50% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.5 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 11 | 8.5 |
| 5.5 | 8 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 33 | 33 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 17 | 26 |
| 4.2 | 7 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 18% | 14% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 15.5 | 25 | 25 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | 9 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sofapaka | Last season | Talanta | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 33 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Scored | S | 24 | 39 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 82% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 64% | 65% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 82% | ||
| 27% | 41% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 41% | ||
| 3% | 6% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 18% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 6% | ||
| 45% | 59% | BTTS | BTTS | 59% | 53% | ||
| 39% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 24% | 24% | ||
| 33% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 29% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.4 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.3 | 8.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | ||
| 12.7 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 9.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Nzoia United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | KCB | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Homeboyz | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Gor Mahia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Bandari | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Posta Rangers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Ulinzi Stars | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | Kariobangi Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Talanta | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Leopards | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Bidco United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Sofapaka | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Police | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Nairobi City Stars | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 1 |
| 16 | APS Bomet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Fortune Sacco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Mathare United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Vihiga Bullets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Wazito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
