Sofapaka will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Ulinzi Stars.
Sofapaka and Ulinzi Stars 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
Sofapaka, who have the most scored goals (24) at home in Premier League, are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Kenyatta Stadium. 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games.
Sofapaka are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Leopards. Before that, Sofapaka had a home game versus Gor Mahia which ended with a victory 3-1.
The Sofapaka manager has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. 13 goals have been conceded.
Ulinzi Stars form and stats
4-5-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Ulinzi Stars in their Premier League matches away. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Mathare United game have they lost an away game, meaning Ulinzi Stars has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
Ulinzi Stars are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Premier League against Kisumu All Stars (placed 16th). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Nzoia United that ended 1-1.
The travelling fans enjoy Ulinzi Stars's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 10 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Ulinzi Stars as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Ulinzi Stars - Sofapaka 0-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Sofapaka, three draws and five wins for Ulinzi Stars. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Sofapaka missing players
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| Sofapaka | Ulinzi Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 24 | 4 | Scored | S | 7 | 15 | 34 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 70% | 77% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 59% |
| 76% | 91% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 36% |
| 29% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 32% |
| 5% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| 86% | 91% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 27% |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
| 4 | 4.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 195 | 118 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 45 | 93 | 217 |
| 87 | 56 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 32 | 80 |
| 39% | 43% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 47% | 38% |
- All of Sofapaka's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sofapaka has the most matches over the total-line (16)
- Sofapaka has the most scored goals (24) at home
- Sofapaka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sofapaka have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sofapaka haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ulinzi Stars has the fewest conceded goals (7) away
- Ulinzi Stars has the most matches under the total-line (14)
- Ulinzi Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Ulinzi Stars have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Gor Mahia | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 48 |
| 2 | Tusker | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | KCB | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| 4 | Homeboyz | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 44 |
| 5 | Ulinzi Stars | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 42 |
| 6 | Leopards | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 40 |
| 7 | Western Stima | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 33 |
| 8 | Mathare United | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 32 |
| 9 | Sofapaka | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 30 |
| 10 | Posta Rangers | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Bandari | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Kariobangi Sharks | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Wazito | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 19 |
| 14 | Zoo Kericho | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -13 | 18 |
| 15 | Nzoia United | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 12 |
| 16 | Kisumu All Stars | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 28 | -34 | 9 |
| 17 | Chemelil | 21 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 31 | -51 | 9 |
| 18 | SoNy Sugar | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 4 |