Premier League match prediction: Little separates Sofapaka and Ulinzi Stars in quality

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Competition: Kenya Premier League
Competition: Thu 13.April
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wundanyi Stadium (1000 seats)

This is it, this is Premier League and this is Sofapaka - Ulinzi Stars. Check out our complete match preview!

Insights:
  • Sofapaka have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Premier League

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 Sofapaka and Ulinzi Stars.

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Sofapaka form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League, Sofapaka have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.

Sofapaka haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 190 minutes ago. Munala scored that one.

No payout for Sofapaka in their previous match, an away game at Tusker that ended in defeat 0-2. The first defeat after going unbeaten in four league matches.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Gor Mahia that ended 0-0.

It should be noted that a peek at the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Sofapaka aren't scoring a lot here at Wundanyi Stadium in the league, with only {10 goals} from 11 games. Sofapaka have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ulinzi Stars form and stats

3 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Ulinzi Stars playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Ulinzi Stars are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Ulinzi Stars aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 344 league minutes without a goal. Simiyu was the last player to find the net.

Ulinzi's last game was the home draw against KCB (0-0).

A 0-5 defeat away at Bandari before that.

Low-scoring game? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league rounds have contained zero, one or two goals.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ulinzi Stars as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ulinzi Stars have not lost in the last 8 games (3-5-0) facing Sofapaka.

The former head-to-head encounter ended Ulinzi Stars - Sofapaka 1-1, played this season.

Sofapaka missing players

Ulinzi Stars missing players

Sofapaka Ulinzi Stars
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 4 11 23
6 4 1 Won W 0 3 8
8 4 1 Drew D 1 4 9
8 3 0 Lost L 3 4 6
19 10 3 Scored S 3 9 23
19 7 1 Conceded C 10 11 22
86% 82% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 73% 83%
59% 45% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 45% 57%
18% 18% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 27% 30%
9% 9% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 18% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 18% 9%
36% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 18% 39%
36% 45% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 55% 43%
41% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 55% 35%
 
3.5 3.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.5 4.9
5.2 5.4 10 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.5 4.3
1.7 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 10.3 12 Shots (avg) S ( 5.2 6.6 10.2
3.5 3.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.2 4
19% 23% 75% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 28% 26%
 
11 11.3 12 Shots against (avg) S A 6.2 5.9 9
4.8 4.8 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3 3.8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Sofapaka have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Premier League

  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 24 15 7 2 38 15 12 10 1 1 22 3 12 5 6 1 15 9 23 52
2 Tusker 23 14 6 3 35 19 11 7 4 0 18 7 12 7 2 3 15 12 16 48
3 Nzoia United 24 12 9 3 30 15 12 5 7 0 15 7 12 7 2 3 15 8 15 45
4 KCB 23 12 6 5 25 15 11 4 3 4 9 9 12 8 3 1 14 5 10 42
5 Police 22 11 7 4 35 15 11 5 4 2 17 7 11 6 3 2 17 8 20 40
6 Leopards 23 11 6 6 22 13 11 5 3 3 7 7 12 6 3 3 15 5 9 39
7 Bandari 23 11 3 9 25 19 11 7 0 4 17 11 12 4 3 5 8 8 6 36
8 Posta Rangers 24 9 7 8 23 29 13 3 4 6 8 17 11 6 3 2 14 8 -6 34
9 Kariobangi Sharks 24 8 9 7 40 36 12 4 4 4 19 20 12 4 5 3 21 16 4 33
10 Ulinzi Stars 23 8 9 6 25 23 12 5 5 2 14 11 11 3 4 4 9 11 2 33
11 Homeboyz 24 8 8 8 25 20 12 2 5 5 9 11 12 6 3 3 16 9 5 32
12 Sofapaka 22 6 8 8 19 23 11 4 4 3 10 7 11 2 4 5 9 12 -4 26
13 Bidco United 24 6 6 12 26 28 12 2 2 8 9 15 12 4 4 4 14 11 -2 24
14 Talanta 23 6 6 11 26 39 12 3 3 6 12 22 11 3 3 5 14 17 -13 24
15 Mathare United 23 7 1 15 22 43 12 5 0 7 10 23 11 2 1 8 12 20 -21 22
16 Nairobi City Stars 24 5 5 14 21 34 11 2 2 7 10 15 13 3 3 7 11 19 -13 20
17 Wazito 23 2 7 14 17 39 12 1 5 6 7 17 11 1 2 8 6 22 -22 13
18 Vihiga Bullets 22 2 2 18 15 44 11 2 0 9 8 23 11 0 2 9 7 21 -29 8

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