Game week two of the Premier League season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Sofapaka - Western Stima preview:
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It should be mentioned that Western Stima play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Western Stima on grass are 10 victories, 12 draws and 15 defeats from 37 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 39-46. You can compare this with overall results below.
Sofapaka form and stats
J. Ameyaw was the last player to score a league goal for Sofapaka and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Sofapaka haven't scored in 270 minutes.
In their previous game, led his Sofapaka to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Bandari. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Narok County Stadium. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Zoo Kericho the opponent.
Last season, Sofapaka's league statistics were 8 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 10th position in the Premier League. Over these 23 matches they scored 34 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Sofapaka managed 7-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 24 goals and 14 conceded.
Western Stima form and stats
Western Stima have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 256 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Western's last game was the home draw against Bidco United (0-0). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Posta Rangers.
Let's have a look at how Western Stima performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 9 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded 27 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 5 with 19/21 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Sofapaka wins - draws - Western Stima wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Sofapaka missing players
Western Stima missing players
| Sofapaka | Western Stima | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sofapaka | Last season | Western Stima | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 23 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 23 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 19 | 34 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Conceded | C | 21 | 27 | ||
| 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | ||
| 83% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 78% | ||
| 70% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 52% | ||
| 26% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 35% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 13% | ||
| 78% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 83% | 70% | ||
| 17% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 26% | ||
| 13% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 17% | ||
| 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 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kariobangi Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | KCB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Nairobi City Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Leopards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bandari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Homeboyz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Wazito | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 8 | Bidco United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Western Stima | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Tusker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sofapaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Nzoia United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Vihiga United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Posta Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 54 |
| 2 | Tusker | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Homeboyz | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 47 |
| 4 | Ulinzi Stars | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 46 |
| 5 | KCB | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 6 | Leopards | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 43 |
| 7 | Mathare United | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Western Stima | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Bandari | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Sofapaka | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Posta Rangers | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Wazito | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Kariobangi Sharks | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Zoo Kericho | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 19 |
| 15 | Nzoia United | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -22 | 13 |
| 16 | Kisumu All Stars | 23 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 32 | -37 | 10 |
| 17 | Chemelil | 23 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 65 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 33 | -54 | 9 |
| 18 | SoNy Sugar | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 7 |