Premier League fixture information: Talanta versus Nairobi City Stars

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Competition: Kenya Premier League
Competition: Wed 07.June
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sher Karuturi Sports Ground (4000 seats)

Premier League: Tipsway are looking at an exciting and key battle featuring Talanta and Nairobi City Stars at Sher Karuturi Sports Ground. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Talanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Nairobi City Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Talanta can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. For Nairobi City Stars most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

It's no vacation for neither Talanta nor Nairobi City Stars as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Talanta form and stats

The complete Premier League stats at home this season for Talanta are 4-5-7 (wins-draws-losses). When Talanta hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Bidco United, Vihiga Bullets, Mathare United, Wazito and Talanta), they have won 3 of 4 matches!

Talanta travelled for their previous game, a trip to Kariobangi Sharks that ended 2-2.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Homeboyz in a game that was won 1-0.

Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 15 league games, 12 have produced two goals or less.

Talanta have scored {15 league goals} here from 16 matches, not a lot. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Nairobi City Stars form and stats

The visitors are W5-D4-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.

Nairobi City Stars might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Nzoia United proved too strong as Nairobi City Stars slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Hope Centre. Before that loss this team had taken at least a draw from seven league matches in a row.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Leopards.

Betting related statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's latest 10 league games.

Nairobi City Stars have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Nairobi City Stars - Talanta 1-2 was the score in these sides' latest h2h fixture, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Talanta two wins, two draws and Nairobi City Stars two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Talanta missing players

Nairobi City Stars missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Talanta Nairobi City Stars
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
8 4 3 Won W 2 5 8
11 5 0 Drew D 1 4 9
13 7 1 Lost L 1 7 15
33 15 8 Scored S 5 16 34
46 25 5 Conceded C 5 22 43
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 81% 84%
69% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 56% 62%
47% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 44%
22% 19% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 19%
12% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 19% 19%
50% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 53%
25% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 25%
34% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 38% 38%
 
2.9 2.9 1 Corners for (avg) C F 1.5 1.6 2.7
3.7 3.2 1 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.4 5
1.4 1.4 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 1.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
7.9 8.5 1.2 Shots (avg) S ( 4 4.3 5.1
3.5 4.2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 1.5 2
28% 22% 200% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 63% 53%
 
9.8 9.9 0.5 Shots against (avg) S A 4 6.5 6.8
4.1 3.9 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.1 3.1
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Nairobi City Stars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Nairobi City Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Nairobi City Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Talanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 32 19 10 3 48 21 16 12 2 2 29 8 16 7 8 1 18 10 27 67
2 Tusker 32 19 8 5 42 22 16 11 5 0 23 7 16 8 3 5 17 15 20 65
3 Nzoia United 32 18 9 5 43 21 16 8 7 1 20 8 16 10 2 4 23 13 22 63
4 Police 32 17 9 6 52 19 16 9 4 3 26 9 16 8 5 3 25 10 33 60
5 KCB 32 17 9 6 35 18 16 7 5 4 15 9 16 10 4 2 18 8 17 60
6 Bandari 32 16 6 10 41 26 16 10 1 5 29 17 16 6 5 5 12 9 15 54
7 Homeboyz 32 12 9 11 31 24 16 5 5 6 13 13 16 7 4 5 18 11 7 45
8 Leopards 32 13 9 10 30 24 16 6 5 5 11 12 16 7 4 5 19 11 6 45
9 Ulinzi Stars 32 11 12 9 34 34 16 7 7 2 20 14 16 4 5 7 12 19 0 45
10 Kariobangi Sharks 32 10 11 11 46 44 16 4 6 6 22 25 16 6 5 5 24 19 2 41
11 Posta Rangers 32 10 9 13 32 42 16 3 4 9 11 23 16 7 5 4 20 15 -10 39
12 Sofapaka 32 9 11 12 30 40 16 5 5 6 15 17 16 4 6 6 15 19 -10 38
13 Bidco United 32 9 8 15 39 36 16 3 4 9 16 20 16 6 4 6 20 14 3 35
14 Talanta 32 8 11 13 33 46 16 4 5 7 15 25 16 4 6 6 18 21 -13 35
15 Nairobi City Stars 32 8 9 15 34 43 16 3 5 8 18 21 16 5 4 7 16 22 -9 33
16 Wazito 32 6 8 18 25 49 16 4 6 6 12 19 16 2 2 12 9 30 -24 26
17 Mathare United 32 7 1 24 24 61 16 5 0 11 11 31 16 2 1 13 13 30 -37 22
18 Vihiga Bullets 32 3 3 26 27 76 16 3 0 13 12 34 16 0 3 13 15 42 -49 12

Table
  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 32 19 10 3 48 21 16 12 2 2 29 8 16 7 8 1 18 10 27 67
2 Tusker 32 19 8 5 42 22 16 11 5 0 23 7 16 8 3 5 17 15 20 65
3 Nzoia United 32 18 9 5 43 21 16 8 7 1 20 8 16 10 2 4 23 13 22 63
4 Police 32 17 9 6 52 19 16 9 4 3 26 9 16 8 5 3 25 10 33 60
5 KCB 32 17 9 6 35 18 16 7 5 4 15 9 16 10 4 2 18 8 17 60
6 Bandari 32 16 6 10 41 26 16 10 1 5 29 17 16 6 5 5 12 9 15 54
7 Homeboyz 32 12 9 11 31 24 16 5 5 6 13 13 16 7 4 5 18 11 7 45
8 Leopards 32 13 9 10 30 24 16 6 5 5 11 12 16 7 4 5 19 11 6 45
9 Ulinzi Stars 32 11 12 9 34 34 16 7 7 2 20 14 16 4 5 7 12 19 0 45
10 Kariobangi Sharks 32 10 11 11 46 44 16 4 6 6 22 25 16 6 5 5 24 19 2 41
11 Posta Rangers 32 10 9 13 32 42 16 3 4 9 11 23 16 7 5 4 20 15 -10 39
12 Sofapaka 32 9 11 12 30 40 16 5 5 6 15 17 16 4 6 6 15 19 -10 38
13 Bidco United 32 9 8 15 39 36 16 3 4 9 16 20 16 6 4 6 20 14 3 35
14 Talanta 32 8 11 13 33 46 16 4 5 7 15 25 16 4 6 6 18 21 -13 35
15 Nairobi City Stars 32 8 9 15 34 43 16 3 5 8 18 21 16 5 4 7 16 22 -9 33
16 Wazito 32 6 8 18 25 49 16 4 6 6 12 19 16 2 2 12 9 30 -24 26
17 Mathare United 32 7 1 24 24 61 16 5 0 11 11 31 16 2 1 13 13 30 -37 22
18 Vihiga Bullets 32 3 3 26 27 76 16 3 0 13 12 34 16 0 3 13 15 42 -49 12

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