Both Talanta and Nzoia United are itching for points in this fixture, even with the away side holding a 19 point edge so far this season.
- Talanta have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Premier League
- Nzoia United have the most points from losing position (10) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Talanta form and stats
Talanta's struggle is real here at Ruaraka Stadium with only 5 points collected from 8 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-5.
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Nzoia United last time out and are looking for a win here.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Police the opponent.Talanta aren't scoring a lot here at Ruaraka Stadium in the league, with only {7 goals} from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Talanta have conceded 18 goals in these home games, a significant number. When Talanta hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Vihiga Bullets, Mathare United, Sofapaka, Wazito and Nairobi City Stars), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Nzoia United form and stats
The visitors are W5-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Nzoia United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Talanta for a 0-0 draw.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Posta Rangers.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Nzoia have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Nzoia United as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Talanta - Nzoia United 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Talanta one win, two draws and Nzoia United zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Talanta missing players
Nzoia United missing players
| Talanta | Nzoia United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 31 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 76% |
| 81% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 19% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 41% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 47% |
| 38% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| 3.8 | 3.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 3.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 12.2 | 3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 22% | 15% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 48% |
| 11.9 | 12.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7.7 | 5.8 |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
- Nzoia United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nzoia United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Nzoia United have the most points from losing position (10) in Premier League
- Talanta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Talanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Talanta have the most conceded goals (18) at home in Premier League
- Talanta have won significantly less corners at 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 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 37 |
| 2 | KCB | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Nzoia United | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| 4 | Police | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| 5 | Ulinzi Stars | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Tusker | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Leopards | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Homeboyz | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Bandari | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Bidco United | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Kariobangi Sharks | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Posta Rangers | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Sofapaka | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -5 | 18 |
| 14 | Talanta | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Mathare United | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -16 | 13 |
| 16 | Nairobi City Stars | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 17 | Wazito | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Vihiga Bullets | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 4 |
