Soccer betting preview: Ulinzi Stars welcomes Posta Rangers in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Kenya Premier League
Date: Thu 09.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Afraha Stadium (8200 seats)

With their 13 point advantage in the league table, Ulinzi Stars fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Posta Rangers.

It's no vacation for neither Ulinzi Stars nor Posta Rangers 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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Ulinzi Stars form and stats

Ulinzi Stars have collected 24 points from their home games so far after 6-6-2.

Ulinzi Stars's last game was hosting Nzoia United and winning 1-0. Heartbreak before that as Ulinzi Stars lost 0-1 at Bandari's place.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ulinzi Stars have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found four matches with the results: Won 3 Drawn 1 Lost 0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ulinzi Stars as they are travelling to their away game against Zoo Kericho in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.

Ulinzi Stars are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 16 goals in 14 matches. From these home matches, Ulinzi Stars have conceded only 10 goals.

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Posta Rangers form and stats

Posta Rangers have only collected 13 points from their away games after 3-4-7 (14 played).

Posta Rangers's last game was the home draw against Bandari (0-0). Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Sofapaka's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Posta Rangers in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Posta Rangers, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

A quick return to home after this game, as Posta Rangers are hosting Vihiga United in the Premier League only three days away.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by Posta Rangers in these games.

Head 2 Head

Ulinzi Stars and Posta Rangers have met before this season: Posta Rangers - Ulinzi Stars 1-1. Ulinzi Stars-Posta Rangers H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Ulinzi Stars 4 wins, Posta Rangers 2 wins, 4 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Ulinzi Stars Posta Rangers
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played 5 14 28
9 6 1 Won 0 3 6
12 6 3 Drew 3 4 8
7 2 0 Lost 2 7 14
26 16 3 Scored 2 10 23
24 10 2 Conceded 5 16 30
82% 79% 75% Over 0.5 60% 79% 79%
61% 57% 50% Over 1.5 40% 43% 50%
25% 36% 0% Over 2.5 20% 36% 29%
11% 14% 0% Over 3.5 20% 21% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 7% 7%
46% 50% 50% BTTS 40% 43% 36%
36% 43% 50% Clean Sheets 40% 36% 36%
36% 29% 25% Failed To Score 60% 43% 50%
 
4.7 4.9 5.5 Corners For (avg) 3.8 4 3.7
4.3 3.7 3 Corners Against (avg) 6.6 5.8 5.1
1.9 1.9 1.8 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.4 1.7 1.5
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Posta Rangers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ulinzi Stars have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Ulinzi Stars
21-04-19 PL Gor Mahia 1 - 1 Ulinzi Stars
24-04-19 PL Ulinzi Stars 1 - 0 Vihiga United
29-04-19 PL Ulinzi Stars 1 - 2 Gor Mahia
02-05-19 PL Bandari 1 - 0 Ulinzi Stars
06-05-19 PL Ulinzi Stars 1 - 0 Nzoia United
09-05-19 PL Ulinzi Stars 12:00 Posta Rangers
12-05-19 PL Zoo Kericho 12:00 Ulinzi Stars
18-05-19 PL Chemelil 13:00 Ulinzi Stars
22-05-19 PL Ulinzi Stars 13:00 Kariobangi Sharks
26-05-19 PL KCB 12:00 Ulinzi Stars
Posta Rangers
18-04-19 PL Leopards 3 - 1 Posta Rangers
21-04-19 PL Posta Rangers 2 - 0 Zoo Kericho
27-04-19 PL Kariobangi Sharks 1 - 1 Posta Rangers
01-05-19 PL Sofapaka 3 - 2 Posta Rangers
05-05-19 PL Posta Rangers 0 - 0 Bandari
09-05-19 PL Ulinzi Stars 12:00 Posta Rangers
12-05-19 PL Posta Rangers 08:00 Vihiga United
18-05-19 PL Posta Rangers 14:15 Homeboyz
22-05-19 PL Western Stima 13:00 Posta Rangers
26-05-19 PL Posta Rangers 13:00 Gor Mahia

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Gor Mahia 28 19 6 3 49 19 14 11 3 0 29 10 14 8 3 3 20 9 30 63
2 Sofapaka 29 15 11 3 47 27 15 6 6 3 22 17 14 9 5 0 25 10 20 56
3 Bandari 28 15 7 6 34 25 13 10 2 1 21 9 15 5 5 5 13 16 9 52
4 Mathare United 29 12 10 7 43 33 15 8 4 3 27 19 14 4 6 4 16 14 10 46
5 Homeboyz 28 12 9 7 40 24 15 7 5 3 20 12 13 5 4 4 20 12 16 45
6 Tusker 27 11 9 7 35 23 14 5 5 4 18 14 13 6 4 3 17 9 12 42
7 SoNy Sugar 27 12 6 9 32 26 13 7 3 3 20 11 14 5 3 6 12 14 6 42
8 Ulinzi Stars 28 9 12 7 26 24 14 6 6 2 16 10 14 3 6 5 10 14 2 39
9 Kariobangi Sharks 29 8 14 7 28 29 14 6 4 4 14 13 15 2 10 3 14 16 -1 38
10 Leopards 28 10 8 10 31 33 15 5 5 5 15 14 13 5 3 5 15 19 -2 38
11 KCB 28 8 10 10 29 28 14 4 6 4 13 12 14 4 4 6 16 16 1 34
12 Nzoia United 27 8 8 11 26 29 12 5 4 3 10 10 15 3 4 8 16 19 -3 32
13 Western Stima 28 6 13 9 22 31 14 3 6 5 10 16 14 3 7 4 12 15 -9 31
14 Chemelil 29 7 8 14 25 37 14 3 6 5 12 15 15 4 2 9 13 22 -12 29
15 Posta Rangers 28 6 8 14 23 30 14 3 4 7 13 14 14 3 4 7 10 16 -7 26
16 Vihiga United 29 4 12 13 23 38 15 3 6 6 13 18 14 1 6 7 10 20 -15 24
17 Zoo Kericho 28 4 10 14 19 38 14 4 5 5 10 14 14 0 5 9 9 24 -19 22
18 Nakumatt 28 5 3 20 29 67 14 3 2 9 15 34 14 2 1 11 14 33 -38 18