Football tips: Vihiga Bullets vs Tusker - predictions and stats

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Competition: Kenya Premier League
Competition: Sat 24.Jun
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mumias Sports Complex (5000 seats)

Vihiga Bullets have not won many points this season. Can they get some when Tusker come to visit Mumias Sports Complex?

Insights:
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most conceded goals (80) in Premier League
  • Tusker have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League

For Vihiga Bullets relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Tusker are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

It's no vacation for neither Bullets nor Tusker 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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Vihiga Bullets form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Vihiga Bullets have only managed 3 wins, 0 draws and 13 losses from their games here at Mumias Sports Complex.

Vihiga Bullets are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Police.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Leopards in a game that was won 2-1.

Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league games with this side has had three or more goals.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vihiga Bullets here at Mumias Sports Complex in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 16 games). Vihiga Bullets have conceded 34 goals in these home games, a significant number. When Vihiga Bullets hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Bidco United, Mathare United, Wazito, Nairobi City Stars and Talanta), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Tusker form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 8 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Tusker's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Posta Rangers that finished 1-1.

A 1-2 defeat away at Wazito before that.

A tale of few goals? 12 of this side's last 13 league matches have seen two or less goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tusker have scored 17 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Tusker as they have only conceded 15 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The latest recorded meeting featuring both these sides is the Tusker - Vihiga Bullets 2-1 played previously this season. Previous three meetings involving these sides: Bullets won zero, Tusker triumphed in two and we saw one draw. one game with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Vihiga Bullets missing players

Tusker missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vihiga Bullets Tusker
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 15 4 Played P 5 16 33
3 3 0 Won W 2 8 19
3 0 0 Drew D 2 3 9
26 12 4 Lost L 1 5 5
28 12 1 Scored S 5 17 41
78 32 12 Conceded C 3 15 23
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 94% 88%
75% 73% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 55%
66% 60% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 44% 36%
41% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 12%
25% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
50% 40% 25% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 42%
6% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 44% 52%
47% 53% 75% Failed to Score F T 20% 19% 18%
 
1.2 1.2 2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.4 4
1.5 1.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 3.7 3.7
0.2 0.2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.4 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
2.1 1.3 2.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.6 11.3 9.6
1.1 0.8 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.9 3.4
77% 70% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 27% 34%
 
3 1.8 1.5 Shots against (avg) S A 2.2 8.6 6.7
1.5 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0.8 3.4 2.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Tusker have created more than twice as many corners as Vihiga Bullets.
  • Tusker have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tusker have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Premier League
  • Tusker have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vihiga Bullets have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the fewest points (9) at home in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most conceded goals (34) at home in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most conceded goals (80) in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most conceded goals in the first half (35) in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the the worst goal difference (-22) at home in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets have the the worst goal difference (-52) in Premier League
  • Vihiga Bullets haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 33 19 10 4 50 24 17 12 2 3 31 11 16 7 8 1 18 10 26 67
2 Tusker 33 19 9 5 43 23 17 11 6 0 24 8 16 8 3 5 17 15 20 66
3 Police 33 18 9 6 56 20 17 10 4 3 30 10 16 8 5 3 25 10 36 63
4 Nzoia United 33 18 9 6 43 23 17 8 7 2 20 10 16 10 2 4 23 13 20 63
5 KCB 33 18 9 6 37 18 16 7 5 4 15 9 17 11 4 2 20 8 19 63
6 Bandari 33 17 6 10 42 26 17 11 1 5 30 17 16 6 5 5 12 9 16 57
7 Homeboyz 33 13 9 11 34 26 16 5 5 6 13 13 17 8 4 5 21 13 8 48
8 Ulinzi Stars 33 11 13 9 35 35 16 7 7 2 20 14 17 4 6 7 13 20 0 46
9 Leopards 33 13 9 11 31 26 17 6 5 6 12 14 16 7 4 5 19 11 5 45
10 Kariobangi Sharks 33 10 11 12 46 45 16 4 6 6 22 25 17 6 5 6 24 20 1 41
11 Sofapaka 33 10 11 12 32 41 16 5 5 6 15 17 17 5 6 6 17 20 -9 41
12 Posta Rangers 33 10 10 13 33 43 16 3 4 9 11 23 17 7 6 4 21 16 -10 40
13 Talanta 33 8 12 13 35 48 17 4 6 7 17 27 16 4 6 6 18 21 -13 36
14 Bidco United 33 9 8 16 39 37 17 3 4 10 16 21 16 6 4 6 20 14 2 35
15 Nairobi City Stars 33 8 10 15 36 45 16 3 5 8 18 21 17 5 5 7 18 24 -9 34
16 Wazito 33 7 8 18 26 49 16 4 6 6 12 19 17 3 2 12 10 30 -23 29
17 Mathare United 33 7 2 24 25 62 17 5 1 11 12 32 16 2 1 13 13 30 -37 23
18 Vihiga Bullets 33 3 3 27 28 80 16 3 0 13 12 34 17 0 3 14 16 46 -52 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 33 19 10 4 50 24 17 12 2 3 31 11 16 7 8 1 18 10 26 67
2 Tusker 33 19 9 5 43 23 17 11 6 0 24 8 16 8 3 5 17 15 20 66
3 Police 33 18 9 6 56 20 17 10 4 3 30 10 16 8 5 3 25 10 36 63
4 Nzoia United 33 18 9 6 43 23 17 8 7 2 20 10 16 10 2 4 23 13 20 63
5 KCB 33 18 9 6 37 18 16 7 5 4 15 9 17 11 4 2 20 8 19 63
6 Bandari 33 17 6 10 42 26 17 11 1 5 30 17 16 6 5 5 12 9 16 57
7 Homeboyz 33 13 9 11 34 26 16 5 5 6 13 13 17 8 4 5 21 13 8 48
8 Ulinzi Stars 33 11 13 9 35 35 16 7 7 2 20 14 17 4 6 7 13 20 0 46
9 Leopards 33 13 9 11 31 26 17 6 5 6 12 14 16 7 4 5 19 11 5 45
10 Kariobangi Sharks 33 10 11 12 46 45 16 4 6 6 22 25 17 6 5 6 24 20 1 41
11 Sofapaka 33 10 11 12 32 41 16 5 5 6 15 17 17 5 6 6 17 20 -9 41
12 Posta Rangers 33 10 10 13 33 43 16 3 4 9 11 23 17 7 6 4 21 16 -10 40
13 Talanta 33 8 12 13 35 48 17 4 6 7 17 27 16 4 6 6 18 21 -13 36
14 Bidco United 33 9 8 16 39 37 17 3 4 10 16 21 16 6 4 6 20 14 2 35
15 Nairobi City Stars 33 8 10 15 36 45 16 3 5 8 18 21 17 5 5 7 18 24 -9 34
16 Wazito 33 7 8 18 26 49 16 4 6 6 12 19 17 3 2 12 10 30 -23 29
17 Mathare United 33 7 2 24 25 62 17 5 1 11 12 32 16 2 1 13 13 30 -37 23
18 Vihiga Bullets 33 3 3 27 28 80 16 3 0 13 12 34 17 0 3 14 16 46 -52 12

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