Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Tusker & Homeboyz face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Shield Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's look for an in-your-face game!
Tusker form and stats
39 points is a decent return from 17 Premier League games here at Nyayo National Stadium for Tusker. The data says 11 wins, 6 draws and 0 losses.
It's back home for Tusker, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Vihiga Bullets away with the result 4-0. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Tusker played a great game against Vihiga Bullets and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Before that, Tusker drew at home versus Posta Rangers.The Tusker fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 24 in 17 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Tusker have only let in {8 goals} at home.
Homeboyz form and stats
The visitors are W8-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Homeboyz delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Bidco United in their previous fixture.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Gor Mahia at their stadium, the result 3-2.Homeboyz have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. Homeboyz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Tusker-Homeboyz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tusker eight wins, Homeboyz two wins, zero draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Tusker missing players
Homeboyz missing players
| Tusker | Homeboyz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 44% | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 42% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 46% | ||
| 4.9 | 3.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 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 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 54 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 70 |
| 2 | Tusker | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 24 | 69 |
| 3 | Police | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Nzoia United | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 64 |
| 5 | KCB | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 64 |
| 6 | Bandari | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 60 |
| 7 | Homeboyz | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 49 |
| 8 | Ulinzi Stars | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 49 |
| 9 | Leopards | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 48 |
| 10 | Sofapaka | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -9 | 42 |
| 11 | Kariobangi Sharks | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 41 |
| 12 | Posta Rangers | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | -11 | 40 |
| 13 | Bidco United | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 36 |
| 14 | Talanta | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -15 | 36 |
| 15 | Nairobi City Stars | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -12 | 34 |
| 16 | Wazito | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 50 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 30 | -24 | 29 |
| 17 | Mathare United | 34 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 26 | 62 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 30 | -36 | 26 |
| 18 | Vihiga Bullets | 34 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 84 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 46 | -56 | 12 |