This could be an interesting match as Talanta have their presumed home advantage while Nairobi City Stars are ahead 16 points in the Super League table.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Talanta form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what Talanta have to build on here in the Super League.
The Talanta crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-4 to Ushuru here in a Super League match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Migori Youth (0-2).
Talanta were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Talanta have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Talanta have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Nairobi City Stars form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Nairobi City Stars so far, with 5-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Super League statistics.
Nairobi City Stars are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the Super League against Migori Youth (placed 5th). A 1-1 draw at Nakumatt's stadium before that.
Nairobi City Stars has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, Nairobi City Stars have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Talanta victory, 1 draw and 0 Nairobi City Stars wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Talanta missing players
Nairobi City Stars missing players
| Talanta | Nairobi City Stars | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 8 | 11 | 25 |
| 12 | 7 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 67% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 42% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 67% |
| 25% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 67% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 7.4 | 8.5 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- Nairobi City Stars have not yet lost a game.
- Nairobi City Stars have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nairobi City Stars have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Nairobi City Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Talanta have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Talanta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Talanta have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Talanta 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 | Nairobi City Stars | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Nairobi Stima | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | Bidco United | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | Vihiga United | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Migori Youth | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Ushuru | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Shabana | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Murang'a SEAL | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Talanta | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Coast Stima | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 16 |
| 11 | Nakumatt | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Police | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 15 |
| 13 | Administration Police | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Vihiga Bullets | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 13 |
| 15 | Fortune Sacco | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | APS Bomet | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Modern Coast Rangers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 18 | St. Joseph | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 7 |
| 19 | Kibera Black Stars | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 6 |
| 20 | Eldoret Youth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Northern Wanderers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -27 | 0 |