Talanta vs Vihiga United: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Kenya Super League
Date: Sun 19.January
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

Talanta will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 15 points behind Vihiga United.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Talanta form and stats

4-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Talanta so far this season.

The fans are hoping that Talanta will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Super League game against Vihiga Bullets (placed 12th). Before that, Talanta had a home game versus Shabana which ended with a victory 3-2.

The Talanta fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, Talanta have conceded 12 goals.

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Vihiga United form and stats

Playing away, Vihiga United have won 2 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Super League this season.

180 minutes! That's how long the Vihiga United goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Migori Youth (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The Super League match ended in a draw 0-0. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Nakumatt.

The attacking power of Vihiga United when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 9 goals have been conceded by Vihiga United in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Vihiga United - Talanta 0-0 earlier this season.

Talanta missing players

Vihiga United missing players

Talanta Vihiga United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 2 9 19
5 4 0 Won W 0 2 10
6 3 0 Drew D 0 5 6
9 3 3 Lost L 2 2 3
20 15 0 Scored S 3 8 28
27 12 6 Conceded C 6 9 16
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 84%
70% 80% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 56% 74%
45% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 22% 37%
25% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 22% 26%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 11% 11%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 53%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 44% 47%
50% 30% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 16%
 
4.5 3.4 3 Corners For (avg) C F 3 4.6 4.6
6.4 7.2 5.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 4.9 4.1
1.4 1.9 1.7 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 1.6
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 3 3
 
126 43 3 Total Shots T S 24 84 129
45 22 1 Shots on Target S O 11 34 55
29% 41% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 24% 40%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • 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 20 15 4 1 35 12 10 6 3 1 16 4 10 9 1 0 19 8 23 49
2 Bidco United 19 12 3 4 34 14 9 6 1 2 13 5 10 6 2 2 21 9 20 39
3 Nairobi Stima 19 11 5 3 28 13 10 5 3 2 9 5 9 6 2 1 19 8 15 38
4 Vihiga United 19 10 6 3 28 16 10 8 1 1 20 7 9 2 5 2 8 9 12 36
5 Migori Youth 20 10 5 5 36 22 11 6 4 1 20 8 9 4 1 4 16 14 14 35
6 Murang'a SEAL 20 9 5 6 31 28 10 5 2 3 13 13 10 4 3 3 18 15 3 32
7 Ushuru 19 7 9 3 26 15 9 3 4 2 13 10 10 4 5 1 13 5 11 30
8 Fortune Sacco 20 9 3 8 23 24 11 7 2 2 16 8 9 2 1 6 7 16 -1 30
9 Coast Stima 19 9 2 8 37 28 10 7 1 2 26 12 9 2 1 6 11 16 9 29
10 Nakumatt 20 7 7 6 25 26 11 5 4 2 17 14 9 2 3 4 8 12 -1 28
11 Shabana 20 7 4 9 24 30 9 6 1 2 14 9 11 1 3 7 10 21 -6 25
12 Vihiga Bullets 19 6 6 7 25 25 8 4 2 2 11 6 11 2 4 5 14 19 0 24
13 Police 19 6 6 7 25 36 9 3 4 2 15 13 10 3 2 5 10 23 -11 24
14 Talanta 20 5 6 9 20 27 10 4 3 3 15 12 10 1 3 6 5 15 -7 21
15 Modern Coast Rangers 20 4 7 9 24 27 10 3 4 3 17 14 10 1 3 6 7 13 -3 19
16 Administration Police 20 3 8 9 18 31 9 1 3 5 10 18 11 2 5 4 8 13 -13 17
17 Kibera Black Stars 19 3 7 9 16 21 8 1 3 4 8 10 11 2 4 5 8 11 -5 16
18 APS Bomet 19 3 6 10 20 32 11 2 3 6 12 19 8 1 3 4 8 13 -12 15
19 St. Joseph 20 3 4 13 23 44 9 3 3 3 15 16 11 0 1 10 8 28 -21 13
20 Northern Wanderers 11 0 1 10 9 36 7 0 1 6 3 21 4 0 0 4 6 15 -27 1
20 Eldoret Youth 11 0 1 10 9 36 7 0 1 6 3 21 4 0 0 4 6 15 -27 1