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!
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.
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 | Statistics | Stat | vs | 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% |
- 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 |