Talanta will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 21 points behind Wazito.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Super League. That match was played in the comfort of their own home stadium, hosting Nairobi Stima. There's been little rest and some travel, but Wazito will do their best.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Wazito's home stadium. The visitors last eleven games on grass have ended in 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Talanta form and stats
Talanta have played 18 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-9-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Talanta.The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Migori Youth in the Super League last time out and are looking for a win here. Prior to that, an away loss at Kangemi Allstars.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Talanta as they are travelling to their away game against Shabana in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
The Talanta fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 24 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Talanta have conceded 18 goals.
Wazito form and stats
Wazito, who have the most points (37) away in Super League, have an excellent away record so far with 12-1-5 from 18 games. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Wazito are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.Wazito failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Nairobi Stima that ended with defeat 3-5. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Administration Police at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting St. Joseph in just four days.
Wazito has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 31 goals from 18 games. It's not easy to score on Wazito as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Wazito - Talanta 1-3 entered in the official records. Last one meeting between the teams: Talanta won 1, Wazito won 0 and 0 draws. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.Talanta missing players
Wazito missing players
| Talanta | Wazito | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 18 | 5 | Played | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Won | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 9 | 2 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 50 | 24 | 6 | Scored | 7 | 31 | 67 |
| 41 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 97% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 86% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 72% | 69% |
| 43% | 28% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 39% | 44% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 6% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 17% |
| 63% | 61% | 80% | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 44% |
| 20% | 28% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 20% | 17% | 20% | Failed To Score | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | 9 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 10 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 1 |
- Wazito have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Wazito haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 21-04-19 | | Talanta | 1 - 0 | Thika United |
| 26-04-19 | | Administration Police | 1 - 3 | Talanta |
| 01-05-19 | | Talanta | 0 - 2 | Nairobi Stima |
| 05-05-19 | | Ushuru | 1 - 2 | Talanta |
| 11-05-19 | | St. Joseph | 2 - 0 | Talanta |
| 18-05-19 | | Talanta | 1 - 1 | Nairobi City Stars |
| 22-05-19 | | Kangemi Allstars | 3 - 2 | Talanta |
| 27-05-19 | | Talanta | 1 - 1 | Migori Youth |
| 05-06-19 | | Talanta | 13:15 | Wazito |
| 09-06-19 | | Shabana | 11:00 | Talanta |
| 26-04-19 | | Wazito | 4 - 2 | Coast Stima |
| 01-05-19 | | Modern Coast Rangers | 1 - 0 | Wazito |
| 06-05-19 | | Wazito | 5 - 2 | Police |
| 12-05-19 | | Fortune Sacco | 0 - 2 | Wazito |
| 17-05-19 | | Wazito | 6 - 0 | Green Commandos |
| 22-05-19 | | Wazito | 1 - 0 | Thika United |
| 26-05-19 | | Administration Police | 1 - 2 | Wazito |
| 01-06-19 | | Wazito | 3 - 5 | Nairobi Stima |
| 05-06-19 | | Talanta | 13:15 | Wazito |
| 09-06-19 | | Wazito | 11:00 | St. Joseph |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Wazito | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 67 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 34 | 76 |
| 2 | Nairobi Stima | 36 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 58 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 23 | 27 | 74 |
| 3 | Kisumu All Stars | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 71 |
| 4 | Ushuru | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 67 |
| 5 | Police | 35 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 45 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 61 |
| 6 | Bidco United | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 48 | 35 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 59 |
| 7 | Talanta | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 50 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 55 |
| 8 | Shabana | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 50 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 53 |
| 9 | Administration Police | 34 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 52 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 47 |
| 10 | Eldoret Youth | 35 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 29 | -6 | 47 |
| 11 | Coast Stima | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 43 |
| 12 | Modern Coast Rangers | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 49 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 34 | -14 | 41 |
| 13 | St. Joseph | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -2 | 38 |
| 14 | Kibera Black Stars | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -7 | 37 |
| 15 | Fortune Sacco | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 66 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 38 | -12 | 36 |
| 16 | Nairobi City Stars | 36 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 44 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -14 | 34 |
| 17 | Thika United | 35 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -23 | 32 |
| 18 | Kangemi Allstars | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 46 | 76 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 38 | -30 | 28 |
| 19 | Migori Youth | 35 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 38 | -30 | 28 |
| 20 | Green Commandos | 36 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 34 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 37 | -29 | 27 |