Match preview Super League: Thika United - Kibera Black Stars

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Competition: Kenya Super League
Date: Sat 18.May
Match begins: 13:15 (UTC)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 15th and the visitors in 17th place.

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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Thika United form and stats

Thika United have played 16 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-5-7 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, led his Thika United to a defeat in the Super League match away at Migori Youth. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Before that game, the home loss against Kangemi Allstars with the scoreline 2-4.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wazito in only four days.

Thika United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 17 goals in 16 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Kibera Black Stars form and stats

The visitors are W4-D6-L5 on the road this term. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Kibera Black Stars, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Kangemi Allstars game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. Kibera Black Stars are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Kibera Black Stars failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Green Commandos that ended with defeat 0-1. A 1-4 loss hosting Fortune Sacco before that.

After this away game Kibera Black Stars return home for a Super League game against Administration Police. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Kibera Black Stars are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 15 games. Kibera Black Stars have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Kibera Black Stars - Thika United 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last one match): Thika United 1 win, 0 draws and Kibera Black Stars 0 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 games had two or less.

Thika United missing players

Kibera Black Stars missing players

Thika United Kibera Black Stars
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
31 16 5 Played 3 15 31
8 4 3 Won 2 4 5
8 5 1 Drew 0 6 13
15 7 1 Lost 1 5 13
32 17 8 Scored 5 17 32
51 25 7 Conceded 3 16 40
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 97%
84% 81% 80% Over 1.5 67% 80% 74%
52% 44% 60% Over 2.5 67% 33% 35%
29% 31% 20% Over 3.5 33% 7% 16%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 0% 0% 6%
55% 56% 80% BTTS 67% 67% 65%
13% 19% 20% Clean Sheets 33% 13% 10%
35% 31% 0% Failed To Score 0% 20% 29%
 
3.6 3.8 4.3 Corners For (avg) 0 1 4.2
3.9 3.8 2.7 Corners Against (avg) 0 3 3.6
1.9 1.8 1.3 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3 2.4
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • Kibera Black Stars have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Kibera Black Stars have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kibera Black Stars haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Thika United
All Premier League Super League
All Home Away
21-04-19 SL Talanta 1 - 0 Thika United
27-04-19 SL Thika United 2 - 1 St. Joseph
01-05-19 SL Nairobi City Stars 1 - 1 Thika United
05-05-19 SL Thika United 2 - 4 Kangemi Allstars
12-05-19 SL Migori Youth 2 - 0 Thika United
18-05-19 SL Thika United 13:15 Kibera Black Stars
22-05-19 SL Wazito 13:15 Thika United
27-05-19 SL Shabana 12:00 Thika United
01-06-19 SL Thika United 12:00 Eldoret Youth
05-06-19 SL Bidco United 12:00 Thika United
Kibera Black Stars
All Super League
All Home Away
21-04-19 SL Coast Stima 1 - 1 Kibera Black Stars
27-04-19 SL Kibera Black Stars 1 - 1 Modern Coast Rangers
01-05-19 SL Police 1 - 1 Kibera Black Stars
06-05-19 SL Kibera Black Stars 1 - 4 Fortune Sacco
12-05-19 SL Kibera Black Stars 0 - 1 Green Commandos
18-05-19 SL Thika United 13:15 Kibera Black Stars
22-05-19 SL Kibera Black Stars 13:15 Administration Police
27-05-19 SL Nairobi Stima 12:00 Kibera Black Stars
01-06-19 SL Kibera Black Stars 13:15 Talanta
05-06-19 SL St. Joseph 12:00 Kibera Black Stars

  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 32 21 4 7 55 27 15 10 3 2 26 15 17 11 1 5 29 12 28 67
2 Nairobi Stima 32 17 13 2 47 26 16 8 8 0 17 6 16 9 5 2 30 20 21 64
3 Kisumu All Stars 32 17 11 4 48 27 16 11 4 1 27 11 16 6 7 3 21 16 21 62
4 Ushuru 32 17 9 6 48 22 16 11 2 3 29 12 16 6 7 3 19 10 26 60
5 Police 31 15 9 7 47 40 15 9 4 2 25 17 16 6 5 5 22 23 7 54
6 Talanta 32 14 11 7 46 36 16 7 7 2 22 16 16 7 4 5 24 20 10 53
7 Bidco United 32 14 10 8 40 30 16 9 4 3 24 13 16 5 6 5 16 17 10 52
8 Shabana 31 13 8 10 40 29 15 7 5 3 25 13 16 6 3 7 15 16 11 47
9 Administration Police 31 10 16 5 51 39 16 7 6 3 33 23 15 3 10 2 18 16 12 46
10 Coast Stima 31 10 10 11 40 37 15 6 5 4 26 19 16 4 5 7 14 18 3 40
11 Eldoret Youth 31 9 11 11 31 38 15 7 7 1 19 11 16 2 4 10 12 27 -7 38
12 Modern Coast Rangers 31 11 5 15 33 44 15 9 2 4 22 14 16 2 3 11 11 30 -11 38
13 Fortune Sacco 32 8 12 12 50 54 16 4 5 7 19 23 16 4 7 5 31 31 -4 36
14 St. Joseph 31 7 11 13 33 35 16 6 4 6 23 16 15 1 7 7 10 19 -2 32
15 Thika United 31 8 8 15 32 51 16 4 5 7 17 25 15 4 3 8 15 26 -19 32
16 Nairobi City Stars 32 5 14 13 37 51 17 4 6 7 20 28 15 1 8 6 17 23 -14 29
17 Kibera Black Stars 31 5 13 13 32 40 16 1 7 8 15 24 15 4 6 5 17 16 -8 28
18 Migori Youth 31 6 7 18 23 52 15 5 4 6 12 15 16 1 3 12 11 37 -29 25
19 Green Commandos 32 6 6 20 29 54 16 3 5 8 18 25 16 3 1 12 11 29 -25 24
20 Kangemi Allstars 32 6 4 22 38 68 17 3 3 11 21 34 15 3 1 11 17 34 -30 22

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