Football preview: Vihiga Bullets vs Police - predictions and stats

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Competition: Kenya Super League
Competition: Mon 23.August
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bukhungu Stadium (5000 seats)

Fasten your seatbelt before the show! Today's leading antagonists are Vihiga Bullets and Police, 3 points is the objective and 90 minutes the length.

Insights:
  • Vihiga Bullets is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Police have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Vihiga Bullets form and stats

The story so far in the Super League for Vihiga Bullets at their home stadium (Bukhungu Stadium) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

Bullets drew their last game, 1-1 away at Murang'a SEAL (placed 10th).

Preceding that match was the home game against Kisumu All Stars that was lost 0-1.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Bullets as they have a new game in only three days, a Super League match thankfully also at home. SoNy Sugar are visiting.

A decent goal production from Vihiga Bullets in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 15 league matches. Bullets have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Police form and stats

8 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Police playing as the away team in the Super League this season.

Police delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Talanta (placed 1st) in their previous match; a Super League game.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Murang'a SEAL that ended 0-0.

Police have another match that requires travelling in just three days, a Super League game against Kisumu All Stars. A gruelling calendar for the visitors!

Police has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 25 goals from 16 games. Police have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also met each other earlier this match year: Police - Bullets 2-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Vihiga Bullets zero wins, one draw and Police one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Vihiga Bullets missing players

Police missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vihiga Bullets Police
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 16 34
14 7 1 Won W 2 8 13
9 6 1 Drew D 1 4 16
8 2 2 Lost L 1 4 5
50 23 5 Scored S 5 25 51
34 12 4 Conceded C 4 16 31
94% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 85%
84% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 75% 79%
61% 53% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 47%
19% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 18%
13% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
65% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 59%
29% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 35%
13% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 21%
 
4.8 5.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3 5.2
3.5 2.7 1.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.7 3.4
1.4 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.2 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
5.6 2.1 2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 7.5 7.9
3.2 2.1 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.5 3.7
62% 80% 83% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 29% 33%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Police have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Police have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vihiga Bullets have the most scored goals in the second half (17) in Super League
  • Vihiga Bullets is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Talanta 34 19 9 6 51 27 17 10 5 2 25 11 17 9 4 4 26 16 24 66
2 Fortune Sacco 34 16 11 7 54 32 17 11 4 2 32 14 17 5 7 5 22 18 22 59
3 Police 34 13 16 5 51 31 18 5 12 1 26 15 16 8 4 4 25 16 20 55
4 Kibera Black Stars 34 14 11 9 41 40 18 12 4 2 25 14 16 2 7 7 16 26 1 53
5 Vihiga Bullets 31 14 9 8 50 34 15 7 6 2 23 12 16 7 3 6 27 22 16 51
6 Shabana 35 13 11 11 44 39 18 8 5 5 23 16 17 5 6 6 21 23 5 50
7 Kisumu All Stars 31 12 10 9 43 32 13 9 3 1 25 8 18 3 7 8 18 24 11 46
8 APS Bomet 31 12 10 9 46 39 14 7 3 4 22 16 17 5 7 5 24 23 7 46
9 Chemelil 9 4 2 3 10 9 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 1 1 3 4 7 1 14
9 Mwatate United 33 12 7 14 43 51 17 6 5 6 25 27 16 6 2 8 18 24 -8 43
10 Murang'a SEAL 33 11 9 13 35 34 18 8 4 6 23 17 15 3 5 7 12 17 1 42
11 MCF 34 9 14 11 46 48 17 5 6 6 26 26 17 4 8 5 20 22 -2 41
12 Modern Coast Rangers 34 10 10 14 42 46 17 7 6 4 28 19 17 3 4 10 14 27 -4 40
13 Nakumatt 33 9 13 11 45 50 17 8 4 5 27 25 16 1 9 6 18 25 -5 40
14 SoNy Sugar 32 10 9 13 41 49 16 6 6 4 22 22 16 4 3 9 19 27 -8 39
15 Silibwet 32 10 9 13 40 50 17 7 5 5 24 21 15 3 4 8 16 29 -10 39
15 Ushuru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nairobi Stima 35 9 10 16 42 54 18 6 3 9 26 30 17 3 7 7 16 24 -12 37
17 Migori Youth 31 8 11 12 26 31 13 5 6 2 14 11 18 3 5 10 12 20 -5 35
18 Coast Stima 32 8 10 14 34 53 16 5 5 6 19 27 16 3 5 8 15 26 -19 34
19 Soy United 32 5 13 14 26 47 17 3 8 6 12 22 15 2 5 8 14 25 -21 28
20 Kisumu Hot Stars 25 7 6 12 18 31 12 6 4 2 12 6 13 1 2 10 6 25 -13 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Talanta 34 19 9 6 51 27 17 10 5 2 25 11 17 9 4 4 26 16 24 66
2 Fortune Sacco 34 16 11 7 54 32 17 11 4 2 32 14 17 5 7 5 22 18 22 59
3 Police 34 13 16 5 51 31 18 5 12 1 26 15 16 8 4 4 25 16 20 55
4 Kibera Black Stars 34 14 11 9 41 40 18 12 4 2 25 14 16 2 7 7 16 26 1 53
5 Vihiga Bullets 31 14 9 8 50 34 15 7 6 2 23 12 16 7 3 6 27 22 16 51
6 Shabana 35 13 11 11 44 39 18 8 5 5 23 16 17 5 6 6 21 23 5 50
7 Kisumu All Stars 31 12 10 9 43 32 13 9 3 1 25 8 18 3 7 8 18 24 11 46
8 APS Bomet 31 12 10 9 46 39 14 7 3 4 22 16 17 5 7 5 24 23 7 46
9 Chemelil 9 4 2 3 10 9 4 3 1 0 6 2 5 1 1 3 4 7 1 14
9 Mwatate United 33 12 7 14 43 51 17 6 5 6 25 27 16 6 2 8 18 24 -8 43
10 Murang'a SEAL 33 11 9 13 35 34 18 8 4 6 23 17 15 3 5 7 12 17 1 42
11 MCF 34 9 14 11 46 48 17 5 6 6 26 26 17 4 8 5 20 22 -2 41
12 Modern Coast Rangers 34 10 10 14 42 46 17 7 6 4 28 19 17 3 4 10 14 27 -4 40
13 Nakumatt 33 9 13 11 45 50 17 8 4 5 27 25 16 1 9 6 18 25 -5 40
14 SoNy Sugar 32 10 9 13 41 49 16 6 6 4 22 22 16 4 3 9 19 27 -8 39
15 Silibwet 32 10 9 13 40 50 17 7 5 5 24 21 15 3 4 8 16 29 -10 39
15 Ushuru 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nairobi Stima 35 9 10 16 42 54 18 6 3 9 26 30 17 3 7 7 16 24 -12 37
17 Migori Youth 31 8 11 12 26 31 13 5 6 2 14 11 18 3 5 10 12 20 -5 35
18 Coast Stima 32 8 10 14 34 53 16 5 5 6 19 27 16 3 5 8 15 26 -19 34
19 Soy United 32 5 13 14 26 47 17 3 8 6 12 22 15 2 5 8 14 25 -21 28
20 Kisumu Hot Stars 25 7 6 12 18 31 12 6 4 2 12 6 13 1 2 10 6 25 -13 27

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