Super League preview: Can Vihiga United edge out victory against MCF?

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Competition: Kenya Super League
Competition: Wed 01.June
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mumias Sports Complex (5000 seats)

This is shaping out to be an engaging game as Vihiga United have their supposed home advantage, while MCF are ahead 4 points in the Super League table.

Insights:
  • Vihiga United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • MCF have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Super League

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Super League game only four days ago.

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Vihiga United form and stats

Vihiga United are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Mumias Sports Complex. 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games.

The supporters are hoping that Vihiga United will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Migori Youth (placed 12th).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Coast Stima.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vihiga handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

Vihiga United are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at Silibwet awaits in four days.

The Vihiga United fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, Vihiga United have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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MCF form and stats

5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for MCF in their Super League matches away.

MCF won their last game, 2-0 versus Assad played at home.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Naivas.

MCF are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.

After this away game MCF return home for a Super League game against Modern Coast Rangers. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far MCF have scored 17 goals in 13 league games away. 18 goals have been conceded by MCF in these games.

Head 2 Head

MCF - Vihiga United 0-1 was the result in these sides' previous head to head fixture, earlier this season.

Vihiga United missing players

MCF missing players

Vihiga United MCF
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 5 13 26
11 8 2 Won W 3 5 10
6 4 0 Drew D 0 4 10
9 1 1 Lost L 2 4 6
32 20 4 Scored S 10 17 36
27 9 3 Conceded C 11 18 31
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
77% 77% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 73%
42% 38% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 46% 35%
8% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 31% 27%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 60% 23% 19%
50% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 80% 62% 58%
31% 46% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 27%
23% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 19%
 
4.9 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 3.8 4.1
5.1 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.5 4.7
1.4 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.5 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
5.2 1.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9.8 9.8
2.1 1.8 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.8
62% 86% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 89% 48% 43%
 
6 0.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 12 10.1
1.4 0.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 3.7
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • MCF have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • MCF have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Super League
  • MCF have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Super League
  • MCF haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vihiga United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vihiga United have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 APS Bomet 27 16 5 6 36 21 14 8 4 2 21 9 13 8 1 4 15 12 15 53
2 Fortune Sacco 27 14 8 5 31 18 13 9 3 1 16 3 14 5 5 4 15 15 13 50
3 Naivas 27 12 7 8 33 24 14 9 3 2 19 4 13 3 4 6 14 20 9 43
4 Muhoroni Youth 26 11 9 6 29 23 13 8 3 2 17 9 13 3 6 4 12 14 6 42
5 Kibera Black Stars 26 11 8 7 39 22 13 6 4 3 21 9 13 5 4 4 18 13 17 41
6 Zoo Kericho 25 11 7 7 41 30 13 7 3 3 19 10 12 4 4 4 22 20 11 40
7 MCF 26 10 10 6 36 31 13 5 6 2 19 13 13 5 4 4 17 18 5 40
8 Shabana 25 11 6 8 29 25 14 7 4 3 18 11 11 4 2 5 11 14 4 39
9 Modern Coast Rangers 26 11 4 11 27 26 12 7 2 3 17 10 14 4 2 8 10 16 1 37
10 Vihiga United 26 11 6 9 32 27 13 8 4 1 20 9 13 3 2 8 12 18 5 36
11 Murang'a SEAL 22 11 4 7 35 27 9 7 1 1 23 7 13 4 3 6 12 20 8 34
12 Migori Youth 27 8 7 12 34 37 13 7 2 4 16 12 14 1 5 8 18 25 -3 31
13 Mara Sugar 27 7 9 11 33 35 14 3 6 5 19 17 13 4 3 6 14 18 -2 30
13 Western Stima 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
14 Assad 26 8 5 13 33 48 12 7 2 3 25 18 14 1 3 10 8 30 -15 29
15 Kisumu All Stars 26 7 10 9 30 31 13 6 4 3 20 13 13 1 6 6 10 18 -1 28
16 Muhoroni Youth 6 1 2 3 3 4 3 0 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 -1 5
16 Silibwet 26 8 4 14 30 45 13 3 4 6 14 18 13 5 0 8 16 27 -15 28
17 Gusii 26 5 11 10 22 32 13 4 5 4 13 12 13 1 6 6 9 20 -10 26
18 Mwatate United 27 5 7 15 21 40 14 5 1 8 17 19 13 0 6 7 4 21 -19 22
19 Dandora Love 26 7 4 15 36 60 14 4 3 7 23 34 12 3 1 8 13 26 -24 22
20 Coast Stima 26 8 5 13 33 38 13 7 4 2 30 16 13 1 1 11 3 22 -5 17