Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Mara Sugar (1st, 84 pts) and Kisumu All Stars (5th, 62 pts). Kisumu All Stars had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.53/1.08 for Kisumu All Stars and 2.03/0.82 for Mara Sugar (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.21.
Mara Sugar came in having won eight on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Kisumu All Stars against 15/15 for Mara Sugar.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kisumu All Stars 1, draws 2, Mara Sugar 1, at 4 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 0% of meetings won. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
Moi Stadium in Kisumu, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Kisumu All Stars led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-3.