Match Report
7 points and 3 places separated them: Talanta 8th with 57, Nzoia United 11th with 50. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, Talanta ran at 1.39 scored and 1.08 conceded, Nzoia United at 0.97 and 0.95.
Talanta had won three straight. 5 games without a win framed Nzoia United's arrival. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Talanta against 2/15 for Nzoia United.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Talanta, 0 by Nzoia United, 4 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup.
The venue was Ruaraka Stadium, with room for 1,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Talanta: Brian Maingi (82'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Talanta 60% · Nzoia United 40% · Total shots: 23-9 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 5-2