Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Police 1st with 63 points, Talanta 16th with 35, 28 apart. Talanta's recent output outran their position: 10th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Police were scoring 1.06 and conceding 0.47, Talanta 0.97 and 1.35, against a competition average of 0.97 goals per team per game.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Police, 1 by Talanta, 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 14% of the wins in this matchup. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
The match was played at APTC Ground (capacity 3,000). Police led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Police: David Simiyu (15')
Key stats
Possession: Police 53% · Talanta 47% · Total shots: 7-1 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 9-2