Match Report
The table gap was wide: 20 points between Shabana (5th, 55 pts) and Talanta (16th, 35 pts). On the form table Talanta stood 10th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, Talanta were scoring 0.97 and conceding 1.35, Shabana 1.21 and 0.82, against a competition average of 0.97 goals per team per game.
Shabana carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Talanta, 11/15 for Shabana.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Talanta 0, draws 3, Shabana 1, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at APTC Ground in Nairobi (capacity 3,000). Shabana led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.