Kariobangi Sharks vs Sofapaka Prediction: Sharks will secure a hard-fought victory

Dandora Stadium will host the Kenyan Premier League encounter between Kariobangi Sharks and Sofapaka. The last meeting ended in a win for the home team, while the visiting team has not won in recent league games. How will things unfold?

Kariobangi Sharks

Kariobangi Sharks are coming off a league defeat against Bandari and will hope to turn the tables this time. In a game that ended 2-0, Kariobangi Sharks conceded in each half, with Ian Karani’s own goal putting their opponent in the lead before a second-half Beja Nyamawi’s strike. However, the Kariobangi Sharks have failed to win any of their last six league games, losing two games against Bidco United. In other encounters, this team settled for draws against AFC Leopards, Shabana, Talanta FC, and Police FC. 

Sofapaka

Sofapaka will hope for a winning result following a defeat to Sofapaka in their last league game, which ended 0-1. However, prior games to that defeat saw this team go five matches without a defeat, winning two and drawing three. In their wins, Sofapaka defeated Shabana and Sofapaka, games that ended 2-0 and 0-1. Yet, they could only pick a point in their matches against Nairobi City Stars, Police FC and Mara Sugar. This season, Sofapaka have 10 points from 10 matches, averaging a point per game. With seven goals and eight conceded, the visiting team sit 14th in the league standings. 

Expert Betting Tips

Sofapaka are struggling on the road in this fixture, and that should be the case here. At home, Kariobangi Sharks are expected to be the better side, performing better after a number of poor results in recent weeks. The two teams have to do better here, looking at how they have played in recent weeks. While this fixture has ended in goals from the two sides in the past, a similar outcome is expected, while the home team takes maximum points.