Mathare United vs Sofapaka: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Mathare United played against Sofapaka in Kenyan Premier League (Kenya). The game was played on December 15, 2025. Final score: 1:0.

Recent form

Mathare United has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Sofapaka has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Mathare United scores 0.62 goals per game and allows 0.85. Sofapaka scores 0.85 and allows 1.23. Games in this league average 1.93 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 23% of Mathare United's games and 31% of Sofapaka's. The Over 2.5 rates are 15% and 31%, compared with league averages of 41% for BTTS and 30% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Mathare United has the higher season xG average, 1.67 to 1.42 per game. Mathare United takes 13.2 shots per game, while Sofapaka takes 9.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Mathare United leads at halftime in 15% of its games and scores 0.31 goals per game after halftime. Sofapaka leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.38 after halftime.

When the teams score

Mathare United's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Sofapaka, it is minutes 0-15 (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Kenyan Premier League games average 1.93 goals. Both teams score in 41% of games, and 30% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

58Possession (%)42
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
6Shots6
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
4Shots on target2
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
1.1xG1.09
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
3Corners2
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
58Dangerous attacks76
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
-1Fouls-1
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
-1Cards-1
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.62Goals scored / game0.85
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.85Goals allowed / game1.23
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
51%Average possession46%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
3.23Shots on target / game3.62
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.23Shots per game9.92
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
3.23Shots on target3.62
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
4.7%Shot conversion8.5%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
51%Possession46%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
1.67xG for1.42
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
1.53xG against1.53
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

Shooting quality

Mathare United: BalancedSofapaka: Balanced
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
Accuracy (shots on target)24%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.23

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Mathare United is 600% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Mathare United · 0.2 pts / game - Sofapaka

Mathare United
WLWLD
Season result split
31% W23% R46% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-3-6
1.15 pts / game · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-4
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.09Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Sofapaka
LLDLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
23% W23% R54% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-7
0.92 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WWLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Sofapaka is 37% better for: goals scored per game.

0.62 goals / game - Mathare United · 0.85 goals / game - Sofapaka

Mathare United is 45% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.85 goals / game - Mathare United · 1.23 goals / game - Sofapaka

Mathare United scoring profile: strong

Mathare United scores in 54% of games (7 of 13 meczów), while Sofapaka keeps a clean sheet in 23% (3 of 13 meczów).

Sofapaka scoring profile: mixed

Sofapaka scores in 46% of games (6 of 13 meczów), while Mathare United keeps a clean sheet in 46% (6 of 13 meczów).

8Goals scored (season)11
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
11Goals conceded (season)16
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
1.46Average goals per game2.08
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
3Goals scored (last 5)1
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
2Goals conceded (last 5)8
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

How often they score at least...

54%1 goal46%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
8%2 goals31%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%3 goals8%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%4 goals0%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

How often they concede at least...

54%1 goal77%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
31%2 goals38%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%3 goals8%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%4 goals0%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

41%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time8%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%Scored in both halves15%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

BTTS and goal count

15%Min. 3 goals and BTTS23%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%BTTS - last 520%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

23%Min. 1 goal before half-time54%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

2nd half

46%Min. 1 goal after half-time46%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
46%Min. 2 goals after half-time15%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Mathare United - half-time state
15% leading77% draw8% trailing
Sofapaka - half-time state
23% leading54% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per game (1st half)1.23
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.15Goals scored (1st half)0.38
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.08Goals conceded (1st half)0.38
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.23Average goals (1st half)0.77
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
92%Clean sheet before half-time69%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
85%No goal before half-time69%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

After half-time (2nd half)

0.92Points per game (2nd half)1.08
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.31Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
0.92Average goals (2nd half)0.77
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
62%Clean sheet after half-time69%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka
77%No goal after half-time77%
Mathare UnitedSofapaka

Mathare United - second-half results

8% W69% R23% P
16
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding207%

Leads at halftime in 15% of games and wins 31%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Sofapaka - second-half results

15% W62% R23% P
16
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 23%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Mathare United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.40
Goals scored / game0.00.4
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game0.00.4
1 goal0%20%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Sofapaka - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.00.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.40.2
1 goal20%20%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Mathare United
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
0
1
16-30
2
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Sofapaka
ScoredConceded
3
8
0-15
2
2
16-30
1
1
31-45
0
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
3
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.77
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
92%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
27%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
25%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
25%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 4 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Mathare United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.14
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.05
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.68
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
82%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.25
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 25% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Sofapaka

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.27
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.72
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Kenyan Premier League).

Teams vs league

Mathare UnitedLigaSofapaka
Average goals per game 1.461.93 2.08
Both teams scored 23%41% 31%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 15%30% 31%
Clean sheets 46%38% 23%
Goal before half-time 23%38% 54%
Goal after half-time 46%40% 46%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

1.93
Average goals per game
41%
Both teams scored
30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
38%
Clean sheets
0.88
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+-15%
Home attack advantage
+-18%
Home defensive advantage
+-16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
38%
1 goal
16%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
40%
1 goal
21%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Mathare United vs Sofapaka?

The Kenyan Premier League match finished Mathare United 1:0 Sofapaka. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mathare United vs Sofapaka?

Mathare United score 0.62 goals per game on average and Sofapaka 0.85. The Kenyan Premier League average is 1.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 30% of games. Both teams score in 23% of Mathare United's matches and 31% of Sofapaka's.

What form are Mathare United and Sofapaka in?

Over the last 5 games Mathare United have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Sofapaka 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Mathare United vs Sofapaka?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.