Kenya - Kenyan Premier LeagueData current as of 07 September 2026

Kariobangi Sharks vs Mathare United: match statistics

Kariobangi Sharks vs Mathare United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kariobangi Sharks play Mathare United in Kenyan Premier League (Kenya). The match date is 27 February 2026.

Current form

Kariobangi Sharks: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Mathare United: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kariobangi Sharks scores 0.73 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Mathare United scores 0.73 and concedes 0.95. League average: 2.06 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kariobangi Sharks 41%, Mathare United 32%. Over 2.5: Kariobangi Sharks 27%, Mathare United 23%. League level: BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 34%.

xG, shots and style

Mathare United has higher xG: 1.52 vs 1.35. Kariobangi Sharks: 9.1 shots per match, Mathare United: 12.2.

Match halves

Kariobangi Sharks: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.14. Mathare United: half-time lead 9%, second-half goals 0.18.

Goals by minute

Kariobangi Sharks: 0-15 (12 goals). Mathare United: 0-15 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Kenyan Premier League: 2.06 goals per match, BTTS 46%, Over 2.5 34%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.73Goals scored / match0.73
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1Goals conceded / match0.95
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
48%Average possession51%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
3.27Shots on target / match3.23
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.05Shots per match12.18
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
3.27Shots on target3.23
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
8%Shot conversion6%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
48%Possession51%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1.35xG for1.52
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1.4xG against1.51
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Shooting quality

Kariobangi Sharks: BalancedMathare United: Balanced
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%27%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.23

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Kariobangi Sharks is 100% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Kariobangi Sharks · 0.8 pts / match - Mathare United

Kariobangi Sharks
WDDLW
Season result split
23% W41% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-9-8
1.09 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-3-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.39Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Mathare United
DLWLL
Season result split
32% W18% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-4-11
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-4
Last 5 away
1-2-2
WDLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Mathare United is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Kariobangi Sharks · 0.95 goals / match - Mathare United

Kariobangi Sharks scoring profile: mixed

Kariobangi Sharks scores in 59% of matches (13 of 22 matches), while Mathare United keeps a clean sheet in 36% (8 of 22 matches).

Mathare United scoring profile: mixed

Mathare United scores in 59% of matches (13 of 22 matches), while Kariobangi Sharks keeps a clean sheet in 45% (10 of 22 matches).

16Goals scored (season)16
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
22Goals conceded (season)21
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
1.73Average goals in match1.68
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
4Goals scored (last 5)6
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

How often they score at least...

59%1 goal59%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
14%2 goals9%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%3 goals5%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%4 goals0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal64%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
27%2 goals32%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
9%3 goals0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
9%4 goals0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

41%
Kariobangi Sharks - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 22 matches
46%
League average

Goal patterns

5%BTTS at half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
5%BTTS in both halves0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
9%Scored in both halves0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

BTTS and goal count

27%Min. 3 goals and BTTS23%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
40%BTTS - last 580%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

23%Min. 1 goal before half-time23%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
5%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

2nd half

18%Min. 1 goal after half-time32%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
14%Min. 2 goals after half-time27%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Kariobangi Sharks - half-time state
9% leading77% draw14% trailing
Mathare United - half-time state
9% leading77% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.05Points per match (1st half)1.05
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.14Goals scored (1st half)0.09
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.23Goals conceded (1st half)0.14
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.36Average goals (1st half)0.23
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
86%Clean sheet before half-time86%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
86%No goal before half-time91%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

After half-time (2nd half)

0.95Points per match (2nd half)0.91
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.14Goals scored (2nd half)0.18
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.18Goals conceded (2nd half)0.41
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
0.32Average goals (2nd half)0.59
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
82%Clean sheet after half-time73%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United
86%No goal after half-time86%
Kariobangi SharksMathare United

Kariobangi Sharks - second-half results

0% W95% R5% P
23
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding256%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 23%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Mathare United - second-half results

5% W77% R18% P
23
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
20
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding356%

Leads at half-time in 9% of matches and wins 32%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Kariobangi Sharks - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.00.0
1 goal0%0%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Mathare United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.00.0
1 goal0%0%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Kariobangi Sharks
ScoredConceded
12
14
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
3
31-45
0
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (12 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Mathare United
ScoredConceded
10
9
0-15
0
3
16-30
2
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
2
61-75
1
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (10 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

1.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
83%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
37%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+76%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
35%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Kariobangi Sharks

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.51
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 75% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

Mathare United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.79
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.56
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
95%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
6% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 63% come in the first quarter-hour.
6%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

Kariobangi SharksLigaMathare United
Average goals in match 1.732.06 1.68
Both teams scored 41%46% 32%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 27%34% 23%
Clean sheets 45%34% 36%
Goal before half-time 23%26% 23%
Goal after half-time 18%28% 32%

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

2.06
Average goals per match
46%
Both teams scored
34%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
34%
Clean sheets
1.00
Home goals / match
1.05
Away goals / match
+-5%
Home attack advantage
+-5%
Home defence advantage
+-7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
26%
1 goal
10%
2 goals
2%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
28%
1 goal
14%
2 goals
3%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Kariobangi Sharks 1 - 0 - 0 Mathare United. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Mathare United
1 : 2
Kariobangi Sharks

FAQ

When do Kariobangi Sharks and Mathare United play?

Kariobangi Sharks face Mathare United on 27 February 2026 in Kenyan Premier League. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Kariobangi Sharks vs Mathare United?

Kariobangi Sharks score 0.73 goals per game on average and Mathare United 0.73. The Kenyan Premier League average is 2.06 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 34% of games. Both teams score in 41% of Kariobangi Sharks's matches and 32% of Mathare United's.

What form are Kariobangi Sharks and Mathare United in?

Over the last 5 games Kariobangi Sharks have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Mathare United 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

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.