Relegation battlers, Western Stima and Nzoia Sugar FC will face off in a crunch FKF Premier League match at the ASK Grounds in Nakuru this afternoon.Ordinarily, the match would have been staged at the Moi Stadium in Kisumu but owing to the suspension of sporting activities in the Western and Nyanza regions, the match was moved to Nakuru.Back to Nakuru against Western Stima. Time to build the momentum. #nzoiasugarfcvswesternstima. ^EW. @Nzoiasugar @Officialfkfpl @MozzartSportKe @ElvisMukhwana pic.twitter.com/V45CASFIJ4— NZOIASUGARFC (@nzoiasugarfc2) July 12, 2021 Both teams are on the wrong end of the table. Western Stima re 15th in the log with 17 points while Nzoia are 14th with 20 points. The first leg between the two sides that was staged at the Sudi Stadium in Bungoma in January ended in a one-all draw. In the last five meetings between the two sides, Stima have won one while the other four have ended in draws.Western Stima have picked some encouraging results in recent weeks. They defeated reigning champions Gor Mahia in Thika and came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Kariobangi Sharks a week ago at the same venue. Nzoia on the other hand ended their eight match winless run last Thursday when they downed Bidco United 1-0 in Nakuru and this sets up what promises to be an entertaining match at ASK Grounds.##EDITORS_CHOICE##This is a match both teams will seriously be keen on getting a win as three points will not only ease their relegation fears but it will also open a gap between them and other teams fighting for safety. The two sides have tough matches coming up and winning on Wednesday will be a priority for them.Western Stima defender, Vitalis Akumu understands just how important the match against the Millers is.“We have to go out there and fight. We are in a bad position in the table and as such we have to win such matches against teams that are equally fighting for survival. We know that Nzoia will equally come out strongly and as such we have to brace ourselves for a tight match,” he told Mozzart Sport. (function (el) { window.addEventListener(“message”, (event) => { if (event.origin.startsWith(“https://www.sofascore”)) { if (el.id === event.data.id) { el.style.height = event.data.height + “px”; } } }); })(document.getElementById(“sofa-standings-embed-17654-34876”)); Standings provided by SofaScore LiveScore
