Title favourites Tusker FC duel with basement boys Mathare United at their Ruaraka Grounds on Tuesday afternoon in a do-or-die clash for the Slum Boys. Interestingly, Mathare are the home side in the game.The Brewers will be keen on stretching their lead at the top to ten points while Mathare are seeking an elusive win that sees them rooted at the bottom of the FKF Premier League log with just 14 points after 24 rounds of league matches.Tusker is the top-scoring side in the league this campaign with 45 goals, they are also the side that has let in few goals (21, KCB (17) has the tightest backline in the league this campaign. Mathare on the other hand have been porous. They have shipped in 37 goals and have found the back of the net just 19 times.📸| Final preparations ahead of tomorrow’s duel against Mathare United at Ruaraka.#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/eVz7WMkWNH— Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) July 19, 2021 Over the years, Mathare has proved to be a bogey side for Tusker FC. There only win in the last five was the first’s 1-0 triumph. But with Tusker’s current form, Mathare will have to dig in if they are to cause a major upset against Robert Matano’s well-oiled arsenal. The Brewers will however be without Boniface Muchiri and Henry who are with the Kenya U23 team in Ethiopia for the Cecafa U23 championship.In the last five games, Tuskeer have registered four wins with the only blemish being the 2-2 draw against KCB FC. Mathare on the other hand have won two and lost three.Tusker FC head coach Matano already has his eyes glued on the league title and he says every match is important at this stage.“We are taking each match at a time and we have our eyes firmly fixed on the title. We already have the Champions League slot but we need to cap it off with the Kenyan Premier League title and I have already told the boys as much,” he said.🗣️ | ‘Tomorrow we are playing a team that is the best in the league…that should be motivation enough for us to fight for a win’The gaffer shares his thoughts ahaed of #MathareVsTusker Read: https://t.co/ledLbGlVyR#GreatnessWithin pic.twitter.com/e2EesLjvZD— Mathare United FC (@MathareUtd) July 19, 2021 His Mathare United counterpart Frank Ouna remains adamant that his team will avoid the drop as the points gap between them and the teams above is small.“We will give our best to avoid relegation because when you look at the three teams ahead of us there’s only a small gap in terms of points. We won’t give up until it’s mathematically impossible,” he stated.
