Nzoia Sugar will be eyeing to do a first league double over 2009 league Champions Sofapaka FC when the two teams meet at Ruaraka Grounds later today in their Round 30 clash.Sofapaka on the end will be seeking to put an end to their five-game winless streak, having accumulated three draws and two losses, with the losses coming in the last two games against Kakamega Homeboyz and last-placed Mathare United.Nzoia come into this game on the back of an emphatic 4-1 win against Bandari FC and will be seeking to build on that result while Sofapaka are on the back of a shocking loss against bottom-placed Mathare United.👊|Matchday@FC_Sofapaka vs @nzoiasugarfc2 in Ruaraka from 3:15pm#BKPL pic.twitter.com/vJZ0uxikTD— Betking Kenya Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) August 4, 2021 Batoto Ba Mungu have shown a tepid performance this season, blowing hot in one instance and cold in another, and having other issues surround the team off the field.This will be the ninth meeting between the two teams, with the encounter being a fairly balanced one as the teams have shared the points equally in the nine encounters as each team has won three times and there has been three draws in those nine meetings.Against Mathare United, Sofapaka missed on the services of Ambrose Sifuna who was serving a suspension after accumulating five yellow cards but he is eligible for selection in this clash.Leo ndio hio siku! #nzoiasugarfcvssofapaka. #sweeteningkenyanfootball. @nzoiasugarfc2 @Officialfkfpl @FC_Sofapaka @SOFAPAKA @ElvisMukhwana pic.twitter.com/ZdPS6MOy78— Nzoia Sugar Co.Ltd (@Nzoiasugar) August 4, 2021 Statistically, the two teams have gone head to head this season though Sofapaka have a slight advantage. From the 27 games they have played respectively, they have lost 11 each, with the Sofapaka winning two more than Nzoia to make the difference in the point tally. In addition to that, they have both conceded 33 goals while Nzoia have scored one more than Sofapaka with 28.Ibrahim Shikanda’s charges emerged victorious in the first leg, beating Sofapaka 2-1 in Shikanda’s second game in charge of the team with goals from Leonard Kasembeli and Eric Otieno who has since joined Wazito FC, with Sofa’s consolation coming from Lawrence Juma.Nzoia will also use this game as a stepping stone to pull away from the relegation zone pack owing to the fact that they are not yet safe with 26 points, with the ultimate safety coming at 33 points in the case that both Vihiga United and Mathare United win all their remaining games. (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
