Record Kenyan champions Gor Mahia will be seeking to get back to winning ways on Sunday afternoon when they take on Bidco United at the Nyayo National Stadium.For the first time in this 2022/2023 season, the Johnathan McKinstry coached side found themselves having gone for two games without a win after suffering a shocking 2-1 loss against relegation fighting Mathare United before being forced to a 2-2 draw against Nzoia Sugar.🟢 | SETTING THE MOOD On Sunday tupikie wageni nini? Watakarangwa na mafuta yao. We take on Bidco United, @ Nyayo Stadium, 3pm #Sirkal | #GorFansClub pic.twitter.com/el8gEUBr7F— GOR MAHIA FANS CLUB (@OfficialGMFC) March 10, 2023 That series of results saw the team miss the chance to open up an even bigger gap at the top of the table and now only have an advantage of two points over second placed KCB.As the team prepares to buck that current trend, in form striker Benson Omalla, who is the league’s top scorer with 18 goals, has backed his side to rectify the rough patch and get back to winning ways.“We have been frustrated not to win in the last two games but we have to learn from those games and deliver a good game when we face Bidco. They are not an easy side and we know the challenge they can pose but we need to get the three points,” he said.##NAJAVA_MECA_7088120##Anthony Akhulia’s Bidco have also not won in their last two games and will be looking to present more challenges when they come up against K’Ogalo.Bidco have always proved to be tough customers against Gor as the 19 time Kenyan champions have only won twice in the five league matches they have played (W2 D3).The match kicks off at 1500EAT.🟢 | HEAD-TO-HEADWe have played cooking oil merchants 5 times in the league, frying them twice and drawing once. We have scored 8 goals and conceded 5. We take on them tommorow at Nyayo Stadium from 3pm#Sirkal | #GorFansClub pic.twitter.com/FcnXp62tYR— GOR MAHIA FANS CLUB (@OfficialGMFC) March 11, 2023 Mathare United vs AFC LeopardsMathare United will welcome AFC Leopards to the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani on Sunday afternoon as they seek to bounce back from Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat to Sofapaka.Ingwe, on the other hand, defeated Wazito 1-0 in their opening second-leg match and, in the process, moved into the top five positions in the FKF Premier League table.##NAJAVA_MECA_7093453##In Leopards, Mathare face a very solid outfit. Ingwe have not lost in the last ten matches, and in fact, the last time they conceded a goal was during their first-leg clash against Mathare, which ended in a 2-1 win for the 12-time league champions.Mathare have won four of their last six games and have since moved out of the relegation zone, and another famous win like the one they got against Gor Mahia will do their confidence a lot of good.MATCHDAY See you at Kasarani #AFCLeopardsAt59#Betika #OursForever #INGWE pic.twitter.com/lo7yocfLwB— #IngweAt59 (@AFCLeopards) March 12, 2023 Mathare’s stand-in coach, Sam Koko, understands how tough the assignment ahead is but is confident that they can get a positive outcome. “Leopards are in good form at the moment; they are getting important wins. But we also have our qualities; we have our game plan, which I believe if fully implemented, can lead to a good result. It was a close game in the first leg that ended in the Leopards’ advantage, and we expect a similar game, and hopefully this time we get the points,” he stated.Leopards coach Patrick Aussems says the two days that they had to prepare for the game were largely focused on recovery. “We only had two days, and it was more about recovering and being ready for the game. We will try to go and get the job done,” he stated.AFC Leopards S.CLeague titles – 12FKF CUP – 10 CECAFA champions – 5 (record)#IngweAt59— Ingwe Fans (@IngweFans) March 12, 2023 In Mombasa, Bandari FC will host Nzoia Sugar FC in a crunch league match.The two teams did not win their week 18 action. Bandari lost 1-0 to Tusker FC, while Nzoia drew 2-2 with Gor Mahia.Nzoia will welcome back captain Kevin Juma after suspension, while Bandari will miss the services of midfielder Fidel Origa, who picked up an injury against Tusker and had to go off in the first half.Round 19 📌#FKFPL pic.twitter.com/UtaNIFoRJ8— FKF Premier League (@Officialfkfpl) March 11, 2023 Tusker vs Talanta FC.In another Sunday afternoon FKFPL fixture, defending champions Tusker FC will welcome Talanta FC at the Ruaraka Grounds from 1500 EAT.Following a slight blip to mark the end of the first leg, Tusker have seemed to shake off their misfortunes by winning their last four games in all competitions. In those games, Tusker have only conceded once and have had on-form player Shami Kibwana to depend on.Up next, we are ‘away’ in our backyard, taking on FC Talanta. #KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/IcszqkFhzR— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) March 10, 2023 Talanta FC on the other hand have won one out of their last five games and stumbled on Wednesday to KCB at the Kasarani Annex grounds.On head to head, last January’s first leg fixture ended in a 2-2 draw with each team winning each of the pair of fixtures last season.Forward Eric Mmata expressed his belief in the team making a run starting Sunday saying, “I believe that if we win our next five games, we will regain the top spot.”
