The unending race for the FKF Premier League title is expected to resume once again this Wednesday afternoon as two of the top sides headline the day’s Round 27 action across various venues around the country.Leaders Gor Mahia will be in action and so will be the chasing pack of Tusker, Nzoia, KCB, and Kenya Police##NAJAVA_MECA_7208817##Talanta vs Gor Mahia.After retaking the lead at the top of the Premier League standings following a vital 1-0 victory over Kenya Police last Saturday, Jonathan McKinstry and K’Ogalo will take their arsenals to the Kasarani Stadium for another crucial tie against Talanta with a win set to see them hit their 17th win this season – more than any other side in the division.Talanta since their promotion to the top tier league have not enjoyed success against Gor Mahia and have lost in all their recent head to head matches – losing by an aggregate score-line of 7-1.Compounding the herculean task for Ken Kenyatta’s charges is the sorry fact that they will be missing their key players in the duo of Augustine Kuta, Shela Mandela, and Michael Jairo who are all out with respective injuries.🟢 | MATCH DAY It’s a GAME DAY…. we take on Talanta FC in a league fixture at Kasarani Stadium.Let’s do it boys! 💪💪#Sirkal | #GorFansClub pic.twitter.com/R5LZujMniY— GOR MAHIA FANS CLUB (@OfficialGMFC) April 26, 2023 A win for Gor Mahia will see them remain untouchable for another week while a slip-up will open the door for a hungry team in Tusker.The game kicks off at 1500 EAT.Tusker vs KCB.The best explanation for the current state of second-placed Tusker would be ‘hungry’ and the situation was well described by team skipper Humphrey Mieno as he urged the team to focus on what’s ahead of them having stumbled to their first defeat in eleven matches last week in a punishing 1-0 loss to Nzoia Sugar at the Sudi Stadium last Saturday.Their opponents would be arguably in the same descriptive state having mounted a huge comeback against AFC Leopards on Sunday, Francis Kahiro scoring the decisive goal in a 2-2 draw.⚽️ Eyes on the ball, ready for tomorrow!#KenyaMilele #Brewers4Life pic.twitter.com/UlvwbLOkDp— 🏆Tusker FC (@tusker_fc) April 25, 2023 Zedekiah Otieno’s calculations have it that all points are on the table for a title charge and Wednesday will see them face an opponent they last won against in 2015.Tusker in the opening leg beat KCB thanks to a late goal from Deogratious Ojok and with the two sides facing each other twice in four days, the 1500 EAT kickoff at the Ruaraka Grounds hopes to be a promising one.Posta Rangers vs Nzoia Sugar.Both from weekend wins in the league, an exciting match-up will be on the cards as third-placed Nzoia Sugar make their way to the Kasarani Annex to battle Posta Rangers – a team that in unbeaten in their last four games – winning three of them, with their only blemish being in a comeback draw against top side Gor Mahia.It’s Match Day!! @PostaRangersFC vs @nzoiasugarfc2 . #sweeteningkenyanfootball@Nzoiasugar @ElvisMukhwana pic.twitter.com/IsDBo1iCw7— NZOIASUGARFC (@nzoiasugarfc2) April 26, 2023 “I think the team is progressing quite nicely now and am hopeful that they can stand up and give Nzoia a run for their money,” Posta head coach John Kamau said prior to the game. “I can only look at our next matches rather than bask in what we have been able to achieve with this team. Nzoia are a good side but we will take our game to them.”Having not made additions to their squad, Posta have been on a roll in attack and what stands in front of them is a giant slayer in Nzoia who could potentially close the gap to second-placed Tusker and tie them on points.Bidco vs AFC Leopards.Making a return to hosting games, AFC Leopards will make their away trip to the Thika Stadium in their fixture against a motivated Bidco United side straight from a huge 3-0 victory over Sofapaka last weekend.A Tactical Analysis of AFC Leopards vs KCB FC: How the bankers optimal approach earned them a pointIngwe on the other side are winless in their last five fixtures and in a game expected to see their fans make a comeback to the stadium being an away game, Patrick Aussems will hope to get a win that will push them up the ladder to potentially sixth place.In the others fixtures of the day, Nairobi City Stars will hope to make it three wins on the bounce as they host visiting Kakamega Homeboyz in the early kickoff game at the Kasarani Annex while Kenya Police make a trip to Mbaraki to face off Bandari FC. Ulinzi Stars in a 1500 EAT kickoff at the Ulinzi Sports Complex will hope to bounce back from their weeknd loss against Wazito as they welcome bottom side Vihiga Bullets and potentially climb up into eighth place on the log.
