Nairobi City Stars vs Shabana FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Kenyan Premier League

Prediction published on 02/02/2024, 07:00  by Daniel Ngulu in Kenyan Premier League Prediction

Nairobi City Stars will be keen on bouncing back when they welcome Shabana to the capital on Sunday. Coming from a loss, City Stars are second in the standings while Shabana are second from the bottom. City Stars, at 33 points, trail league leaders Gor Mahia by 10 points but will want to hold on to their title ambitions as long as possible. This will be a good opportunity to do that, seeking to rise from the 2-0 loss to AFC Leopards. That defeat stopped their impressive seven-game winning run. City Stars have now lost twice in their last 10 matches, and in the process posted eight wins. They drew 2-2 with Shabana in their first meeting this season and City Stars will be keen to improve on that. A home run with five straight wins looks very promising.

Shabana’s appointment of Sammy Omollo had an instant impact, in their 5-2 away win at Nzoia Sugar. However, in the game that followed, they lost 1-0 at home to Ulinzi Stars, and it gets tougher against Nairobi City Stars. The Glamour Boys are struggling in the top flight after their promotion from the National Super League. Here they come having lost in three of their last four matches and they failed to score in each of those defeats. Shabana have also failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches, and that remains a big concern. Their win over Nzoia Sugar was the first in six away matches and Sammy Omollo will want to push his boys for another such result.