The Sportpesa League Season 2025/26 Kicks Off this weekend with Tusker hosting KCB FC at Nyayo Stadium in the first game.
The clash will see KCB head coach Robert Matano come against his former employers who had previously helped to three league titles.
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This is one of the most common tie in the Kenyan top flight and we bring you the stats that matter ahead of the clash to help with your stakes.
• Both teams have met 28 times previously with Tusker winning 15 to KCB’s 2. 11 matches have ended in draws.
• Tusker has an identical 1-0 win in their league openers for the last two seasons (win against Sofapaka last season and against Bandari in season 2023/24).
• Eric Kapaito has 4 hat tricks in his career in the Kenyan top flight. His last came for Tusker against KCB (in January 2024).
• In his two stints as a Tusker FC coach (2012 and between 2018 to 2024), Robert Matano didn’t lose a single game to KCB (P13, W7, D6).
• Tusker FC last lost their season opening match of the season on September 27, 2021 (to AFC Leopards). This was part of a stretch where they had failed to win their opening match for five consecutive seasons.
• Charles Okere was assistant coach under Robert Matano at Tusker FC from 2018 to 2021. He took over from Matano as head coach of Tusker in mid-2024 when Matano’s contract expired. Both coaches have faced off once where a Chris Erambo’s strike in the first game of last season (Tusker 1-0 Sofapaka) saw Okere gets the better of his mentor Matano.
Last Five Meetings Between the two teams;
• 2/2/25: Tusker 0-0 KCB
• 26/10/24: KCB 3-2 Tusker
• 18/2/24: Tusker 2-0 KCB
• 7/1/24: KCB 0-5 Tusker
• 26/4/23: Tusker 1-0 KCB
Other Ties in Week One
· AFC Leopards vs Sofapaka – Ulinzi Complex (Saturday, 4PM)
· Kariobangi Sharks vs Bandari – Kasarani Annex (Saturday, 1PM)
· Shabana vs APS Bomet – Gusii Stadium (Sunday, 2PM)
· Murang’a Seal vs Ulinzi Stars – SportPesa Arena (Sunday, 3PM)
· Gor Mahia vs Bidco United – Kasarani Stadium (Sunday, 4PM)
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