Ulinzi in search of vengeance as they face struggling Mathare United at home

When Ulinzi Stars host a once again struggling Mathare United, they will surely have vengeance top-most in their minds, and with memories of the 2016 season still fresh in their thoughts. 

The two Sportpesa Premier League (SPL) clubs have developed a rivalry that has seen them thrive more when facing each other away but this might not be the case this time round when the ‘Slum Boys’ from Nairobi land in Nakuru for their latest encounter with the soldiers in round six of the 2017 SPL.

Mathare United have the upper hand in the ten encounters played between the two, winning four times and drawing thrice. Ulinzi have three wins but will surely remember that the 'Slum Boys' did the double over them last season, winning 0-2 in Nakuru and 1-0 in their Nairobi backyard. Interestingly, the teams had enjoyed playing away to each other before the 'Mathare United double'. 

With the slum boys  currently languishing in relegation territory, Ulinzi might fancy restoring head to head parity by giving Mathare United another beating and sending them back to Nairobi empty handed.

Mathare’s only win so far this season came at home in their first match of the 2017 SPL season. They followed up this victory with two 0-0 away draws and two home defeats. They could now suffer their third defeat of the season or, at best, contintue with their early season form of drawing away. The correct score might be 1-0 or 0-0.