Guinea vs Kenya: Cissé and Ogam aim to make the difference in October meeting

Guinea face Kenya on 1 October, with kick-off scheduled for 16:00 GMT. Both sides will be looking to start the new campaign with a positive result, while the match also gives Guinea forward S. Cissé and Kenya attacker R. Ogam an opportunity to add to their single goal this season.

The fixture is expected to be closely contested, with neither team holding a clear statistical advantage from the information available before kick-off. Guinea will have home support behind them, while Kenya will aim to remain organised and take advantage of any opportunities on the counter-attack.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Guinea) — 0 assists, Ben Stanley Omondi (Kenya) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: I. Bangoura (Guinea) — 0, mohammed bajaber (Kenya) — 0
• Tackles: S. Guirassy (Guinea) — 3, R. Ogam (Kenya) — 2.
• Most encounters won: A. Traoré (Guinea) — 8, mohammed bajaber (Kenya) — 4.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. N. Dorgeles (2, Mali)
2. L. Mickels (1, Rwanda)
3. I. Maza (1, Algeria)
4. M. Diallo (1, Mauritania)
5. A. Hadj-Moussa (1, Algeria)

Team statistics:

Cissé is Guinea’s leading scorer so far with one goal. His movement in the final third could be important against a Kenya defence expected to protect the central areas and limit space around the penalty area. Ogam has also scored once for Kenya and will be one of the visitors’ main attacking outlets.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Guinea — L
• Kenya — D

The two players enter the match with similar scoring records, making their contribution potentially decisive. In a fixture where chances could be limited, a single goal may have a major impact on the result.

According to home statistics this season, Guinea scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	50.00%
16-30		50.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Kenya has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	100.00%
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenya		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Guinea		Kenya
41.5%	Winning the game	41.5%
50%	Attack potential	50%
33%	Potential in defense	33%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Kenya winning – 45%, draw – 45%, loss – 10%. Thus Guinea, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Guinea, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Kenya is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Guinea and Kenya will take place on October 01 at 16:00 (GMT) at the stadium Stade 28 Septembre.