Kenya vs South Africa: Ogam and Okon provide attacking focus in important international fixture

Kenya face South Africa with both teams looking to strengthen their position in the competition, while R. Ogam and Ime Okon arrive as the leading scorers identified for their respective sides this season.

Ogam has scored one goal for Kenya, while Okon has also found the net once for South Africa. Their contributions could be important in a match where both teams will be looking for greater attacking efficiency and a result that improves their prospects.

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

• Assists: Ben Stanley Omondi (Kenya) — 1 assists, Yaya Sithole (South Africa) — 1 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: mohammed bajaber (Kenya) — 0, Ronwen Williams (South Africa) — 1
• Tackles: R. Ogam (Kenya) — 2, Ime Okon (South Africa) — 3.
• Most encounters won: mohammed bajaber (Kenya) — 4, Kamogelo Sebelebele (South Africa) — 9.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. Y. Wissa (3, Congo DR)
3. Omar Marmoush (3, Egypt)
4. R. Mofokeng (3, South Africa)
5. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)

Team statistics:

Kenya’s recent form is listed as DLD, while South Africa’s is WWD. The sequences suggest contrasting momentum: Kenya have found it difficult to turn matches into victories, whereas South Africa have avoided defeat in their most recent listed results.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Kenya — DLD
• South Africa — WWD

The match is likely to be decided by which side controls the midfield and makes better use of its chances. Kenya will want to impose themselves early, particularly when attacking through the wide areas, while South Africa will look to build on their more positive recent run and apply pressure through sustained possession.

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

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%	66.67%
16-30	25.00%	33.33%
31-45	50.00%
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

South Africa has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%	25.00%
16-30	25.00%	25.00%
31-45	12.50%	25.00%
46-60	25.00%	25.00%
61-75	12.50%
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Kenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Africa		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Kenya		South Africa
38.0%	Winning the game	38.0%
25%	Attack potential	25%
43%	Potential in defense	43%
50%	Strength against each other	50%
50%	Goal Potential	50%

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

Goal Forecast:Kenya, is likely to score -1.5 goals, South Africa is likely to score no more than -4.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Kenya and South Africa will take place on November 17 at 16:00 (GMT) at the stadium Nyayo National Stadium.