It's a fresh beginning in Ligi kuu Bara - the first game of the season. Read the full article and see how Mbeya City and Tanzania Prisons did in their pre-season friendly games!
This is a game between neighbours, usually meaning extra tension and importance.
Mbeya City form and stats
The previous season, Mbeya City's league statistics were 10 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses, results that produced 10th position in the Ligi kuu Bara. During these 34 matches they scored 30 goals and conceded 33. Playing as the home team in the previous season Mbeya City generated 6-8-3 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 8 conceded.
Tanzania Prisons form and stats
Let's have a look at how Tanzania Prisons performed last season in the Ligi kuu Bara: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 14 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 25 and conceded 25 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 8 and lost 6 with 10/14 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two squads are: two wins for Mbeya City, five draws and three wins for Tanzania Prisons. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Mbeya City missing players
Tanzania Prisons missing players
| Mbeya City | Tanzania Prisons | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mbeya City | Last season | Tanzania Prisons | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Drew | D | 8 | 14 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 30 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 82% | 76% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 53% | 47% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 47% | 44% | ||
| 26% | 12% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 12% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 6% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 32% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 38% | ||
| 41% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 35% | ||
| 44% | 41% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 38% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 31% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Azam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Biashara United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Coastal Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dodoma Jiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Geita Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kagera Sugar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | KMC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mbeya City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Mbeya Kwanza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mtibwa Sugar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Namungo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Polisi Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Ruvu Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Simba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tanzania Prisons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Young Africans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Simba | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 7 | 64 | 83 |
| 2 | Young Africans | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 52 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 31 | 74 |
| 3 | Azam | 34 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 68 |
| 4 | Biashara United | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 50 |
| 5 | KMC | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 48 |
| 6 | Polisi Tanzania | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 45 |
| 7 | Tanzania Prisons | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 44 |
| 8 | Dodoma Jiji | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 44 |
| 9 | Namungo | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 43 |
| 10 | Mbeya City | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -3 | 42 |
| 11 | Ruvu Shooting | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 41 |
| 12 | Kagera Sugar | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -4 | 40 |
| 13 | Coastal Union | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 46 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 30 | -17 | 40 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -10 | 39 |
| 15 | JKT Tanzania | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 39 |
| 16 | Gwambina | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -8 | 35 |
| 17 | Ihefu | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 25 | -19 | 35 |
| 18 | Mwadui | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 69 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 38 | -45 | 19 |