Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Azam - Coastal Union!
It's no vacation for neither Azam nor Coastal Union as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Coastal Union play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Coastal Union when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats from five matches. They have scored 0 goals and conceded 8 times in these games.
Azam form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Ligi kuu Bara games here for Azam. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Azam haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Coastal Union, 51 days ago. Azam has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Azam's last game was hosting Polisi Tanzania (placed 8th) and winning 1-0. Ahead of that match, Azam won a home game hosting KMC (3-1).
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ndanda in only four days.
A decent goal production from Azam in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Azam have conceded only 7 goals.
Coastal Union form and stats
Playing away, Coastal Union have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ligi kuu Bara this season. Two points from the last two away games for Coastal Union, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Coastal Union goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 220 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Coastal Union are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at KMC (placed 14th). That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Polisi Tanzania.
A new game in only four days for Coastal Union, the Ligi kuu Bara home match versus Ruvu Shooting. Busy days.
The attacking power of Coastal Union when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Coastal Union - Azam 1-0 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Azam two wins, one draw and Coastal Union two victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Azam missing players
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| Azam | Coastal Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | 17 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 95% | 91% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 52% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 52% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 19% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 5% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 48% | 45% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 48% |
| 19% | 9% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 29% |
| 5.6 | 7.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 | 102 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 48 | 86 |
| 46 | 33 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 46% | 48% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 70% |
- Azam has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- Azam has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
- Azam have not yet lost a game at home.
- Azam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Azam have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Azam have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Coastal Union have scored away.
- Azam have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Azam have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Coastal Union has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Coastal Union have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Coastal Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 34 | 53 |
| 2 | Azam | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Young Africans | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Namungo | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Kagera Sugar | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | JKT Tanzania | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Polisi Tanzania | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Lipuli | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Biashara United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Ruvu Shooting | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Tanzania Prisons | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Alliance | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | KMC | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Mtibwa Sugar | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Ndanda | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Mbao | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Mwadui | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Mbeya City | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Singida United | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -20 | 11 |