It's advantage Azam so far with their 2nd position in the Ligi kuu Bara table, welcoming Kagera Sugar who are placed 7th.
It's no vacation for neither Azam nor Kagera Sugar 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.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Kagera Sugar's home stadium. The visitors last seven games on artifical turf have ended in 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Kagera Sugar, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Azam form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 12 Ligi kuu Bara games here for Azam. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Ndanda the opponent.
Azam have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 18 goals in 12 league matches. Azam have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kagera Sugar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligi kuu Bara travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Kagera Sugar have lost on their last two travels.
Two away games in a row for Kagera Sugar, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus JKT Tanzania in the Ligi kuu Bara. Prior to that match, the Kagera Sugar manager faced defeat when travelling to Simba and losing 0-1.
Kagera Sugar have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Azam - Kagera Sugar 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Azam six wins, two draws and Kagera Sugar one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Azam missing players
Kagera Sugar missing players
| Azam | Kagera Sugar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 30 |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 54% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 62% | 67% |
| 29% | 42% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 50% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 42% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 42% |
| 42% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 31% | 38% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 31% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 7.7 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 172 | 116 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 73 | 111 |
| 53 | 39 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 27 | 48 |
| 43% | 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 52% | 42% |
- Azam has the most matches under the total-line (14)
- Azam has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
- Azam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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.
| 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 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Azam | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Namungo | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Young Africans | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | Polisi Tanzania | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Biashara United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Ruvu Shooting | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | Lipuli | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Alliance | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 29 |
| 14 | Ndanda | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | KMC | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Mtibwa Sugar | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Mbeya City | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Mwadui | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 | Mbao | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 | Singida United | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 12 |