Azam will plan to use their home advantage to help in closing the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 3 points behind Mbeya City.
- Azam have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mbeya City have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Ligi kuu Bara
Mbeya City play their home matches on grass, while this game will be played on artifical turf. Relevant results for Mbeya City when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from eight matches. They have managed to score 6 goals and conceded 17 times in these games.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Mbeya City, who are travelling more than 800 kilometers to play this game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Azam form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Azam have to build on here at Chamazi Stadium in the Ligi kuu Bara.
Azam are confident in defense, having played 181 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Azam drew their last game, also a home match. Kagera Sugar (placed 9th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Before that, Azam had a home game versus Mtibwa Sugar which ended with a victory 1-0.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Azam here at Chamazi Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). As for guarding their own goal, Azam have only let in 0 goals at home.
Mbeya City form and stats
Things could have gone better for Mbeya City in their Ligi kuu Bara away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right. It's three draws from Mbeya's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Mbeya go into this game after a win, the home game against Dodoma Jiji that ended 2-0.
A draw for Mbeya City before that, at their own venue hosting KMC (2-2).There's been a serious shortage of goals from Mbeya City's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. Mbeya City's manager has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two participants are: seven wins for Azam, three draws and zero wins for Mbeya City. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Azam missing players
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| Azam | Mbeya City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 33% | 75% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 62% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 25% |
| 4.2 | 5.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
| 2.1 | 2.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 1.2 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 9.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.3 | 9 |
| 1.9 | 2.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 41% |
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 9.7 | 6.5 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
- Azam have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Azam have not yet lost a game at home.
- Azam have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Azam have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mbeya City have scored away.
- Azam have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Ligi kuu Bara
- 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.
- Mbeya City have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Mbeya City have not yet lost a game.
- Mbeya City have the most dropped points from leading position (6) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mbeya City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mbeya City have yet to win a game 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 | Young Africans | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 2 | Simba | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | Mbeya City | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Polisi Tanzania | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Dodoma Jiji | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Coastal Union | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Azam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Namungo | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Kagera Sugar | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 10 | KMC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Ruvu Shooting | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Biashara United | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Tanzania Prisons | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Mbeya Kwanza | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Mtibwa Sugar | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Geita Gold | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 5 |