Only victory will be enough for the Azam club members in this Nizwa Complex Stadium clash with Mbeya Kwanza, seeing as they have a solid lead on them in the Ligi kuu Bara standings.
- Mbeya Kwanza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Ligi kuu Bara
Azam form and stats
6-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligi kuu Bara numbers at home for Azam so far this season.
Azam drew their last game, 1-1 away at Ruvu Shooting (placed 13th).
Before that match, a win away at Mtibwa Sugar.Azam are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Azam have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Mbeya Kwanza form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mbeya Kwanza so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Mbeya Kwanza are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Kwanza go into this game after a win, the home game against Kagera Sugar that ended 2-0.
Prior to that match, the Mbeya Kwanza manager faced defeat when travelling to Young Africans and losing 0-4.The attacking power of Kwanza when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Mbeya Kwanza have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Mbeya Kwanza - Azam 0-1 was the story when these teams last played each other, also in this season.Azam missing players
Mbeya Kwanza missing players
| Azam | Mbeya Kwanza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 32 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 27 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 31 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 69% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 65% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 27% |
| 15% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 42% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 46% | 38% |
| 31% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 27% |
| 23% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 38% | 42% |
| 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.2 | 8.8 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 46% | 39% | 88% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 36% | 42% |
| 8 | 8.7 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 9.1 | 6.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
- Mbeya Kwanza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mbeya Kwanza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mbeya Kwanza have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mbeya Kwanza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mbeya Kwanza haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 35 | 64 |
| 2 | Simba | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Geita Gold | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 39 |
| 4 | Namungo | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Azam | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Coastal Union | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 34 |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 26 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Kagera Sugar | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 33 |
| 9 | KMC | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 10 | Mbeya City | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | Mtibwa Sugar | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 12 | Dodoma Jiji | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Ruvu Shooting | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Tanzania Prisons | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Biashara United | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Mbeya Kwanza | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 24 |
