Football tips: Azam vs Mtibwa Sugar - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Tanzania Ligi kuu Bara
Date: Wed 22.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Chamazi Stadium (10000 seats)

The managers are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ligi kuu Bara league table.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Mtibwa Sugar's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Mtibwa Sugar have performed like this: Played nine matches resulting in 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats with the goal stats 12-11 (scored/conceded).

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Azam form and stats

Azam are steadily winning games and points here at Chamazi Stadium. 13 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 17 games.

Azam manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Simba in the Ligi kuu Bara. 1-1 away at Stand United before that.

Goals decide football matches and Azam are scoring many of them at home; 36 on target from 17 matches. Azam are not conceding a lot of goals here at Chamazi Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 17 matches.

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Mtibwa Sugar form and stats

Mtibwa Sugar have only collected 7 points from their away games after 1-4-12 (17 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Mtibwa Sugar have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Northern Dynamo game.

Two away games in a row for Mtibwa Sugar, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Simba in the Ligi kuu Bara. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Coastal Union's place.

Goals are few and far between in Mtibwa Sugar's away games. Only 8 goals from 17 travels. As opposed to that, Mtibwa Sugar have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Mtibwa Sugar - Azam 2-0. Azam-Mtibwa Sugar H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Azam 3 wins, Mtibwa Sugar 1 win, 3 draws. 0 of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

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Azam Mtibwa Sugar
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
35 17 3 Played 3 17 35
19 13 0 Won 0 1 14
11 2 1 Drew 1 4 7
5 2 2 Lost 2 12 14
50 36 1 Scored 0 8 34
21 10 4 Conceded 4 21 29
86% 94% 67% Over 0.5 67% 88% 91%
57% 76% 33% Over 1.5 33% 53% 54%
31% 53% 33% Over 2.5 33% 29% 29%
20% 29% 33% Over 3.5 0% 0% 6%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
37% 41% 33% BTTS 0% 35% 34%
51% 53% 33% Clean Sheets 33% 18% 40%
26% 12% 67% Failed To Score 100% 59% 34%
 
5.2 6.4 4 Corners For (avg) 5.5 5.1 5.4
4.7 4.4 4.5 Corners Against (avg) 3.5 3.8 3.9
1.5 0.9 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) 1 1 0.6
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • 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 Mtibwa Sugar have scored away.
  • Azam have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Mtibwa Sugar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Mtibwa Sugar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Azam
All Ligi kuu Bara CAF Confederations Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-03-19 LKB Azam 4 - 0 Singida United
02-04-19 LKB Azam 2 - 0 Kagera Sugar
07-04-19 LKB Mbao 0 - 0 Azam
14-04-19 LKB Mbeya City 0 - 1 Azam
18-04-19 LKB Ndanda 1 - 0 Azam
29-04-19 LKB Azam 0 - 1 Young Africans
06-05-19 LKB Stand United 1 - 1 Azam
13-05-19 LKB Simba 0 - 0 Azam
22-05-19 LKB Azam 18:00 Mtibwa Sugar
28-05-19 LKB Young Africans 14:00 Azam
Mtibwa Sugar
All Ligi kuu Bara CAF Confederations Cup
All Home Away
12-03-19 LKB Mtibwa Sugar 1 - 0 Singida United
16-03-19 LKB Kagera Sugar 2 - 1 Mtibwa Sugar
03-04-19 LKB Ruvu Shooting 1 - 1 Mtibwa Sugar
06-04-19 LKB Mtibwa Sugar 1 - 0 Alliance
17-04-19 LKB Mtibwa Sugar 1 - 0 Young Africans
03-05-19 LKB Singida United 1 - 1 Mtibwa Sugar
12-05-19 LKB Coastal Union 1 - 0 Mtibwa Sugar
16-05-19 LKB Simba 3 - 0 Mtibwa Sugar
22-05-19 LKB Azam 18:00 Mtibwa Sugar
28-05-19 LKB Mtibwa Sugar 14:00 Simba

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Simba 33 27 4 2 66 12 16 13 3 0 32 3 17 14 1 2 34 9 54 85
2 Young Africans 35 26 5 4 55 24 16 14 1 1 34 13 19 12 4 3 21 11 31 83
3 Azam 35 19 11 5 50 21 17 13 2 2 36 10 18 6 9 3 14 11 29 68
4 Mtibwa Sugar 35 14 7 14 34 29 18 13 3 2 26 8 17 1 4 12 8 21 5 49
5 KMC 35 11 15 9 36 25 19 10 6 3 28 11 16 1 9 6 8 14 11 48
6 Lipuli 35 12 12 11 30 34 19 9 7 3 20 16 16 3 5 8 10 18 -4 48
7 Ndanda 35 12 10 13 23 33 17 10 5 2 18 8 18 2 5 11 5 25 -10 46
8 Coastal Union 34 10 14 10 30 33 17 6 10 1 16 10 17 4 4 9 14 23 -3 44
9 Mbeya City 34 12 7 15 35 36 17 8 4 5 20 13 17 4 3 10 15 23 -1 43
10 Stand United 35 12 7 16 34 43 18 8 5 5 17 15 17 4 2 11 17 28 -9 43
11 Tanzania Prisons 35 10 12 13 27 29 17 7 6 4 18 12 18 3 6 9 9 17 -2 42
12 Singida United 35 10 12 13 27 35 18 8 7 3 19 10 17 2 5 10 8 25 -8 42
13 Kagera Sugar 35 9 13 13 31 40 19 8 5 6 18 16 16 1 8 7 13 24 -9 40
14 JKT Tanzania 35 9 13 13 23 33 17 8 6 3 15 8 18 1 7 10 8 25 -10 40
15 Mbao 34 10 10 14 20 33 17 8 4 5 14 12 17 2 6 9 6 21 -13 40
16 Ruvu Shooting 35 9 12 14 31 41 17 8 5 4 20 14 18 1 7 10 11 27 -10 39
17 Alliance 34 9 11 14 26 38 17 8 5 4 19 12 17 1 6 10 7 26 -12 38
18 Biashara United 33 9 10 14 25 31 16 7 7 2 14 8 17 2 3 12 11 23 -6 37
19 Mwadui 34 10 7 17 37 45 17 8 5 4 27 15 17 2 2 13 10 30 -8 37
20 African Lyon 34 4 10 20 19 44 16 4 5 7 14 20 18 0 5 13 5 24 -25 22

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