Ligi kuu Bara preview: Can Coastal Union edge out victory against Mtibwa Sugar?

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Competition: Tanzania Ligi kuu Bara
Competition: Sat 20.June
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mkwakwani Stadium (10000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Coastal Union fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Mtibwa Sugar's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Coastal Union and Mtibwa Sugar should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Coastal Union form and stats

Overall Ligi kuu Bara stats at home this season for Coastal Union are 8-5-3 (wins-draw-losses).

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Coastal, who played 2-2 against Namungo. That match was also played at this venue (Mkwakwani Stadium).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Coastal Union handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, zero draws and one defeat.

The Coastal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Coastal have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Mtibwa Sugar form and stats

Mtibwa Sugar have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Ligi kuu Bara, after 2-5-7 (14 played).

Mtibwa played 1-1 against Biashara United in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Polisi Tanzania.

Mtibwa Sugar are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of two matches.

Mtibwa are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 7 goals from 14 away games. Mtibwa Sugar are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 13 times in 14 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Coastal and Mtibwa Sugar have met before this season: Mtibwa Sugar - Coastal Union 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Coastal Union one win, zero draws and Mtibwa Sugar four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Coastal Union missing players

Mtibwa Sugar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Coastal Union Mtibwa Sugar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 16 6 Played P 5 14 29
13 8 2 Won W 0 2 8
8 5 2 Drew D 2 5 9
8 3 2 Lost L 3 7 12
29 18 5 Scored S 2 7 22
21 9 3 Conceded C 5 13 27
86% 81% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 71% 83%
55% 56% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 36% 48%
24% 25% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 21% 24%
7% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
34% 31% 17% BTTS BTTS 40% 29% 34%
48% 62% 67% Clean Sheets C S 20% 36% 34%
31% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 64% 48%
 
3.2 3.7 2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.2 3.8
4 2.2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.1 3.6
0.9 0.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
118 63 18 Total Shots T S 10 48 141
37 23 5 Shots on Target S O 4 7 30
59% 70% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 71% 43%
Key stats in Ligi kuu Bara this season:
  • Coastal Union has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4)
  • Coastal Union have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Coastal Union have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mtibwa Sugar have scored away.
  • Mtibwa Sugar have won significantly less corners away then at 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 29 23 3 3 64 16 16 12 3 1 37 9 13 11 0 2 27 7 48 72
2 Azam 29 17 6 6 39 20 16 10 4 2 25 13 13 7 2 4 14 7 19 57
3 Young Africans 29 15 10 4 33 21 14 8 4 2 18 12 15 7 6 2 15 9 12 55
4 Namungo 29 14 9 6 36 27 14 9 4 1 19 9 15 5 5 5 17 18 9 51
5 Coastal Union 29 13 8 8 29 21 16 8 5 3 18 9 13 5 3 5 11 12 8 47
6 Polisi Tanzania 29 13 6 10 29 26 16 9 5 2 16 8 13 4 1 8 13 18 3 45
7 JKT Tanzania 29 11 10 8 26 24 16 5 5 6 9 11 13 6 5 2 17 13 2 43
8 Tanzania Prisons 30 9 14 7 27 21 14 5 6 3 11 8 16 4 8 4 16 13 6 41
9 Kagera Sugar 29 12 5 12 36 31 13 5 3 5 16 15 16 7 2 7 20 16 5 41
10 Biashara United 29 10 10 9 21 22 13 9 1 3 11 7 16 1 9 6 10 15 -1 40
11 Ruvu Shooting 30 11 7 12 28 34 16 9 3 4 16 14 14 2 4 8 12 20 -6 40
12 KMC 30 10 6 14 29 34 14 7 3 4 16 12 16 3 3 10 13 22 -5 36
13 Mwadui 29 8 10 11 27 33 15 6 6 3 16 13 14 2 4 8 11 20 -6 34
14 Lipuli 29 9 6 14 35 39 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 2 10 8 23 -4 33
15 Mtibwa Sugar 29 8 9 12 22 27 15 6 4 5 15 14 14 2 5 7 7 13 -5 33
16 Ndanda 29 7 10 12 21 26 14 5 5 4 13 10 15 2 5 8 8 16 -5 31
17 Mbeya City 29 7 9 13 22 35 14 4 4 6 11 16 15 3 5 7 11 19 -13 30
18 Alliance 29 7 8 14 23 36 13 3 5 5 14 20 16 4 3 9 9 16 -13 29
19 Mbao 30 5 8 17 19 40 13 3 4 6 14 15 17 2 4 11 5 25 -21 23
20 Singida United 29 3 6 20 16 49 15 2 2 11 9 20 14 1 4 9 7 29 -33 15

Table
  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 29 23 3 3 64 16 16 12 3 1 37 9 13 11 0 2 27 7 48 72
2 Azam 29 17 6 6 39 20 16 10 4 2 25 13 13 7 2 4 14 7 19 57
3 Young Africans 29 15 10 4 33 21 14 8 4 2 18 12 15 7 6 2 15 9 12 55
4 Namungo 29 14 9 6 36 27 14 9 4 1 19 9 15 5 5 5 17 18 9 51
5 Coastal Union 29 13 8 8 29 21 16 8 5 3 18 9 13 5 3 5 11 12 8 47
6 Polisi Tanzania 29 13 6 10 29 26 16 9 5 2 16 8 13 4 1 8 13 18 3 45
7 JKT Tanzania 29 11 10 8 26 24 16 5 5 6 9 11 13 6 5 2 17 13 2 43
8 Tanzania Prisons 30 9 14 7 27 21 14 5 6 3 11 8 16 4 8 4 16 13 6 41
9 Kagera Sugar 29 12 5 12 36 31 13 5 3 5 16 15 16 7 2 7 20 16 5 41
10 Biashara United 29 10 10 9 21 22 13 9 1 3 11 7 16 1 9 6 10 15 -1 40
11 Ruvu Shooting 30 11 7 12 28 34 16 9 3 4 16 14 14 2 4 8 12 20 -6 40
12 KMC 30 10 6 14 29 34 14 7 3 4 16 12 16 3 3 10 13 22 -5 36
13 Mwadui 29 8 10 11 27 33 15 6 6 3 16 13 14 2 4 8 11 20 -6 34
14 Lipuli 29 9 6 14 35 39 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 2 10 8 23 -4 33
15 Mtibwa Sugar 29 8 9 12 22 27 15 6 4 5 15 14 14 2 5 7 7 13 -5 33
16 Ndanda 29 7 10 12 21 26 14 5 5 4 13 10 15 2 5 8 8 16 -5 31
17 Mbeya City 29 7 9 13 22 35 14 4 4 6 11 16 15 3 5 7 11 19 -13 30
18 Alliance 29 7 8 14 23 36 13 3 5 5 14 20 16 4 3 9 9 16 -13 29
19 Mbao 30 5 8 17 19 40 13 3 4 6 14 15 17 2 4 11 5 25 -21 23
20 Singida United 29 3 6 20 16 49 15 2 2 11 9 20 14 1 4 9 7 29 -33 15

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