Dodoma Jiji vs Young Africans match preview

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Competition: Tanzania Ligi kuu Bara
Competition: Sun 18.July
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jamhuri Stadium (5000 seats)

Young Africans can not expect any pleasantries from their host Dodoma Jiji in this Ligi kuu Bara game. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Dodoma Jiji have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Young Africans is in the best form (5-1-0)

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Dodoma are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Africans have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 2nd place no matter what happens.

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Dodoma Jiji form and stats

The story so far in the Ligi kuu Bara for Dodoma Jiji at their home stadium (Jamhuri Stadium) is 7 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

D. Ambundo was the last player to score a league goal for Dodoma Jiji and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Dodoma haven't scored in 225 minutes.

The spoils were shared in Dodoma's previous game, also at home. Visiting Mtibwa Sugar (placed 13th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.

Prior to that, an away loss at Gwambina.

Dodoma has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. From these home matches, Dodoma Jiji have conceded only 11 goals.

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Young Africans form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 5 draws and only 1 loss in the Ligi kuu Bara. Africans have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of five victories in a row regardless of arena.

Africans have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 205 minutes since they last conceded in Ligi kuu Bara.

Africans are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Ligi kuu Bara against Ihefu (placed 16th).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Simba at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Africans has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 16 games. The Young Africans defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (8 goals in 16 games).

Head 2 Head

Young Africans - Dodoma 3-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.

Dodoma Jiji missing players

Young Africans missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Dodoma Jiji Young Africans
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
11 7 1 Won W 2 10 21
10 6 2 Drew D 3 5 10
12 3 2 Lost L 0 1 2
28 18 5 Scored S 6 24 52
31 11 6 Conceded C 4 8 21
85% 81% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 94%
52% 50% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 56% 61%
30% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 31% 33%
12% 12% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 12% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 12%
30% 38% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 45%
42% 50% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 62% 52%
42% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 12% 9%
 
2.9 4.1 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.2 5.1
4 3.3 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 2.6 3.1 3
1.6 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.4 0.8 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.5 9.9 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.1 6.3
3 3.9 4.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.6 2.2 2
27% 29% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 53% 72%
Key stats in Ligi kuu Bara this season:
  • Dodoma Jiji have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Dodoma Jiji have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Young Africans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Young Africans have the most points from losing position (11) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Young Africans is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 33 25 5 3 74 14 16 12 2 2 41 7 17 13 3 1 33 7 60 80
2 Young Africans 33 21 10 2 52 21 17 11 5 1 28 13 16 10 5 1 24 8 31 73
3 Azam 33 18 11 4 49 22 17 11 5 1 34 12 16 7 6 3 15 10 27 65
4 Biashara United 33 13 11 9 28 28 17 9 5 3 20 9 16 4 6 6 8 19 0 50
5 KMC 33 12 9 12 38 27 16 10 3 3 28 11 17 2 6 9 10 16 11 45
6 Tanzania Prisons 33 10 13 10 24 24 16 7 5 4 14 10 17 3 8 6 10 14 0 43
7 Dodoma Jiji 33 11 10 12 28 31 16 7 6 3 18 11 17 4 4 9 10 20 -3 43
8 Namungo 33 10 13 10 24 27 17 6 7 4 13 12 16 4 6 6 11 15 -3 43
9 Polisi Tanzania 33 9 15 9 28 27 16 4 6 6 12 12 17 5 9 3 16 15 1 42
10 Ruvu Shooting 33 11 8 14 34 37 16 8 4 4 24 15 17 3 4 10 10 22 -3 41
11 Kagera Sugar 33 10 10 13 33 35 17 7 4 6 19 15 16 3 6 7 14 20 -2 40
12 Mbeya City 33 9 12 12 26 33 16 5 8 3 16 8 17 4 4 9 10 25 -7 39
13 Mtibwa Sugar 33 10 9 14 20 29 17 7 5 5 12 10 16 3 4 9 8 19 -9 39
14 Coastal Union 33 9 10 14 26 45 16 7 6 3 18 15 17 2 4 11 8 30 -19 37
15 JKT Tanzania 33 10 6 17 32 46 16 7 2 7 15 16 17 3 4 10 17 30 -14 36
16 Ihefu 33 9 8 16 22 40 17 8 3 6 17 16 16 1 5 10 5 24 -18 35
17 Gwambina 33 8 10 15 28 36 17 4 7 6 13 11 16 4 3 9 15 25 -8 34
18 Mwadui 33 5 4 24 24 68 17 3 4 10 14 31 16 2 0 14 10 37 -44 19

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 33 25 5 3 74 14 16 12 2 2 41 7 17 13 3 1 33 7 60 80
2 Young Africans 33 21 10 2 52 21 17 11 5 1 28 13 16 10 5 1 24 8 31 73
3 Azam 33 18 11 4 49 22 17 11 5 1 34 12 16 7 6 3 15 10 27 65
4 Biashara United 33 13 11 9 28 28 17 9 5 3 20 9 16 4 6 6 8 19 0 50
5 KMC 33 12 9 12 38 27 16 10 3 3 28 11 17 2 6 9 10 16 11 45
6 Tanzania Prisons 33 10 13 10 24 24 16 7 5 4 14 10 17 3 8 6 10 14 0 43
7 Dodoma Jiji 33 11 10 12 28 31 16 7 6 3 18 11 17 4 4 9 10 20 -3 43
8 Namungo 33 10 13 10 24 27 17 6 7 4 13 12 16 4 6 6 11 15 -3 43
9 Polisi Tanzania 33 9 15 9 28 27 16 4 6 6 12 12 17 5 9 3 16 15 1 42
10 Ruvu Shooting 33 11 8 14 34 37 16 8 4 4 24 15 17 3 4 10 10 22 -3 41
11 Kagera Sugar 33 10 10 13 33 35 17 7 4 6 19 15 16 3 6 7 14 20 -2 40
12 Mbeya City 33 9 12 12 26 33 16 5 8 3 16 8 17 4 4 9 10 25 -7 39
13 Mtibwa Sugar 33 10 9 14 20 29 17 7 5 5 12 10 16 3 4 9 8 19 -9 39
14 Coastal Union 33 9 10 14 26 45 16 7 6 3 18 15 17 2 4 11 8 30 -19 37
15 JKT Tanzania 33 10 6 17 32 46 16 7 2 7 15 16 17 3 4 10 17 30 -14 36
16 Ihefu 33 9 8 16 22 40 17 8 3 6 17 16 16 1 5 10 5 24 -18 35
17 Gwambina 33 8 10 15 28 36 17 4 7 6 13 11 16 4 3 9 15 25 -8 34
18 Mwadui 33 5 4 24 24 68 17 3 4 10 14 31 16 2 0 14 10 37 -44 19

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