The fresh new season is about to begin and the supporters are tingling with enthusiasm. It’s square one as Ihefu welcome Geita Gold for the opening fixture at Sokoine Stadium. Keep reading!
Ihefu form and stats
In the previous season, Ihefu's league statistics were 12 wins, 3 draws and 15 losses, ending with 6th place in the Ligi kuu Bara. From these 30 matches they scored {31 goals} and gave away 32. Appearing as the home team in the last season Ihefu managed 9-2-4 (win-draw-lost) with {21 goals} and 12 conceded.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ihefu have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Ihefu as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligi kuu Bara match thankfully also at home. Kagera Sugar are visiting.
Geita Gold form and stats
Let's have a look at how Geita Gold performed last season in the Ligi kuu Bara: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 10 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded {44 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 7 with 18/24 goals scored/conceded.
Geita Gold are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. From a total of 5 matches.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings featuring these teams: Ihefu won one, Geita Gold were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.
Ihefu missing players
Geita Gold missing players
| Ihefu | Geita Gold | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ihefu | Last season | Geita Gold | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 31 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 35 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Conceded | C | 24 | 44 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 93% | ||
| 67% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 77% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | ||
| 10% | 13% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 43% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 63% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 37% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.6 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.9 | 7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 39% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 56% | 40% | ||
| 6.7 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 7.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Azam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Coastal Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dodoma Jiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Geita Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ihefu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kitayosce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | KMC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mashujaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mtibwa Sugar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Namungo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Simba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Singida Big Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Tanzania Prisons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Young Africans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 78 |
| 2 | Simba | 30 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 75 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 58 | 73 |
| 3 | Azam | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 26 | 59 |
| 4 | Singida Big Stars | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 55 |
| 5 | Namungo | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 40 |
| 6 | Ihefu | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 20 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Geita Gold | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | -9 | 37 |
| 8 | Tanzania Prisons | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -9 | 37 |
| 9 | Dodoma Jiji | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 37 |
| 10 | Mtibwa Sugar | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -11 | 35 |
| 11 | Kagera Sugar | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -13 | 35 |
| 12 | Coastal Union | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -10 | 33 |
| 13 | KMC | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 14 | Mbeya City | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -10 | 31 |
| 15 | Polisi Tanzania | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 36 | -29 | 25 |
| 16 | Ruvu Shooting | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 20 |