Pre-match info: 10 points are between the squads ahead of this match, Mtibwa Sugar on top. Will Ihefu shorten the gap?
- Ihefu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mtibwa Sugar have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Ligi kuu Bara
Mtibwa Sugar could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Ligi kuu Bara game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Ruvu Shooting. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Ihefu form and stats
Ihefu have played 7 Ligi kuu Bara games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ihefu after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Ihefu are returning here after visiting Ruvu Shooting and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kagera Sugar (0-2).Low-scoring affair? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 9 have contained less than three goals (under 2.5).
Ihefu has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
Mtibwa Sugar have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Ligi kuu Bara, after 1-3-4 (8 played). Mtibwa Sugar have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
Mtibwa are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Ruvu Shooting (placed 15th).
A draw for Mtibwa Sugar before that, at their own venue hosting Namungo (1-1).The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Mtibwa Sugar's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 15 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the squads played each other previously this campaign; Mtibwa Sugar - Ihefu 3-1. Stats for the prior three meetings featuring these two contenders are: zero wins for Ihefu, one draw and two wins for Mtibwa Sugar. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Ihefu missing players
Mtibwa Sugar missing players
| Ihefu | Mtibwa Sugar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 15 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 71% |
| 31% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 65% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 44% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 59% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 24% |
| 44% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 29% |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.9 | 9.8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 5.9 | 8.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 26% | 32% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 39% |
| 7.7 | 8.2 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
| 2.8 | 1.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- Ihefu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ihefu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mtibwa Sugar have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Mtibwa Sugar have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Mtibwa Sugar have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mtibwa Sugar have the most matches over the total-line (11) in Ligi kuu Bara
- 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 | Young Africans | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Simba | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 37 |
| 3 | Azam | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
| 4 | Singida Big Stars | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Mtibwa Sugar | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 6 | Kagera Sugar | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Geita Gold | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -4 | 22 |
| 8 | Namungo | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | Mbeya City | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 10 | KMC | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Dodoma Jiji | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 12 | Tanzania Prisons | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Coastal Union | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Ihefu | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 15 | Ruvu Shooting | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 12 |
| 16 | Polisi Tanzania | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
