Ligi kuu Bara: KMC are 9 points short of Kagera Sugar, but are fully set to go full force. Get ready!
- KMC is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Kagera Sugar have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligi kuu Bara
Both sides have had enough rest since their previous game. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!
KMC form and stats
5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what KMC have to build on here at Mlandizi Stadium in the Ligi kuu Bara. It's trouble wherever KMC are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
Nzigamasabo was the last player to score a league goal for KMC and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as KMC haven't scored in 183 minutes.
In their previous game, led his KMC to a defeat away at Azam. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mlandizi Stadium.
Before that game, the home loss against Young Africans with the scoreline 0-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how KMC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 2 and lost 1.
Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 16 league matches, 12 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).
The KMC fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 12 matches. 13 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Kagera Sugar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kagera Sugar so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose).
The Kagera Sugar goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 436 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two away matches in a row for Kagera, whose coach could celebrate last time after the win against Ruvu Shooting.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Namungo.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kagera Sugar playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 3 Kagera Sugar wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
Lacking goals? 10 of this team's most recent 12 league matches have had zero, one or two goals.
The attacking power of Kagera when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. Kagera Sugar have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These sides met each other earlier on this season: Kagera Sugar - KMC 1-0. Statistics for the former nine meetings involving these two contenders are: one win for KMC, four draws and four wins for Kagera Sugar. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.
KMC missing players
Kagera Sugar missing players
| KMC | Kagera Sugar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 11 | 24 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 20 | 13 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 27 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 91% | 88% |
| 54% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 40% | 64% | 58% |
| 38% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 17% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 38% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 27% | 42% |
| 42% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 45% | 33% |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.4 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| 2.6 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 32% | 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 35% | 35% |
| 7.8 | 8 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
- KMC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- KMC is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Kagera Sugar have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Ligi kuu Bara
| 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 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 32 | 62 |
| 2 | Simba | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 41 | 54 |
| 3 | Azam | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
| 4 | Singida Big Stars | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 47 |
| 5 | Geita Gold | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Kagera Sugar | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 7 | Namungo | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | Ihefu | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Mtibwa Sugar | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -9 | 29 |
| 10 | Mbeya City | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -7 | 27 |
| 11 | Coastal Union | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Dodoma Jiji | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 24 |
| 13 | KMC | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 14 | Tanzania Prisons | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 22 |
| 15 | Polisi Tanzania | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -15 | 19 |
| 16 | Ruvu Shooting | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 17 |
