It's ground zero in Ligi kuu Bara - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how the teams did in their pre-season friendlies!
Lipuli form and stats
Last season, Lipuli's league statistics were 12 wins, 13 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Ligi kuu Bara. Over these 38 matches they scored 32 goals and conceded 40. Playing at home last season Lipuli managed 9-7-3 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 16 conceded.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
Let's have a look at how Mtibwa Sugar performed last season in the Ligi kuu Bara: They landed a 5th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 8 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 36 and conceded 34 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 15 with 9/26 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 2 wins for Lipuli, 1 draw and 1 win for Mtibwa Sugar. Over 2,5 goals: 0 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Lipuli missing players
Mtibwa Sugar missing players
| Lipuli | Mtibwa Sugar | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs
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Statistic | Away vs
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Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lipuli | Last season | Mtibwa Sugar | ||||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total | ||
| 0 | 0 | Played | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | ||
Lipuli
| 16-03-19 |
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Lipuli | 1 - 0 | Young Africans |
| 03-04-19 |
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Lipuli | 2 - 0 | African Lyon |
| 06-04-19 |
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Lipuli | 2 - 2 | Mwadui |
| 30-04-19 |
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Biashara United | 3 - 0 | Lipuli |
| 09-05-19 |
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Ruvu Shooting | 2 - 0 | Lipuli |
| 12-05-19 |
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Lipuli | 0 - 3 | Mbeya City |
| 22-05-19 |
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Ndanda | 1 - 1 | Lipuli |
| 28-05-19 |
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Tanzania Prisons | 3 - 1 | Lipuli |
| 25-08-19 |
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Lipuli | 13:00 | Mtibwa Sugar |
| 14-09-19 |
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JKT Tanzania | 13:00 | Lipuli |
Mtibwa Sugar
| 06-04-19 |
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Mtibwa Sugar | 1 - 0 | Alliance |
| 17-04-19 |
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Mtibwa Sugar | 1 - 0 | Young Africans |
| 03-05-19 |
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Singida United | 2 - 1 | Mtibwa Sugar |
| 08-05-19 |
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Mtibwa Sugar | 2 - 2 | JKT Tanzania |
| 12-05-19 |
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Coastal Union | 1 - 0 | Mtibwa Sugar |
| 16-05-19 |
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Simba | 3 - 0 | Mtibwa Sugar |
| 22-05-19 |
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Azam | 2 - 0 | Mtibwa Sugar |
| 28-05-19 |
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Mtibwa Sugar | 0 - 0 | Simba |
| 25-08-19 |
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Lipuli | 13:00 | Mtibwa Sugar |
| 17-09-19 |
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Simba | 13:00 | Mtibwa Sugar |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Azam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Biashara United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Coastal Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | JKT Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kagera Sugar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | KMC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lipuli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Mbao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mbeya City | 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 | Mwadui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Namungo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Ndanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Polisi Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Ruvu Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Simba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Singida United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Tanzania Prisons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Simba | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 62 | 93 |
| 2 | Young Africans | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 29 | 86 |
| 3 | Azam | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 75 |
| 4 | KMC | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 55 |
| 5 | Mtibwa Sugar | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 50 |
| 6 | Lipuli | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -8 | 49 |
| 7 | Mbeya City | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 26 | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | Coastal Union | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -10 | 48 |
| 9 | Ndanda | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 25 | -12 | 48 |
| 10 | JKT Tanzania | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -6 | 47 |
| 11 | Alliance | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | -9 | 47 |
| 12 | Tanzania Prisons | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -1 | 46 |
| 13 | Singida United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -9 | 46 |
| 14 | Biashara United | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -5 | 45 |
| 15 | Ruvu Shooting | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 29 | -8 | 45 |
| 16 | Mbao | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 45 |
| 17 | Mwadui | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 34 | -5 | 44 |
| 18 | Kagera Sugar | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -10 | 44 |
| 19 | Stand United | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 50 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 33 | -12 | 44 |
| 20 | African Lyon | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 27 | -31 | 23 |