Struggling Mbao will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying KMC in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Mbao form and stats
Mbao have played 17 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-4-5 (wins-draws-losses).The Mbao supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Ndanda in Ligi kuu Bara and win 1-0. Before that, Mbao drew at home versus Azam.
Mbao have scored 14 goals here in 17 matches, not a lot. Mbao are not conceding a lot of goals here at CCM Kirumba Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 17 matches.
KMC form and stats
There's been little loot from KMC's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 16 away games. KMC only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 9 draws.It's the second away game in a row for KMC, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Tanzania Prisons in the Ligi kuu Bara last time out. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Mwadui.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from KMC's away games this season with only 8 goals from 16 matches. KMC are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was KMC - Mbao 1-1, played this season. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's 0 Mbao victories, 1 draw and 0 KMC wins. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Mbao missing players
KMC missing players
| Mbao | KMC | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 5 | Played | 5 | 16 | 35 |
| 10 | 8 | 2 | Won | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Drew | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 20 | 14 | 4 | Scored | 3 | 8 | 36 |
| 33 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 79% | 82% | 80% | Over 0.5 | 60% | 69% | 77% |
| 41% | 29% | 40% | Over 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 51% |
| 26% | 29% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 9% | 12% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 26% | 29% | 40% | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 37% |
| 41% | 53% | 60% | Clean Sheets | 40% | 38% | 49% |
| 53% | 35% | 20% | Failed To Score | 40% | 50% | 37% |
| 5.4 | 5.5 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 7.3 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Mbao have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 20-02-19 | | Mbao | 1 - 2 | Young Africans |
| 03-03-19 | | Mtibwa Sugar | 2 - 0 | Mbao |
| 09-03-19 | | Lipuli | 1 - 0 | Mbao |
| 16-03-19 | | Mbeya City | 2 - 0 | Mbao |
| 31-03-19 | | Simba | 3 - 0 | Mbao |
| 03-04-19 | | Mbao | 0 - 1 | Biashara United |
| 07-04-19 | | Mbao | 0 - 0 | Azam |
| 04-05-19 | | Mbao | 1 - 0 | Ndanda |
| 21-05-19 | | Mbao | 14:00 | KMC |
| 28-05-19 | | Mbao | 14:00 | Kagera Sugar |
| 02-03-19 | | KMC | 0 - 0 | Biashara United |
| 10-03-19 | | Young Africans | 2 - 1 | KMC |
| 17-03-19 | | Ndanda | 2 - 0 | KMC |
| 02-04-19 | | Mbeya City | 1 - 0 | KMC |
| 10-04-19 | | Singida United | 0 - 0 | KMC |
| 25-04-19 | | KMC | 1 - 2 | Simba |
| 06-05-19 | | KMC | 2 - 0 | Mwadui |
| 13-05-19 | | Tanzania Prisons | 0 - 1 | KMC |
| 21-05-19 | | Mbao | 14:00 | KMC |
| 28-05-19 | | African Lyon | 14:00 | KMC |
| 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 | 33 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 54 | 85 |
| 2 | Young Africans | 35 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 83 |
| 3 | Azam | 35 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 29 | 68 |
| 4 | Mtibwa Sugar | 35 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | KMC | 35 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 48 |
| 6 | Lipuli | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 48 |
| 7 | Ndanda | 35 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 25 | -10 | 46 |
| 8 | Coastal Union | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 30 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 44 |
| 9 | Mbeya City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -1 | 43 |
| 10 | Stand United | 35 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 34 | 43 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -9 | 43 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -2 | 42 |
| 12 | Singida United | 35 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -8 | 42 |
| 13 | Kagera Sugar | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -9 | 40 |
| 14 | JKT Tanzania | 35 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -10 | 40 |
| 15 | Mbao | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -13 | 40 |
| 16 | Ruvu Shooting | 35 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -10 | 39 |
| 17 | Alliance | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -12 | 38 |
| 18 | Biashara United | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -6 | 37 |
| 19 | Mwadui | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 30 | -8 | 37 |
| 20 | African Lyon | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 24 | -25 | 22 |
