This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ligi kuu Bara, Mbeya City holding 18th place and Mbao lying 19th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
It's no vacation for neither Mbeya City nor Mbao as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Mbeya City form and stats
Mbeya City's results here at Sokoine Stadium in the Ligi kuu Bara have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. Mbeya City has recorded two wins in a row here at Sokoine Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Mbeya City aren't scoring a lot here at Sokoine Stadium in the league, with only 10 goals from 13 games. Mbeya City have conceded 16 in these home matches.
Mbao form and stats
Mbao have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Ligi kuu Bara, after 2-3-9 (14 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Mbao have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Polisi Tanzania game. With the Mbao losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Mbao aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 315 league minutes without a goal.
Mbao are travelling again after losing away to KMC in their previous match (0-2). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Young Africans wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Goals are few and far between in Mbao's away league games. Only 5 goals from 14 travels. Mbao have conceded 22 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Mbao - Mbeya City 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: five - two - zero (Mbeya City wins - draws - Mbao wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Mbeya City missing players
Mbao missing players
| Mbeya City | Mbao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 33 | 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 22 | 37 |
| 85% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 96% |
| 52% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 70% |
| 30% | 31% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 29% | 33% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 11% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 41% | 46% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 21% | 41% |
| 26% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 15% |
| 48% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 71% | 48% |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 1.2 | 0.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 192 | 135 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 37 | 82 |
| 27 | 19 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 44% | 42% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 12% | 39% |
- Mbao has the the worst goal difference (-17) away
- Mbao have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Mbeya City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Simba | 27 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 40 | 68 |
| 2 | Azam | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 51 |
| 3 | Young Africans | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 |
| 4 | Namungo | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 48 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 43 |
| 6 | Polisi Tanzania | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | JKT Tanzania | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 39 |
| 8 | Ruvu Shooting | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 39 |
| 9 | Kagera Sugar | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Biashara United | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 38 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 34 |
| 12 | Mtibwa Sugar | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 31 |
| 13 | KMC | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Lipuli | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -2 | 29 |
| 15 | Alliance | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 29 |
| 16 | Mwadui | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Ndanda | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 | Mbeya City | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -13 | 27 |
| 19 | Mbao | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | -18 | 22 |
| 20 | Singida United | 27 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 40 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -26 | 12 |