Ligi kuu Bara: Two sides in good form get together for this fixture. Young Africans might have a wee upper hand with their 1st position in the table?
- Mbeya City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Young Africans have the most scored goals (47) in Ligi kuu Bara
Mbeya are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Happy, happy days for Young Africans who are already winners of the Ligi kuu Bara. This could affect their motivation. It should be mentioned that Young Africans play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Young Africans on grass are 11 victories, 5 draws and 1 defeat from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 25-6. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
The visiting Young Africans played their last game only two days ago, a Ligi kuu Bara match.
Mbeya City form and stats
Mbeya City have played 13 Ligi kuu Bara games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Mbeya enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Ruvu Shooting's place. The match ended 1-0. Sweet to taste a league win after four matches without.
Prior to that, an away loss at Simba.Mbeya City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. Mbeya are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sokoine Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 13 matches.
Young Africans form and stats
Young Africans have an excellent away record in the Ligi kuu Bara so far with 10-4-0 from 14 games.
193 minutes! That's how long the Young Africans goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The club members enjoyed Africans's previous game versus Polisi Tanzania (placed 7th), a 2-0 win played at home.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Coastal Union.Young Africans find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Young Africans are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Young Africans - Mbeya 0-0 was the story when this pair of teams previously did battle, also in this season. Last ten meetings featuring these participants: Mbeya City won zero, Young Africans triumphed in five and we saw five draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.Mbeya City missing players
Young Africans missing players
| Mbeya City | Young Africans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | 47 |
| 27 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 79% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 82% |
| 46% | 38% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 68% |
| 32% | 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 32% |
| 18% | 23% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 32% | 31% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 43% | 46% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 71% | 75% |
| 46% | 31% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 18% |
| 5 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 7 | 3.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7 | 8.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 36% | 50% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | 56% |
| 6.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
- Mbeya City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Young Africans have not yet lost a game.
- Young Africans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Young Africans have scored more than double the goals of Mbeya City.
- Young Africans have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most clean sheets (10) away in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most clean sheets (21) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most points (34) away in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most points from losing position (13) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most scored goals (19) away in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most scored goals (47) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the the best goal difference (+15) away in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the the best goal difference (+40) 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 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 70 |
| 2 | Simba | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 57 |
| 3 | Azam | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Geita Gold | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 42 |
| 5 | Namungo | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Coastal Union | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 37 |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 36 |
| 8 | KMC | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Mbeya City | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 35 |
| 10 | Kagera Sugar | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Dodoma Jiji | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -11 | 32 |
| 12 | Mtibwa Sugar | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 31 |
| 13 | Ruvu Shooting | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -13 | 28 |
| 14 | Tanzania Prisons | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 26 |
| 15 | Biashara United | 28 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 25 |
| 16 | Mbeya Kwanza | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 24 |
