With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Mtibwa Sugar fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Ihefu.
- Ihefu has the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Ligi kuu Bara
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.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
5-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ligi kuu Bara numbers at home for Mtibwa Sugar so far this season.
In their previous game, led his Mtibwa to a defeat in the Ligi kuu Bara match away at Ruvu Shooting. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Jamhuri Stadium. Preceding that match was the home game against Dodoma Jiji that was lost 0-1.
Mtibwa are traveling soon after this match as the Ligi kuu Bara match at Young Africans awaits in three days.
Mtibwa Sugar aren't scoring a lot here at Jamhuri Stadium in the league, with only 6 goals from 10 games. Defensively Mtibwa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ihefu form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ihefu so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose).
Two travels in a row for Ihefu, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Ligi kuu Bara win against Ruvu Shooting. Prior to that match, the Ihefu manager faced defeat when travelling to Simba and losing 0-4.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mwadui in just three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Ihefu's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Ihefu rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 15 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ihefu - Mtibwa Sugar 0-1 entered in the official records.Mtibwa Sugar missing players
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| Mtibwa Sugar | Ihefu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 83% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 90% | 89% |
| 22% | 10% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 25% | 60% | 58% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| 56% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 80% | 63% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.4 | 8.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
| 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 35% | 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 27% |
- Ihefu has the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Ihefu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 47 |
| 2 | Simba | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 39 |
| 3 | Azam | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Biashara United | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 32 |
| 5 | Ruvu Shooting | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | KMC | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 25 |
| 7 | Tanzania Prisons | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Dodoma Jiji | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -2 | 25 |
| 9 | Polisi Tanzania | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Kagera Sugar | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Coastal Union | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Mtibwa Sugar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Namungo | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 14 | JKT Tanzania | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 15 | Gwambina | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 20 |
| 16 | Ihefu | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | -16 | 16 |
| 17 | Mwadui | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | -22 | 15 |
| 18 | Mbeya City | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -14 | 14 |