Mtibwa Sugar hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 14th position in the Ligi kuu Bara table. Visiting Lipuli holds 10th place with 25 pts.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Ligi kuu Bara match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Ruvu Shooting.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Mtibwa Sugar have to build on here in the Ligi kuu Bara.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 203 minutes without scoring a league goal. I. Mhesa was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Mtibwa Sugar will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligi kuu Bara game against Ruvu Shooting (placed 9th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Young Africans (0-1).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Mtibwa Sugar as they have a new game in only four days, a Ligi kuu Bara match thankfully also at home. Simba are visiting.
Mtibwa Sugar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 8 games. Mtibwa Sugar have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lipuli form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lipuli so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Lipuli has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Lipuli, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Ruvu Shooting (placed 9th). Prior to that match, the Lipuli manager faced defeat when travelling to Azam and losing 0-2.
A quick return to home after this game, as Lipuli are hosting JKT Tanzania in the Ligi kuu Bara only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lipuli as they have only managed to score 5 times from 9 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Lipuli have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Lipuli - Mtibwa Sugar 3-1 entered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Mtibwa Sugar victory, one draw and three Lipuli wins. one of these game ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Mtibwa Sugar missing players
Lipuli missing players
| Mtibwa Sugar | Lipuli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 26 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 15 | 23 |
| 84% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 47% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| 26% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 16% | 12% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 37% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 37% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 42% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 28% |
| 3.6 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | 35 | 4 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 46 | 116 |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 20 | 35 |
| 62% | 43% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 15% | 34% |
- Lipuli has the most conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Lipuli have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Lipuli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mtibwa Sugar have won significantly more corners at 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 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 32 | 50 |
| 2 | Azam | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Kagera Sugar | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Namungo | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 5 | Young Africans | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | Coastal Union | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 8 | JKT Tanzania | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Ruvu Shooting | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 26 |
| 10 | Lipuli | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Biashara United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | KMC | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Alliance | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Mbao | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Mwadui | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 18 | Mbeya City | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 14 |
| 19 | Ndanda | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Singida United | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 10 |