This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Ligi kuu Bara game of the season. Both Mtibwa Sugar and Ruvu Shooting are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
Last season, Mtibwa Sugar's league statistics were 11 wins, 12 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 14th position in the Ligi kuu Bara. Over these 38 matches they scored 30 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Mtibwa Sugar managed 8-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 17 conceded.
Ruvu Shooting form and stats
Let's have a look at how Ruvu Shooting performed last season in the Ligi kuu Bara: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 11 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 34 and conceded 42 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 6 and lost 11 with 15/26 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Mtibwa two wins, three draws and Ruvu Shooting three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Mtibwa Sugar missing players
Ruvu Shooting missing players
| Mtibwa Sugar | Ruvu Shooting | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mtibwa Sugar | Last season | Ruvu Shooting | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 11 | 15 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 15 | 34 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 26 | 42 | ||
| 84% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 92% | ||
| 47% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 63% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 34% | ||
| 13% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 5% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 3% | ||
| 37% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 50% | ||
| 32% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 29% | ||
| 47% | 32% | Failed to Score | F T | 26% | 29% | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 219 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 86 | 193 | ||
| 48 | 33 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 66 | ||
| 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Azam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Biashara United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Coastal Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Dodoma Jiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Gwambina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ihefu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | JKT Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Kagera Sugar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | KMC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mbeya City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Mtibwa Sugar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mwadui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Namungo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Polisi Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ruvu Shooting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Simba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Tanzania Prisons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Young Africans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 57 | 88 |
| 2 | Young Africans | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 72 |
| 3 | Azam | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 70 |
| 4 | Namungo | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 64 |
| 5 | Polisi Tanzania | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 55 |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 54 |
| 7 | Coastal Union | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 53 |
| 8 | Kagera Sugar | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Biashara United | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 50 |
| 10 | Tanzania Prisons | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 49 |
| 11 | Mwadui | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -6 | 47 |
| 12 | Ruvu Shooting | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -8 | 47 |
| 13 | KMC | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | -12 | 46 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 45 |
| 15 | Mbeya City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 45 |
| 16 | Mbao | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 28 | -10 | 45 |
| 17 | Alliance | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 45 |
| 18 | Lipuli | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 33 | -8 | 44 |
| 19 | Ndanda | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 41 |
| 20 | Singida United | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 43 | -50 | 18 |