Namungo are enjoying their stay in the top league places while Dodoma Jiji are more concerned with steering clear of relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Namungo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Dodoma Jiji have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Namungo can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligi kuu Bara. Dodoma Jiji are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Namungo form and stats
Namungo have collected 21 points from their Ligi kuu Bara home games so far after 6-3-4.
A strong away win for Namungo against Azam the last match.
Before that, Namungo drew at home versus Simba.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Namungo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Both teams on the scoresheet! That has occurred in 5 league matches in a row for this team. Could it happen again?
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligi kuu Bara game versus Singida Big Stars in only two days. This game is also played here at Majaliwa Stadium.
Namungo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. 14 goals have been conceded.
Dodoma Jiji form and stats
There's been little loot from Dodoma Jiji's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Ligi kuu Bara. Dodoma Jiji only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. Bitter travels for Dodoma Jiji as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Mbeya City match.
Dodoma play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-4 to Young Africans (placed 1st). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. An insane fixture with lots of goals last time out for Dodoma Jiji, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that match, will this match be as full of joy?
Before that, Dodoma Jiji secured a home win against KMC with the score 1-0.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 20 similar matches played by Dodoma Jiji in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Dodoma Jiji, 8 draws and 9 defeats.
Dodoma have another game away in just three nights, a Ligi kuu Bara fixture against Ruvu Shooting. A grim programme for the guests!
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Dodoma Jiji have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Dodoma Jiji has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: Dodoma Jiji - Namungo 0-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - zero - two (Namungo wins - draws - Dodoma Jiji wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Namungo missing players
Dodoma Jiji missing players
| Namungo | Dodoma Jiji | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 31 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 37 |
| 96% | 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 85% | 93% |
| 64% | 69% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 77% | 68% |
| 36% | 38% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 46% | 43% |
| 11% | 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 7% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 46% | 46% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 46% | 46% |
| 25% | 31% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 21% |
| 32% | 31% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 46% | 39% |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 45% | 57% | 56% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | 33% |
| 8.6 | 6.4 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.7 | 9 |
| 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
- Dodoma Jiji have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Namungo 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 | Young Africans | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 41 | 74 |
| 2 | Simba | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 51 | 67 |
| 3 | Azam | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 53 |
| 4 | Singida Big Stars | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 51 |
| 5 | Namungo | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 39 |
| 6 | Geita Gold | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 37 |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -8 | 35 |
| 8 | Tanzania Prisons | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 34 |
| 9 | Ihefu | 28 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 10 | Coastal Union | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | -6 | 33 |
| 11 | Dodoma Jiji | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 31 |
| 12 | Mbeya City | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 13 | KMC | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -6 | 29 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -16 | 29 |
| 15 | Polisi Tanzania | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -16 | 25 |
| 16 | Ruvu Shooting | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | -21 | 20 |
