Closing in on the top clubs is the mission when these two mid-table clubs fight it out. Both are trying to improve their league table position, Namungo in 8th and Mbeya City in 10th spot.
- Namungo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mbeya City have the most points from losing position (12) in Ligi kuu Bara
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Namungo form and stats
5 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Namungo have to build on here at Majaliwa Stadium in the Ligi kuu Bara.
Namungo's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Tanzania Prisons (placed 14th).
Before that, Namungo had a home game versus Geita Gold which ended with a victory 2-1.Namungo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. On the other hand, Namungo have conceded 12 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Mbeya City form and stats
There's been little loot from Mbeya City's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Ligi kuu Bara. Mbeya City only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.
Mbeya City might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ruvu Shooting proved too strong as Mbeya City slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Sokoine Stadium.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Polisi Tanzania with the score of 1-0.Mbeya have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Mbeya City rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 21 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams played each other earlier this match year: Mbeya City - Namungo 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Namungo four wins, one draw and Mbeya City two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Namungo missing players
Mbeya City missing players
| Namungo | Mbeya City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 29 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 37 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 60% | 64% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 76% |
| 32% | 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 48% |
| 12% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 40% | 36% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 58% | 68% |
| 28% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 20% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.8 | 4 |
| 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 7.6 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 8.3 | 7.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 40% | 48% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 36% | 44% |
| 8.4 | 6.5 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 |
- Mbeya City have the most points from losing position (12) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mbeya City have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mbeya City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 34 | 65 |
| 2 | Simba | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 44 | 57 |
| 3 | Singida Big Stars | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 48 |
| 4 | Azam | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
| 5 | Geita Gold | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 6 | Ihefu | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 33 |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Namungo | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 32 |
| 9 | Mtibwa Sugar | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 10 | Mbeya City | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Dodoma Jiji | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | KMC | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Coastal Union | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 26 |
| 14 | Tanzania Prisons | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 25 |
| 15 | Ruvu Shooting | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | Polisi Tanzania | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 19 |
