Ruvu Shooting and Mtibwa Sugar have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Ligi kuu Bara.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ruvu Shooting and Mtibwa Sugar.
Ruvu Shooting form and stats
Overall Ligi kuu Bara stats at home this season for Ruvu Shooting are 5-2-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Ruvu Shooting's previous game was a Ligi kuu Bara match also played at home, ending 3-1 versus Lipuli (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that match was a defeat to KMC (1-3).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Young Africans are coming to town in four days.
The Ruvu Shooting fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Ruvu Shooting have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mtibwa Sugar so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose).
Mtibwa Sugar play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Young Africans (placed 4th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Azam.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Lipuli in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mtibwa Sugar as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded by Mtibwa Sugar in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Ruvu Shooting two wins, three draws and Mtibwa Sugar one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Ruvu Shooting missing players
Mtibwa Sugar missing players
| Ruvu Shooting | Mtibwa Sugar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 22 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 95% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 80% | 83% |
| 63% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 37% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 28% |
| 11% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | 39% |
| 26% | 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 30% | 39% |
| 26% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 39% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | 54 | 30 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 52 |
| 32 | 20 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 34% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 125% | 73% |
- Mtibwa Sugar has the most conceded goals in the first half (9)
- Mtibwa Sugar have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Mtibwa Sugar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mtibwa Sugar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ruvu Shooting 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 | Simba | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 31 | 47 |
| 2 | Azam | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Namungo | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Young Africans | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Kagera Sugar | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Coastal Union | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | JKT Tanzania | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 9 | Lipuli | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| 10 | Tanzania Prisons | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 11 | Mtibwa Sugar | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Ruvu Shooting | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 13 | Biashara United | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | KMC | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | Alliance | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | Mbao | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Mwadui | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 18 | Mbeya City | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Singida United | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -18 | 10 |
| 20 | Ndanda | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -11 | 9 |