This could be an interesting match as Ruvu Shooting have their presumed home advantage while Young Africans are ahead 8 points in the Ligi kuu Bara table.
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.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Young Africans have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 7-3-7 (win-draw-loss) from 17 matches.
Ruvu Shooting form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Ruvu Shooting have scored 11 goals to get 20 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Ligi kuu Bara are 6-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ruvu Shooting after consecutive victories at their own ground.
The Ruvu Shooting supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Mtibwa Sugar in Ligi kuu Bara and win 1-0. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Lipuli.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Tanzania Prisons are coming to town in three days.
Ruvu Shooting are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. Ruvu Shooting have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Young Africans form and stats
Young Africans's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Young Africans collect 17 points from their 8 away matches in the Ligi kuu Bara. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Lipuli in their previous game. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Mtibwa Sugar.
Young Africans find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Young Africans are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Young Africans - Ruvu Shooting 0-1 played earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Ruvu Shooting won one, Young Africans won five and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Ruvu Shooting missing players
Young Africans missing players
| Ruvu Shooting | Young Africans | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 22 |
| 22 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 16 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 60% | 50% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 35% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 30% | 50% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 41% |
| 25% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 1.1 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 105 | 64 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 36 | 65 |
| 37 | 25 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 32% | 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 46% | 61% |
- 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 | 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 | Young Africans | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Kagera Sugar | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Namungo | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 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 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 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 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Mwadui | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 18 | Ndanda | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 15 |
| 19 | Mbeya City | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -14 | 14 |
| 20 | Singida United | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 10 |