A key match in Ligi kuu Bara as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Young Africans in 3rd position and Azam placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
The hosts Young Africans saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ligi kuu Bara. That game was an away game at JKT Tanzania, so at least Africans are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Young Africans form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium as Young Africans have scored 18 goals to get 28 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Ligi kuu Bara are 8-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Africans are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
An away draw last time out for Africans, facing JKT Tanzania in a game that ended 1-1. A strong away win before that one, visiting Mwadui and winning 1-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Young Africans perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Young Africans as a small favourite), we find two games. Africans has won zero of these, drawn one and lost one.
The Young Africans fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 14 matches. Young Africans are not conceding a lot of goals here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 14 matches.
Azam form and stats
7-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Azam in their Ligi kuu Bara matches away.
Azam go into this game after a win, the home game against Mbao that ended 2-0. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Ruvu Shooting.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found one similar match played by Azam in our archives, and the results are: one win for Azam, zero draws and zero defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Azam have scored 14 goals in 13 league games away. It's not easy to score on Azam as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Azam - Africans 1-0. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Africans, three draws and three wins for Azam. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Young Africans missing players
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| Young Africans | Azam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 14 | 39 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 48% | 57% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 31% | 55% |
| 24% | 29% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 15% | 31% |
| 14% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 14% |
| 7% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 7% |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 23% | 41% |
| 48% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 46% | 45% |
| 24% | 21% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 31% | 17% |
| 4.4 | 4 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 1.6 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 90 | 31 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 62 | 208 |
| 32 | 10 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 15 | 66 |
| 53% | 90% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 47% | 47% |
- Azam has the most matches under the total-line (17)
- Azam have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Azam haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Young Africans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Young Africans have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 51 | 75 |
| 2 | Azam | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Young Africans | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 55 |
| 4 | Namungo | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 54 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 48 |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 45 |
| 8 | Tanzania Prisons | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 41 |
| 9 | Kagera Sugar | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 41 |
| 10 | Biashara United | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 40 |
| 11 | Ruvu Shooting | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 40 |
| 12 | KMC | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -5 | 36 |
| 13 | Ndanda | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -4 | 34 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 34 |
| 15 | Mwadui | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 23 | -9 | 34 |
| 16 | Lipuli | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 33 |
| 17 | Mbeya City | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -13 | 30 |
| 18 | Alliance | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 29 |
| 19 | Mbao | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 25 | -21 | 23 |
| 20 | Singida United | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 31 | -35 | 15 |