Only a win will satisfy the Young Africans supporters in this Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium clash with Mbao, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Ligi kuu Bara table.
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 Young Africans and Mbao.
0-1-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Mbao when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those six matches are 3-11 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Young Africans form and stats
6 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Young Africans have to build on here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in the Ligi kuu Bara.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Young Africans, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 205 minutes in the Ligi kuu Bara.
Young Africans's previous game was a Ligi kuu Bara match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Alliance (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Young Africans played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Coastal Union.
Young Africans are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found five matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won two, drew two and lost one.
Young Africans has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. On the other hand, Young Africans have conceded 12 goals.
Mbao form and stats
There's been little loot from Mbao's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 12 away games in the Ligi kuu Bara. Mbao only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Mbao's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Two away games in a row for Mbao, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Ruvu Shooting in the Ligi kuu Bara.
Mbao are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 12 away games. Mbao's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Mbao - Young Africans 0-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Young Africans, zero draws and two wins for Mbao. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Young Africans missing players
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| Young Africans | Mbao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 27 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 18 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 33 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 48% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| 30% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 36% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 39% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 44% |
| 48% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 16% |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 67% | 44% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 2.8 | 1.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 | 29 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 2 | 30 | 75 |
| 23 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 61% | 80% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 39% |
- Mbao have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Young Africans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Young Africans have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Mbao have scored 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 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 40 | 65 |
| 2 | Azam | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 48 |
| 3 | Namungo | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 46 |
| 4 | Young Africans | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 44 |
| 5 | Polisi Tanzania | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 40 |
| 6 | Coastal Union | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | JKT Tanzania | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | Biashara United | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | Ruvu Shooting | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 24 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| 12 | Lipuli | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | Alliance | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -9 | 29 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 27 |
| 15 | Ndanda | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 26 |
| 16 | Mwadui | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 25 |
| 17 | KMC | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 18 | Mbeya City | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Mbao | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -14 | 22 |
| 20 | Singida United | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -24 | 12 |