Young Africans are pursuing the top table places while Mbeya Kwanza are more worried about escaping relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Young Africans have the most scored goals (37) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mbeya Kwanza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Ligi kuu Bara
Mbeya Kwanza could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Ligi kuu Bara game only three sleeps ago.
Young Africans form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium as Young Africans have scored 19 goals to get 27 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Ligi kuu Bara are 8-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Africans.
Young Africans are confident in defense, having played 417 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A good away victory last time out for Young Africans, who won 2-0 against Dodoma Jiji (placed 11th).
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Tanzania Prisons.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 12 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won 10, drew 1 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Young Africans after this match as they are travelling to Biashara United for a Ligi kuu Bara game in only four days.
Young Africans have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium with 19 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Africans have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Mbeya Kwanza form and stats
There's been little loot from Mbeya Kwanza's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 11 away games in the Ligi kuu Bara. Mbeya Kwanza only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 4 draws.
Home advantage was not enough for Mbeya Kwanza in their previous game as they lost hosting Geita Gold, 0-1.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Tanzania Prisons.The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mbeya Kwanza have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Mbeya Kwanza - Young Africans 0-2 was the result in these teams' latest head to head fixture, played this season.Young Africans missing players
Mbeya Kwanza missing players
| Young Africans | Mbeya Kwanza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 37 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 79% | 73% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 62% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 73% | 61% |
| 29% | 45% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 27% | 22% |
| 8% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 9% | 9% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 27% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 43% |
| 75% | 73% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 21% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 27% | 39% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 9.1 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 58% | 59% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 39% | 41% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 2.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.1 | 6.3 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.9 | 2.2 |
- Mbeya Kwanza have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mbeya Kwanza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Mbeya Kwanza have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Mbeya Kwanza haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Young Africans have not yet lost a game.
- Young Africans have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Young Africans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Young Africans have scored more than double the goals of Mbeya Kwanza.
- Young Africans have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most clean sheets (18) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most points from losing position (13) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most scored goals (37) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have the the best goal difference (+31) in Ligi kuu Bara
- 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 | Young Africans | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 31 | 60 |
| 2 | Simba | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Geita Gold | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Namungo | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 33 |
| 5 | Azam | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Mbeya City | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -1 | 32 |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 32 |
| 8 | KMC | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 9 | Mtibwa Sugar | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Coastal Union | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 28 |
| 11 | Dodoma Jiji | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 28 |
| 12 | Polisi Tanzania | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Ruvu Shooting | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Biashara United | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | Tanzania Prisons | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -12 | 23 |
| 16 | Mbeya Kwanza | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
