Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Azam 3rd with 61 points, Mashujaa 11th with 33, 28 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.52/0.41 for Azam and 0.5/0.9 for Mashujaa (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.09.
Azam came in having won four on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Mashujaa had not won in 5 games. Over the last five, Azam had taken 12 of 15 points to Mashujaa's 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Azam wins, 0 for Mashujaa, 3 draws, at 1 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 20% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
Chamazi Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Azam led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Azam: Sadio Kanouté (40'), James Akaminko (42')
Key stats
Possession: Azam 62% · Mashujaa 38% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 2-4