Match Report
Azam, 3rd with 61 points, sat 34 points above Mtibwa Sugar (15th, 27). In league terms the two rates read 0.83/1.6 for Mtibwa Sugar and 1.52/0.41 for Azam (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.09.
A win had eluded Mtibwa Sugar for 7 matches. Azam carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Mtibwa Sugar, 9/15 for Azam.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Mtibwa Sugar, 0 draws and 5 for Azam, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 67% of the meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Manungu Stadium (capacity 5,000). On the scoreboard, Azam led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Azam: Feisal Salum (9'), Jephte Kitambala (20'), Feisal Salum (59')
Key stats
Possession: Mtibwa Sugar 40% · Azam 60% · Total shots: 9-11 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 3-9