Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Azam 3rd with 61 points, Tanzania Prisons 13th with 32, 29 apart. Recent form flatters Tanzania Prisons's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Per game in the league, Azam were scoring 1.52 and conceding 0.41, Tanzania Prisons 0.77 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Azam 12/15, Tanzania Prisons 4/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 6 Azam wins, 1 for Tanzania Prisons, 3 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 30% of the meetings.
Chamazi Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Azam led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Azam: Feisal Salum (15'), Iddy Seleman Nado (63')
Key stats
Possession: Azam 63% · Tanzania Prisons 37% · Total shots: 14-4 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 5-0