Match Report
Gor Mahia (3rd, 8 pts) visited Young Africans (4th, 4 pts) with 4 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Young Africans: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Young Africans were scoring 0.67 and conceding 2.17, Gor Mahia 1.67 and 1.17, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Gor Mahia came in having won eight on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Young Africans had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Gor Mahia, 15.
The match was played at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam (capacity 60,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gor Mahia led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.