2016/2017| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbeya City | 3 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/9 | 1-2 |
| Ruvu Stars | 11 | D3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3/15 | 1-5 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbeya City | 14 | 30 | 31 | -6 | LLDLD | 15 | -1 |
| Ruvu Stars | 16 | 30 | 24 | -13 | LLLDD | 15 | +1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2017-02-04
7 points and 2 places separated them: Mbeya City 14th with 31, Ruvu Stars 16th with 24. In league terms the two rates read 0.87/1.07 for Mbeya City and 0.5/0.93 for Ruvu Stars (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.98.
Level finishes had become the habit for Ruvu Stars: three in a row.
The match was played at Sokoine Stadium (capacity 20,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
