Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Young Africans (1st, 72 pts) held a 42-point advantage over Mbeya City (14th, 30 pts). Mbeya City had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, Young Africans were scoring 2.41 and conceding 0.31, Mbeya City 0.8 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.09 goals per team per game.
Young Africans's unbeaten run stood at 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Young Africans wins, 0 for Mbeya City, 6 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 13% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The venue was Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, with room for 60,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Young Africans led 5-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 6-0.
Goal scorers
Young Africans: Prince Dube (6'), Pacôme Zouzoua (9'), Maxi Mpia Nzengeli (16'), Pacôme Zouzoua (44'), Mohamed Hussein (45'), Prince Dube (83')
Key stats
Possession: Young Africans 60% · Mbeya City 40% · Total shots: 13-4 · On target: 9-1 · Corners: 8-3