Match Report
Young Africans went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Pamba Jiji sat 16th on 1 — a 14-point gap. Per game in the league, Young Africans were scoring 3 and conceding 0.4, Pamba Jiji 0.67 and 2.17, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Young Africans, winners of their last ten, having scored in 15 consecutive games. A win had eluded Pamba Jiji for 6 matches. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Young Africans, 1/15 for Pamba Jiji.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 4 for Young Africans, 0 for Pamba Jiji and 0 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 100% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, with room for 60,000 spectators. Young Africans led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.
Goal scorers
Young Africans: Maxi Mpia Nzengeli (17'), Cheikh Touré (23')
Key stats
Possession: Young Africans 66% · Pamba Jiji 34% · Total shots: 9-1 · On target: 7-1 · Corners: 7-1