Young Africans SC vs Dodoma Jiji FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Tanzanian Premier League

Prediction published on 15/05/2024, 12:00  by Daniel Ngulu in Football Predictions

Yanga will be looking to go top of the Tanzanian Premier League when they host Dodoma Jiji in Mbagala. With two games in hand, Yanga goes into this game placed second while Dodoma Jiji are seventh. Yanga are just a point below league leaders Azam following a strong start. To the season. They’ve dropped points just once this season in the league, in a shock 2-1 away loss to Ihefu. Their 1-0 win over Tabora United in the last game was the 10th in their opening 11 matches. It was their third straight win coming into this game. There’s a marked improvement in their defending too, Yanga having kept straight clean sheets in the last two games. Yanga are unbeaten in their last five matches across all competitions. In their last seven league matches, they have posted straight wins. Five times in their last 10 league matches, Yanga scored three or more goals. six of their last 10 matches have had over 2.5 goals.

Dodoma Jiji are coming from a win that brought to an end a three-game losing run. They beat Ihefu 1-0 at home in their last outing and will want to build on that here. That win also marked the first time they scored in three matches. In their last four games they haven't managed more than a goal a game, signaling their attacking weaknesses. Two of Dodoma Jiji’s last five matches returned over 2.5 goals. The same is the case in two of their last five away matches as well. This isn’t a fixture that has come with the best memories for Dodoma Jiji. They’ve never beaten Yanga before and coming here, they have three straight losses against Yanga.