Young Africans SC vs Mtibwa Sugar FC Prediction & Betting Tips - Tanzanian Premier League

Prediction published on 14/12/2023, 10:30  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 15/12/2023 at 16:00 in Football Predictions

Second placed Yanga are set to host bottom side Mtibwa Sugar in their next outing in the Tanzanian Premier League. The hosts are four points behind league leaders Azam, going into this game. However, with three games in hand, they aren’t under much pressure. Yanga’s season’s highlight has been their massive 5-1 win over archrivals Simba. They’ve however managed just a win after that key result. Coming into this game, they played three straight continental matches, failing to won any. The 1-1 draw away to Medeama in their most recent game was the second straight such result. A run of straight wins in the last five league matches is enough to give them the needed confidence here. Yanga have failed to win just one of their last 10 league matches. On the last 13 league games they have one loss only, and won 11. In their last five league games, three ended in over 2.5 goals.

After 12 matches, Mtibwa Sugar are in search of only their second win of the league campaign so far. They come into this game as underdogs, having lost six straight matches against Yanga. In the last eight meetings with Yanga, they avoided defeat only once, in a 1-1 draw in 2020. This match doesn’t find them in great shape, and their league position says all as well. They have lost each of their last five matches, all coming after a 3-1 win over Geita Gold. Mtibwa Sugar haven't managed many clean sheets in recent matches, and they’ve conceded more than once in three of the last four matches. In their last 17 away matches, Mtibwa Sugar haven't posted a win. Three of the last five returned over 2.5 goals.