Relegation-threatened KMC hosts Geita Gold in Premier League fixture

The match will be played at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam and the hosts begin the weekend whilst sitting 14th in the standing on 26 points while the visitors are sitting sixth on 34 points.

Kinondoni Municipal Council FC will be coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 win over Kagera Sugar last time out in the league.

The win ended a worrying seven-game winless run but the Kinondoni-based club is in bad shape in the relegation zone, one point from the safety and eight points behind today’s counterparts.

This means a win here would be of huge significance for Rwandan coach Thierry Hitimana and his troops.

Home form in the league shows Kinondoni Municipal Council FC have won just two of their five most recent Premier League matches in front of their fans.

There have been wins over Kagera Sugar and Polisi Tanzania while games against Simba SC, Yanga, and Namungo FC ended in defeat.

In search of vital goals, the hosts will look to former Yanga forwards, Matheo Anthony and Waziri Junior, as well as George Makang’a for goals.

Burundian attacking midfielder, Emmanuel Mvuyekure, will provide the creative inspiration needed to unlock Geita Gold FC's backline.

Meanwhile, Geita Gold FC is coming into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Yanga in this season's  Azam Sports Federation Cup (ASFC) quarterfinals last week.

The defeat to Yanga means Geita Gold FC have lost each of their last three fixtures in all competitions.

There have been defeats to Yanga and Namungo FC in the 2022/23 NBC Premier League, and once again away to Yanga in the ASFC on Saturday. 

Trends also show Geita Gold FC is winless in six of their most recent away matches in all competitions.

Despite losing two back-to-back league games, Geita Gold FC are still in a comfortable zone in their second top-flight season.

Coach Fred Felix’s team is neither in danger of relegation nor is the squad fighting for a top-four place.

Winger Edmund John leads the way for Geita Gold FC as far as goal scorers in the 2022/23 season are concerned, with the young winger having netted five times across all competitions.

The former Serengeti Boys player has struck four goals in the 2022/23 NBC Premier League and one in the 2022/23 CAF Confederation Cup.

In head-to-head stats, Kinondoni Municipal Council FC and Geita Gold FC have met in three league matches since 2021/22. Each team has claimed one win with the other game ending in a 1-1 stalemate.

The three meetings of these teams have produced six goals with each game contributing two.

When the teams met earlier this season, at Nyankumbu Girls Secondary School's Stadium in Geita in November 2022, the match ended in a one-all draw, the first stalemate in this fixture.