Tabora United look to extend unbeaten run vs. KMC

By Michael Mwebe , The Guardian
Published at 01:10 PM Nov 29 2024
 Tabora United.
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Tabora United.

TABORA United will look to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League when they make the trip to KMC Mwenge Complex to play against hosts KMC this afternoon.

Tabora United came from behind twice to draw 2-2 at home with Singida Black Stars on Monday. 

The draw means they are undefeated in all of their four most recent fixtures, all of which were played in the Premier League.

They claimed an impressive 3-1 victory over Young Africans before the international break, building on back-to-back 1-0 wins against Mashujaa and Pamba Jiji.

It has been an amazing turnaround for Anicet Makiadi's men of late, with the three wins coming after securing just two in their opening eight matches of the campaign.

They had just eight points from a possible 24, and were in the relegation zone, but now they find themselves just six points off the top four, putting a healthy buffer between themselves and the bottom four.

As a result, Tabora United have climbed to fifth on the table with 18 points from 12 matches. They are only six points from the top four.

Better still, Tabora United have lost just two of their five Premier League away games this season, defeating Namungo and Young Africans in the process.

Yacouba Sogne and Heritier Makambo, who scored in the draw with Singida Black Stars, will be the men to watch out for, with the in-form duo expected to spearhead the attack once again.

On the other side, hosts KMC will look to break a two-match winless streak. They suffered a second successive league defeat when they were beaten 2-1 by Dodoma Jiji last weekend.

Having lost just one of their previous five home matches in the league, Kally Ongala’s side will be confident of picking up another positive result today.

In head-to-head stats, KMC and Tabora United have met in two top-flight league matches since last season. 

The Kinondoni Boys boast an unbeaten record, with one win and one draw to their name.