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ARUSHA, Tanzania (Interstat) — JKT Tanzania hosts Tanzania Prisons on Thursday, June 18, in a Ligi kuu Bara matchup at a venue to be announced. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. local time.

JKT Tanzania (6-5-8) enters the contest seeking consistency. The home side is coming off a 2-2 draw at Mtibwa Sugar on May 24, extending its unbeaten run to four matches across all competitions. Over that stretch, JKT Tanzania has posted one win, three draws and conceded only three goals.

Defensively, JKT Tanzania has been solid but offensively inconsistent. The team has scored more than one goal in a match just once in its past seven outings — that 2-2 result against Mtibwa Sugar. In league play, JKT Tanzania has managed only 12 goals in 19 matches, averaging 0.63 per game.

Tanzania Prisons (4-4-11) arrives with momentum. The visiting side defeated Dodoma Jiji 3-1 on Sunday, June 14, snapping a three-match losing streak. Before that victory, Tanzania Prisons had lost four of its previous five outings, including a 4-0 defeat to Simba on May 10.

Offensively, Tanzania Prisons has shown flashes of production, scoring three goals in two of its past four matches. However, the team has been shut out in six of its 19 league contests this season and has conceded 37 goals overall — the second-worst defensive record in the league.

Head-to-head: The teams played to a 0-0 draw on Jan. 25 in their most recent meeting. That result extended JKT Tanzania’s unbeaten streak against Tanzania Prisons to three matches, though the home side has not scored against the visitors since a 2-1 victory in November 2025.

Projected outcome: Interstat’s game simulator projects a 1-0 victory for JKT Tanzania.

Upcoming schedule: JKT Tanzania travels to Dodoma Jiji on June 24 then visits Pamba Jiji on June 27 before hosting Young Africans SC on June 30. Tanzania Prisons visits Singida Black Stars on June 24, hosts Mtibwa Sugar on June 27 and visits Mashujaa FC on June 30.