Songea united host Mbeya Kwanza in the Championship, round 23.

Songea united won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–D–D–L), scoring 5 and conceding 8.

Mbeya Kwanza won 2, drew 2 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–D–L–W), scoring 4 and conceding 3.

The two sides have met 4 times: Songea united 1 win, Mbeya Kwanza 3, 0 draws.