It's time to decide the outcome of the CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round meeting between Simba and Galaxy. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Simba's stadium, Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, has a artifical turf surface. Galaxy have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Galaxy when playing on artifical turf; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from seven matches. They have scored 20 goals in these games and conceded 4.
Galaxy have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Simba form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Kaizer Chiefs.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Simba after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Aishi Manula not having conceded a league goal in 317 minutes.
Simba are returning here after visiting Galaxy in a CAF Champions League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. T. Lwanga and J. Bocco scored the goal(s).
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Dodoma Jiji.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Polisi Tanzania are coming to town in three days.
Galaxy form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated DFC8 in order to reach 2nd preliminary round of CAF Champions League. Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the 1st round against Mamelodi Sundowns.Galaxy's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Galaxy collect 25 points from their 11 away matches in the Premier League. 8 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats). When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 1W-0D-2L. This is both home and away.
Galaxy might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Simba proved too strong as Galaxy slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Galaxy Stadium.
A 0-1 defeat away at DFC8 before that.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Galaxy are regular goalscorers on their travels. Galaxy are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the results database show this recent match: Galaxy - Simba 0-2.Simba missing players
Galaxy missing players
| Simba | Galaxy | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 49 | 32 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 0.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 0.8 | ||
| 65% | 80% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 178% | 256% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Africans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Polisi Tanzania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Ruvu Shooting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Mbeya City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Mbeya Kwanza | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Namungo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Simba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Azam | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Dodoma Jiji | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Coastal Union | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Kagera Sugar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 12 | Mtibwa Sugar | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | Biashara United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Tanzania Prisons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Geita Gold | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | KMC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Galaxy | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Township Rollers | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 25 | 40 |
| 3 | Orapa United | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | Security Systems | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 39 |
| 5 | Gaborone United | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Prisons XI | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 32 |
| 7 | BR Highlanders | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | BDF XI | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 28 |
| 9 | Police XI | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 25 |
| 10 | Notwane | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Extension Gunners | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 12 | Morupule Wanderers | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 18 |
| 13 | Gilport Lions | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -11 | 18 |
| 14 | TAFIC | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 18 |
| 15 | Molepolole City Stars | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 11 |
| 16 | Miscellaneous | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -28 | 9 |