There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the CAF Confederations Cup Play-offs meeting between Red Arrows and Simba. Game on!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Ligi kuu Bara game only four days ago.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Simba have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 14-3-5 (win-draw-loss) from 22 matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Red Arrows form and stats
Arrows have reached this CAF Confederations Cup stage through battling and winning against Young Buffaloes and 1 de Agosto.The story so far in the Super League for Red Arrows at their home stadium (National Heroes Stadium) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. 2W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Confederations Cup for Red Arrows.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Arrows, as their goalkeeper Charles Kalumba has completely shut out the opponents for 183 minutes in the Super League.
In their previous game, the manager O. Mutapa led his Arrows to a defeat in the CAF Confederations Cup match away at Simba. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at National Heroes Stadium.
Before that, Red Arrows had a Super League home game versus Nkwazi which ended with a victory 1-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Kabwe Warriors in only two days. This game is also played here at National Heroes Stadium.
Arrows has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Simba form and stats
Simba are happy with their away performances in the Ligi kuu Bara so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. In general it has been a productive period now for Simba as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 2-1 against Geita Gold in their previous game.
Before that, Simba secured a home win against Red Arrows with the score 3-0.Simba find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. The Simba defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
These opponents have fought before this season: Simba - Red Arrows 3-0.Red Arrows missing players
Simba missing players
| Red Arrows | Simba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 21 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 44 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.6 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 7.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 79% | ||
| 9.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Green Buffaloes | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Nkwazi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Green Eagles | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Kabwe Warriors | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Forest Rangers | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | ZESCO United | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | Buildcon | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 8 | Red Arrows | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 17 |
| 9 | Kafue Celtic | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Power Dynamos | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 11 | Nkana | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Prison Leopards | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Zanaco | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 15 | Konkola Blades | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | Indeni | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 12 |
| 17 | Lusaka Dynamos | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 11 |
| 18 | Chambishi | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Simba | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Dodoma Jiji | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Mbeya City | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Polisi Tanzania | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Azam | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Ruvu Shooting | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Biashara United | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Coastal Union | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Kagera Sugar | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Mbeya Kwanza | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Namungo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | KMC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Geita Gold | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 16 | Mtibwa Sugar | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 2 |