Chamazi Stadium: Azam vs Simba Ligi kuu Bara preview

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Competition: Tanzania Ligi kuu Bara
Competition: Thu 15.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Chamazi Stadium (5000 seats)

32 rounds of fixtures have been played and both Azam and Simba are up there with the best. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Azam have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Simba have the most scored goals (73) in Ligi kuu Bara

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Ligi kuu Bara.

Azam can neither be promoted or relegated from Ligi kuu Bara. Happy, happy days for Simba who are already winners of the Ligi kuu Bara. This could affect their motivation.

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Azam form and stats

Azam are steadily winning Ligi kuu Bara games and points here at Chamazi Stadium. 11 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 16 games. Azam haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Coastal Union, 154 days ago.

Azam drew their last game, 0-0 away at Namungo (placed 5th).

Ahead of that match, Azam won a home game hosting Gwambina (4-1).

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ruvu Shooting in only three days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (33 in 16 games), Azam's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Azam have conceded only 11 goals.

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Simba form and stats

The strength of Simba on their travels this season is incredible with 41 points collected from 16 Ligi kuu Bara away games. Simba has 13-2-1 on the road, with 32 goals scored and 6 conceded. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Tanzania Prisons game have they lost an away game, meaning Simba has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Simba goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 258 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Simba had fun at their own home (Chamazi Stadium) last time out, beating Coastal Union 2-0.

Prior to that result Simba won their away game at KMC. The scoreline was 2-0.

After this away game Simba return home for a Ligi kuu Bara game against Namungo. That game is only three sleeps after this.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Simba are regular goalscorers on their travels. Simba's manager D. Gomes Da Rosa has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 6 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Azam and Simba have met before this season: Simba - Azam 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Azam wins - draws - Simba wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Azam missing players

Simba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Azam Simba
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
18 11 2 Won W 3 13 25
10 4 1 Drew D 1 2 4
4 1 1 Lost L 0 1 3
48 33 6 Scored S 7 32 73
21 11 4 Conceded C 2 6 13
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
59% 81% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 62% 72%
41% 56% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 38% 47%
19% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 31%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
38% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 31% 28%
53% 50% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 62% 62%
22% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 9%
 
5.3 5.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4 4
3.9 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2 2.4 2.7
1.4 1.3 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.8 9.3 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.6 7.8
2.8 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.6 3.4
53% 65% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 75% 57% 68%
Key stats in Ligi kuu Bara this season:
  • Azam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Azam have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Simba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Simba have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the fewest conceded goals (6) away in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most clean sheets (10) away in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most clean sheets (20) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most points (41) away in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most scored goals (32) away in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most scored goals (73) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most scored goals in the first half (41) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most scored goals in the second half (31) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the the best goal difference (+26) away in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the the best goal difference (+60) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Simba is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Simba 32 25 4 3 73 13 16 12 2 2 41 7 16 13 2 1 32 6 60 79
2 Young Africans 32 20 10 2 50 21 16 10 5 1 26 13 16 10 5 1 24 8 29 70
3 Azam 32 18 10 4 48 21 16 11 4 1 33 11 16 7 6 3 15 10 27 64
4 Biashara United 32 13 10 9 27 27 17 9 5 3 20 9 15 4 5 6 7 18 0 49
5 Namungo 32 10 13 9 23 25 17 6 7 4 13 12 15 4 6 5 10 13 -2 43
6 KMC 32 11 9 12 33 25 15 9 3 3 23 9 17 2 6 9 10 16 8 42
7 Polisi Tanzania 32 9 15 8 28 26 15 4 6 5 12 11 17 5 9 3 16 15 2 42
8 Tanzania Prisons 32 10 12 10 23 23 15 7 4 4 13 9 17 3 8 6 10 14 0 42
9 Dodoma Jiji 32 11 9 12 28 31 15 7 5 3 18 11 17 4 4 9 10 20 -3 42
10 Ruvu Shooting 32 10 8 14 32 36 15 7 4 4 22 14 17 3 4 10 10 22 -4 38
11 Mtibwa Sugar 32 10 8 14 20 29 17 7 5 5 12 10 15 3 3 9 8 19 -9 38
12 Kagera Sugar 32 9 10 13 32 35 17 7 4 6 19 15 15 2 6 7 13 20 -3 37
13 Mbeya City 32 8 12 12 25 33 15 4 8 3 15 8 17 4 4 9 10 25 -8 36
14 JKT Tanzania 32 10 6 16 30 41 16 7 2 7 15 16 16 3 4 9 15 25 -11 36
15 Ihefu 32 9 8 15 22 38 17 8 3 6 17 16 15 1 5 9 5 22 -16 35
16 Gwambina 32 8 10 14 28 35 17 4 7 6 13 11 15 4 3 8 15 24 -7 34
17 Coastal Union 32 8 10 14 21 45 15 6 6 3 13 15 17 2 4 11 8 30 -24 34
18 Mwadui 32 5 4 23 24 63 17 3 4 10 14 31 15 2 0 13 10 32 -39 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Simba 32 25 4 3 73 13 16 12 2 2 41 7 16 13 2 1 32 6 60 79
2 Young Africans 32 20 10 2 50 21 16 10 5 1 26 13 16 10 5 1 24 8 29 70
3 Azam 32 18 10 4 48 21 16 11 4 1 33 11 16 7 6 3 15 10 27 64
4 Biashara United 32 13 10 9 27 27 17 9 5 3 20 9 15 4 5 6 7 18 0 49
5 Namungo 32 10 13 9 23 25 17 6 7 4 13 12 15 4 6 5 10 13 -2 43
6 KMC 32 11 9 12 33 25 15 9 3 3 23 9 17 2 6 9 10 16 8 42
7 Polisi Tanzania 32 9 15 8 28 26 15 4 6 5 12 11 17 5 9 3 16 15 2 42
8 Tanzania Prisons 32 10 12 10 23 23 15 7 4 4 13 9 17 3 8 6 10 14 0 42
9 Dodoma Jiji 32 11 9 12 28 31 15 7 5 3 18 11 17 4 4 9 10 20 -3 42
10 Ruvu Shooting 32 10 8 14 32 36 15 7 4 4 22 14 17 3 4 10 10 22 -4 38
11 Mtibwa Sugar 32 10 8 14 20 29 17 7 5 5 12 10 15 3 3 9 8 19 -9 38
12 Kagera Sugar 32 9 10 13 32 35 17 7 4 6 19 15 15 2 6 7 13 20 -3 37
13 Mbeya City 32 8 12 12 25 33 15 4 8 3 15 8 17 4 4 9 10 25 -8 36
14 JKT Tanzania 32 10 6 16 30 41 16 7 2 7 15 16 16 3 4 9 15 25 -11 36
15 Ihefu 32 9 8 15 22 38 17 8 3 6 17 16 15 1 5 9 5 22 -16 35
16 Gwambina 32 8 10 14 28 35 17 4 7 6 13 11 15 4 3 8 15 24 -7 34
17 Coastal Union 32 8 10 14 21 45 15 6 6 3 13 15 17 2 4 11 8 30 -24 34
18 Mwadui 32 5 4 23 24 63 17 3 4 10 14 31 15 2 0 13 10 32 -39 19

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