This could be an interesting match as Coastal Union have their presumed home advantage while Simba are ahead 16 points in the Ligi kuu Bara table.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only two days ago in the CAF Champions League. That game, against TP Mazembe, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Simba.
Simba play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Simba when playing on grass are 12 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats from 20 matches. They have scored 31 goals and conceded 19 times in these games.
Coastal Union form and stats
5-10-0 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Coastal Union so far this season. In general it's been a long time since Coastal Union tasted defeat here at Mkwakwani Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games.In their previous game, led his Coastal Union to a defeat in the Ligi kuu Bara match away at Ndanda. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mkwakwani Stadium. Before that, Coastal Union had a home game versus Stand United which ended with a victory 1-0.
Coastal Union aren't scoring a lot here at Mkwakwani Stadium with only 14 goals from 15 games. Coastal Union are not conceding a lot of goals here at Mkwakwani Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 15 matches.
Simba form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Simba so far, with 8-1-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Ligi kuu Bara, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss. Simba seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?Simba play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to TP Mazembe. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting TP Mazembe.
The schedule is very tough for Simba now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ligi kuu Bara game at Kagera Sugar is waiting in only four days.
Simba have scored more than twice per away game on average, an impressive attacking display. They have 22 goals from 10 away matches. The Simba defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 10 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 0 - 0 - 2 (Coastal Union wins - draws - Simba wins).Coastal Union missing players
Simba missing players
| Coastal Union | Simba | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | Played | 10 | 22 |
| 28 | 14 | Scored | 22 | 48 |
| 31 | 8 | Conceded | 4 | 7 |
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | 90% | 86% |
| 56% | 60% | Over 1.5 | 70% | 73% |
| 19% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 55% |
| 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 40% | 23% |
| 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 10% | 9% |
| 50% | 53% | Both teams to score | 30% | 27% |
| 38% | 47% | Clean Sheet | 60% | 68% |
| 25% | 13% | Failed To Score | 20% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Young Africans | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 30 | 77 |
| 2 | Azam | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 49 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 66 |
| 3 | Simba | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 41 | 57 |
| 4 | Lipuli | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 48 |
| 5 | Mtibwa Sugar | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 26 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 45 |
| 6 | KMC | 32 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 42 |
| 7 | Tanzania Prisons | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 42 |
| 8 | Coastal Union | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 41 |
| 9 | Singida United | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 25 | -8 | 40 |
| 10 | Ndanda | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 22 | -9 | 40 |
| 11 | Mbao | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | -13 | 40 |
| 12 | JKT Tanzania | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | -7 | 39 |
| 13 | Stand United | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 27 | -11 | 39 |
| 14 | Mbeya City | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -4 | 37 |
| 15 | Mwadui | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 37 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 28 | -6 | 37 |
| 16 | Alliance | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 | -10 | 37 |
| 17 | Kagera Sugar | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -8 | 36 |
| 18 | Ruvu Shooting | 33 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | -11 | 36 |
| 19 | Biashara United | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | -7 | 34 |
| 20 | African Lyon | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 24 | -24 | 22 |