Ligi kuu Bara match preview: KMC versus Simba

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Competition: Tanzania Ligi kuu Bara
Date: Thu 25.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: CCM Kirumba Stadium (35000 seats)

KMC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 18 points behind Simba.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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KMC form and stats

9-6-2 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for KMC so far this season. The KMC fans aren't used to losing here at CCM Kirumba Stadium and will expect new points from this game. KMC has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.

The home team returns to CCM Kirumba Stadium after sharing the points with Singida United on their last time out; the Ligi kuu Bara game ended 0-0. Heartbreak before that as KMC lost 0-1 at Mbao's place.

KMC has scored 25 goals at home this season, in 17 matches. KMC are not conceding a lot of goals here at CCM Kirumba Stadium, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 17 matches.

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Simba form and stats

Simba, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) away in Ligi kuu Bara, have an excellent away record so far with 9-1-2 from 12 games.

Simba play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Kagera Sugar. Preceding that game was the away victory against Coastal Union with the score of 2-1.

Simba have scored more than twice per away game on average, an impressive attacking display. They have 25 goals from 12 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).

Head 2 Head

KMC and Simba have met before this season: Simba - KMC 2-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): KMC won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Simba has 1 win.

KMC missing players

Simba missing players

KMC Simba
Total Home Statistic Away Total
32 17 Played 12 24
32 25 Scored 25 51
23 9 Conceded 7 10
75% 82% Over 0.5 92% 88%
50% 47% Over 1.5 75% 75%
22% 24% Over 2.5 58% 58%
9% 18% Over 3.5 33% 21%
6% 12% Over 4.5 8% 8%
38% 29% Both teams to score 42% 33%
47% 59% Clean Sheet 50% 62%
41% 29% Failed To Score 17% 17%
 
1.3 2.1 Corners For (avg) 3 2.7
1.6 2.6 Corners Against (avg) 2.6 1.8
0.5 0.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 0.6 0.4
0 0 Red Cards (total) 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • KMC is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  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 23 5 4 51 23 15 13 1 1 32 12 17 10 4 3 19 11 28 74
2 Azam 32 19 9 4 49 19 16 13 2 1 36 9 16 6 7 3 13 10 30 66
3 Simba 24 19 3 2 51 10 12 10 2 0 26 3 12 9 1 2 25 7 41 60
4 Mtibwa Sugar 32 14 6 12 33 24 18 13 3 2 26 8 14 1 3 10 7 16 9 48
5 Lipuli 33 12 12 9 30 28 18 9 7 2 20 13 15 3 5 7 10 15 2 48
6 Ndanda 32 11 10 11 22 30 17 10 5 2 18 8 15 1 5 9 4 22 -8 43
7 KMC 32 9 15 8 32 23 17 9 6 2 25 9 15 0 9 6 7 14 9 42
8 Tanzania Prisons 32 10 12 10 26 25 15 7 6 2 18 10 17 3 6 8 8 15 1 42
9 Coastal Union 33 9 14 10 29 33 16 5 10 1 15 10 17 4 4 9 14 23 -4 41
10 Singida United 33 10 10 13 24 32 16 8 5 3 16 7 17 2 5 10 8 25 -8 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 Kagera Sugar 33 9 12 12 28 35 18 8 5 5 17 13 15 1 7 7 11 22 -7 39
14 Stand United 33 11 6 16 30 41 17 8 4 5 16 14 16 3 2 11 14 27 -11 39
15 Mbeya City 31 10 7 14 30 34 15 7 4 4 18 11 16 3 3 10 12 23 -4 37
16 Mwadui 33 10 7 16 37 43 17 8 5 4 27 15 16 2 2 12 10 28 -6 37
17 Alliance 32 9 10 13 24 34 15 8 4 3 17 8 17 1 6 10 7 26 -10 37
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

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