Lipuli will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 24 points behind Simba.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It should be mentioned that Simba play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Simba on grass are 13 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 20 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 33-23. You can compare this with overall results below.
Lipuli form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 Ligi kuu Bara games here for Lipuli. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
Lipuli drew their last game, also a home match. JKT Tanzania (placed 7th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Before that match, a win away at Mtibwa Sugar.
There will be little rest for Lipuli after this match as they are travelling to Mbeya City for a Ligi kuu Bara game in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Lipuli are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 10 league matches. Lipuli have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Simba form and stats
Simba, who have the most scored goals (45) in Ligi kuu Bara, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 27 points collected from 10 Ligi kuu Bara games. 9 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat is the record so far. Simba has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Mwadui.
Two travels in a row for Simba, whose manager P. Aussems could celebrate last time after the Ligi kuu Bara win against Mtibwa Sugar. A loss against JKT Tanzania was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kagera Sugar in just four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Simba are regular goalscorers on their travels. Simba are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 4 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Simba - Lipuli 4-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Lipuli zero wins, three draws and Simba two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Lipuli missing players
Simba missing players
| Lipuli | Simba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | 22 | 0 | Scored | S | 12 | 23 | 45 |
| 26 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 76% | 90% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 48% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 57% |
| 29% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 29% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 10% |
| 52% | 60% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 30% | 33% |
| 24% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | 57% |
| 24% | 10% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.1 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | 84 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 53 | 81 | 146 |
| 38 | 16 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 43 | 69 |
| 37% | 62% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 44% | 48% |
- Lipuli has the most conceded goals in the second half (11)
- Lipuli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lipuli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Lipuli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Simba has the fewest conceded goals (11)
- Simba has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
- Simba has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Simba has the most matches over the total-line (9)
- Simba has the most points (27) away
- Simba has the most points from losing position (6)
- Simba has the most scored goals (23) away
- Simba has the most scored goals (45)
- Simba has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+19) away
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+34)
- Simba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Simba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Simba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Simba haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Simba is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 34 | 53 |
| 2 | Azam | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 44 |
| 3 | Young Africans | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Namungo | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 36 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Kagera Sugar | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 34 |
| 7 | JKT Tanzania | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 31 |
| 8 | Polisi Tanzania | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 30 |
| 9 | Lipuli | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | Biashara United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 28 |
| 11 | Ruvu Shooting | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 12 | Tanzania Prisons | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 13 | Alliance | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 25 |
| 14 | KMC | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Mtibwa Sugar | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Ndanda | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Mbao | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 18 | Mwadui | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 18 |
| 19 | Mbeya City | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Singida United | 21 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -20 | 11 |