Mtibwa Sugar will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 27 points behind Simba.
The hosts Mtibwa Sugar saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ligi kuu Bara. Thankfully the previous game, versus Lipuli, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Simba's home stadium. The visitors last 20 games on grass have ended in 13 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
Mtibwa Sugar have played 9 Ligi kuu Bara games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). Mtibwa Sugar has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager and the players.
Mtibwa Sugar haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 293 minutes ago. I. Mhesa scored that one.
Mtibwa Sugar's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Lipuli (placed 9th). Prior to that, an away loss at Ruvu Shooting.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Mtibwa Sugar as they have a new game in only three days, a Ligi kuu Bara match thankfully also at home. JKT Tanzania are visiting.
Mtibwa Sugar aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. From these home matches, Mtibwa Sugar have conceded only 7 goals.
Simba form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Simba so far, with 8-0-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Ligi kuu Bara statistics. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Simba's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Mwadui game.
The manager P. Aussems was unhappy after their last game, a Ligi kuu Bara match played at their home ground Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. Simba suffered a 0-1 loss to JKT Tanzania (placed 7th). Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Polisi Tanzania.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Simba manager P. Aussems as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Lipuli.
The Simba manager P. Aussems has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 9 league matches. Simba are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 4 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Simba - Mtibwa Sugar 2-1 entered in the official records. Last nine meetings between the teams: Mtibwa Sugar won zero, Simba won six and three draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Mtibwa Sugar missing players
Simba missing players
| Mtibwa Sugar | Simba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | 42 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 85% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 45% | 44% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 75% |
| 25% | 22% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 55% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 35% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 35% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 56% | 55% |
| 45% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 4.2 | 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 0.9 | 0.4 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | 52 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 41 | 67 | 132 |
| 16 | 10 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 36 | 62 |
| 50% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 44% | 48% |
- Mtibwa Sugar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 points (24) away
- Simba has the most points from losing position (6)
- Simba has the most scored goals (20) away
- Simba has the most scored goals (42)
- Simba has the most scored goals in the second half (22)
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+16) away
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+31)
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Mtibwa Sugar.
- 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 | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 31 | 50 |
| 2 | Azam | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Young Africans | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Kagera Sugar | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | Namungo | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
| 7 | JKT Tanzania | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Polisi Tanzania | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Lipuli | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Ruvu Shooting | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 |
| 12 | Biashara United | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Mtibwa Sugar | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 23 |
| 14 | KMC | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | Alliance | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | -10 | 22 |
| 16 | Mbao | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 17 | Mwadui | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -5 | 18 |
| 18 | Mbeya City | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 17 |
| 19 | Ndanda | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | -7 | 16 |
| 20 | Singida United | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -19 | 11 |