It's the second chance for points this season as Mtibwa Sugar and Simba battle it out at Jamhuri Stadium.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
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, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 22 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 32-24. You can compare this with overall results below.
Mtibwa Sugar form and stats
A Ligi kuu Bara draw at home so far for Mtibwa Sugar. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from 19 matches.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Ruvu Shooting in the Ligi kuu Bara last time out and are looking for a win here.
Early season league goal statistics from Mtibwa Sugar's 1 home game: 0 goals, 0 conceded.
Last season, Mtibwa Sugar's league statistics were 11 wins, 12 draws and 15 losses, resulting in a 14th position in the Ligi kuu Bara. Over these 38 matches they scored 30 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Mtibwa Sugar managed 8-5-6 (win-draw-lost) with 19 goals and 17 conceded.
Simba form and stats
Only one away game in the Ligi kuu Bara so far for Simba and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 13 victories, 4 draws and 2 losses from 19 travels.
Two travels in a row for Simba, whose manager P. Aussems could celebrate last time after the Ligi kuu Bara win against Ihefu.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Simba has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Let's have a look at how Simba performed last season in the Ligi kuu Bara: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 27 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. In total they scored 78 and conceded 21 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 13 - drew 4 and lost 2 with 31/8 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mtibwa Sugar zero wins, three draws and Simba seven victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Mtibwa Sugar missing players
Simba missing players
| Mtibwa Sugar | Simba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 29% |
| Mtibwa Sugar | Last season | Simba | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 13 | 27 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 31 | 78 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | ||
| 84% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 87% | ||
| 47% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 50% | ||
| 13% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 16% | 29% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 16% | ||
| 37% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 26% | 34% | ||
| 32% | 32% | Clean Sheets | C S | 63% | 58% | ||
| 47% | 32% | Failed to Score | F T | 32% | 21% | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.6 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 219 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 135 | 268 | ||
| 48 | 33 | Shots on Target | S O | 66 | 124 | ||
| 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 52% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | KMC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Simba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Azam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Biashara United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Dodoma Jiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Namungo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Tanzania Prisons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Young Africans | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Mtibwa Sugar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Ruvu Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Ihefu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Coastal Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Gwambina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Kagera Sugar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Mwadui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Polisi Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Mbeya City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 78 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 57 | 88 |
| 2 | Young Africans | 38 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 45 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 72 |
| 3 | Azam | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 52 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 26 | 70 |
| 4 | Namungo | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 64 |
| 5 | Polisi Tanzania | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 2 | 55 |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 54 |
| 7 | Coastal Union | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 53 |
| 8 | Kagera Sugar | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 41 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Biashara United | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 50 |
| 10 | Tanzania Prisons | 38 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 49 |
| 11 | Mwadui | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 31 | -6 | 47 |
| 12 | Ruvu Shooting | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -8 | 47 |
| 13 | KMC | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 47 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 28 | -12 | 46 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 45 |
| 15 | Mbeya City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 45 |
| 16 | Mbao | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 28 | -10 | 45 |
| 17 | Alliance | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 45 |
| 18 | Lipuli | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 33 | -8 | 44 |
| 19 | Ndanda | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 35 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 | -7 | 41 |
| 20 | Singida United | 38 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 73 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 43 | -50 | 18 |