Coastal Union expected to fight losing battle when facing Simba

Simba have less rest than Coastal Union in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Ligi kuu Bara game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Coastal Union have had more rest.

1-1-6 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Coastal Union when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those eight matches are 3-19 (scored/conceded).

Simba form and stats

The hosts won their first Ligi kuu Bara game here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Simba last season were 13 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from 17 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Simba, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 407 minutes in the Ligi kuu Bara.

Simba's previous game was a Ligi kuu Bara match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Polisi Tanzania (placed 3rd). The home side are looking to build on that result.

Before that game, the home loss against Galaxy with the scoreline 1-3.

Everyone expects Simba to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 17 games: twelve home wins, three draws and two defeats. Simba have won with at least two goals margin eleven times in similar situations.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Simba, as the Ligi kuu Bara home game vs Namungo is only three days away.

Simba has scored 1 goal so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

Coastal Union form and stats

Coastal Union have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Ligi kuu Bara were 2 victories, 4 draws and 11 defeats from 17 fixtures.

H. Masoud was the last player to score for the away team. Coastal haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Coastal lost away at Ruvu Shooting (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against KMC.

Nobody expects Coastal Union to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 21 times before, with the overall statistics of won five, draw three and lost 13. When defeated, four matches have been lost by two or more goals.

After this away game Coastal Union return home for a Ligi kuu Bara game against Tanzania Prisons. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Coastal Union have the goal stats of 0-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Simba seven wins, one draw and Coastal Union zero victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Simba missing players

Coastal Union missing players