The Ligi kuu Bara standings tell a tale about these squads so far, with Simba leading Geita Gold by 9 points. Match preview to follow:
- Simba have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Geita Gold have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Ligi kuu Bara
Simba have less rest than Geita Gold in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a CAF Confederations Cup game only three days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Red Arrows, was also a home game here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Simba form and stats
Seven points from three Ligi kuu Bara home games is a great start for Simba, who are hoping to build on that form here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium.
Simba's previous game was a CAF Confederations Cup match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Red Arrows. The home side are looking to build on that result.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Ruvu Shooting.Simba are traveling soon after this match as the CAF Confederations Cup match at Red Arrows awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Simba here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Defensively Simba have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Geita Gold form and stats
Playing away, Geita Gold, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Ligi kuu Bara, have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligi kuu Bara this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Geita, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Kagera Sugar (placed 8th) in the Ligi kuu Bara last time out.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Azam's place.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Geita Gold manager as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against KMC.
Geita are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 4 away games. Geita have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
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| Simba | Geita Gold | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 50% |
| 7.2 | 9.7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.7 | 2.8 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 1.5 | 0.7 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 200% | 40% |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 6.7 | 6.4 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 2 | 2 |
- Geita Gold have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Geita Gold have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Geita Gold have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Geita Gold have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Geita Gold have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Geita Gold have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Geita Gold haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Simba have not yet lost a game.
- Simba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Simba have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Simba have the most clean sheets (3) at home in Ligi kuu Bara
- Simba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Simba have won significantly more corners at 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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Young Africans | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | Simba | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Dodoma Jiji | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Mbeya City | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Polisi Tanzania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Ruvu Shooting | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Coastal Union | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Kagera Sugar | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Tanzania Prisons | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Biashara United | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Mbeya Kwanza | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Azam | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Namungo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | KMC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Geita Gold | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Mtibwa Sugar | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 2 |