The league table in Ligi kuu Bara tells a story about these teams so far, with Simba leading KMC by 38 points. Match preview to follow:
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Simba form and stats
Simba, who have the most scored goals (50) in Ligi kuu Bara, are steadily winning Ligi kuu Bara games and points here. 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Simba has won four games in a row. The JKT Tanzania match was the last time out without a victory. Two home wins in a row for Simba bring valid hopes of a third.
The Simba supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Biashara United in Ligi kuu Bara and win 3-1.
The Simba manager P. Aussems has got the team scoring with 26 from 13 home games in the league. Simba have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
KMC form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for KMC so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-9 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means KMC are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road. It's a growing despair in KMC as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Namungo's place.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting JKT Tanzania in just three days.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 20 goals have been conceded by KMC in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result KMC - Simba 0-2 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Simba won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and KMC has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneSimba missing players
KMC missing players
| Simba | KMC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 50 | 26 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 31 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 93% | 92% |
| 71% | 69% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 73% | 72% |
| 54% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | 36% |
| 29% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 33% | 38% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | 52% |
| 58% | 54% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | 24% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 32% |
| 5.7 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 | 82 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 64 | 102 |
| 74 | 30 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 18 | 24 |
| 51% | 60% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | 54% |
- KMC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Simba has the fewest conceded goals (12)
- Simba has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- Simba has the most clean sheets (12)
- Simba has the most matches over the total-line (9)
- Simba has the most points (32) at home
- Simba has the most scored goals (26) at home
- Simba has the most scored goals (50)
- Simba has the most scored goals in the second half (27)
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+18) at home
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Simba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Simba have scored more than double the goals of KMC.
- Simba have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- 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 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 38 | 62 |
| 2 | Azam | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 45 |
| 3 | Namungo | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| 4 | Young Africans | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | JKT Tanzania | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Kagera Sugar | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 37 |
| 8 | Polisi Tanzania | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 37 |
| 9 | Biashara United | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Ruvu Shooting | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | Tanzania Prisons | 23 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | Lipuli | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Alliance | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 29 |
| 14 | Ndanda | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | KMC | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 16 | Mtibwa Sugar | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Mbeya City | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 24 |
| 18 | Mwadui | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 22 |
| 19 | Mbao | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 22 |
| 20 | Singida United | 24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 12 |