Ligi kuu Bara preview and numbers: Simba - KMC at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium

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Competition: Tanzania Ligi kuu Bara
Competition: Sun 19.June
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium (60000 seats)

Simba have played really well this season, sitting at 2nd place in the table. KMC have a view both up and down from their 9th spot.

Insights:
  • Simba have the most points (35) at home in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as KMC have scored away.

Simba are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 2nd place whatever happens now.

These are active days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the Ligi kuu Bara. Thankfully the previous game, versus Mbeya City, was also a home game here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Simba form and stats

11-2-0 is the performance here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium so far in the Ligi kuu Bara, giving Simba a total of 35 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results! There’s a good atmosphere here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium after three straight home wins.

Simba's last game was hosting Mbeya City (placed 10th) and winning 3-0.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Geita Gold that finished 1-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Simba home games with this odds we find 12 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 12 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 10 matches were won by at least two goals.

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

The Simba fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 13 league matches. Simba have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

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KMC form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for KMC so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 1-7-4 (win-draw-lose).

KMC's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Tanzania Prisons that finished 1-1.

That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Mbeya City.

You'll want to know how KMC managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 3 home wins.

A quick return to home after this game, as KMC are hosting Mbeya Kwanza in the Ligi kuu Bara only three days away.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. KMC have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Here's the final score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; KMC - Simba 1-4. Head to head statistics (for the prior seven meetings): Simba won seven games, zero matches ended in a draw and KMC managed zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / four

Simba missing players

KMC missing players

Simba KMC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 12 26
15 11 3 Won W 0 1 7
9 2 1 Drew D 1 7 11
2 0 0 Lost L 3 4 8
36 22 6 Scored S 2 8 29
12 3 0 Conceded C 7 13 29
77% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 85%
50% 54% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 81%
35% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 17% 31%
15% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 15%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
35% 23% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 46%
58% 77% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 35%
31% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 35%
 
5.4 5.6 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.2 4.2
3 2.8 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.6 4.4
0.9 1 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2 1.8
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.5 7.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.8 7.4
2.3 1.8 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.5 2.6
60% 96% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 43%
 
4.1 3.9 4 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 8.7 7.6
1.3 0.9 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 2.8
Key stats in Ligi kuu Bara this season:
  • Simba have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Simba have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Simba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Simba have scored at least twice as many goals at home as KMC have scored away.
  • Simba have the most points (35) at home in Ligi kuu Bara

  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 27 20 7 0 45 7 13 10 3 0 26 3 14 10 4 0 19 4 38 67
2 Simba 26 15 9 2 36 12 13 11 2 0 22 3 13 4 7 2 14 9 24 54
3 Geita Gold 28 11 9 8 30 25 15 8 6 1 22 10 13 3 3 7 8 15 5 42
4 Azam 27 11 7 9 34 27 13 7 4 2 17 8 14 4 3 7 17 19 7 40
5 Namungo 27 9 10 8 37 30 14 5 6 3 25 17 13 4 4 5 12 13 7 37
6 Polisi Tanzania 27 8 12 7 21 20 14 5 7 2 11 5 13 3 5 5 10 15 1 36
7 Kagera Sugar 28 8 11 9 19 25 14 4 6 4 8 9 14 4 5 5 11 16 -6 35
8 Coastal Union 27 9 7 11 20 29 13 5 3 5 13 16 14 4 4 6 7 13 -9 34
9 KMC 26 7 11 8 29 29 14 6 4 4 21 16 12 1 7 4 8 13 0 32
10 Mbeya City 27 7 11 9 22 27 13 7 3 3 15 9 14 0 8 6 7 18 -5 32
11 Dodoma Jiji 28 8 8 12 24 35 13 5 4 4 13 12 15 3 4 8 11 23 -11 32
12 Mtibwa Sugar 27 7 10 10 23 27 14 4 6 4 11 9 13 3 4 6 12 18 -4 31
13 Ruvu Shooting 27 6 10 11 25 37 13 3 7 3 12 13 14 3 3 8 13 24 -12 28
14 Tanzania Prisons 27 6 8 13 20 32 14 5 3 6 13 19 13 1 5 7 7 13 -12 26
15 Biashara United 28 4 13 11 21 31 14 3 7 4 13 14 14 1 6 7 8 17 -10 25
16 Mbeya Kwanza 27 5 9 13 20 33 13 3 5 5 10 11 14 2 4 8 10 22 -13 24