There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Simba leading Mbao by 44 points.
Simba and Mbao should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Simba's stadium has a artifical turf surface. Mbao have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Mbao when playing on artifical turf; 0 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses from six matches. They have scored 1 goal in these games and conceded 10.
It's quite the trip for Mbao when visiting Simba as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.
Simba are already the Ligi kuu Bara winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Mbao are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Simba form and stats
42 points is a decent return from 17 Ligi kuu Bara games here for Simba. The data says 13 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Simba are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.
Stress levels are on the rise for Simba's attacking players as they have now played 395 minutes without scoring in a league game. J. Bocco was their last goal scorer. Simba are confident in defense, having played 593 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Simba manager P. Aussems and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Namungo (placed 4th) in the Ligi kuu Bara. Before that, Simba played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Ndanda.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ligi kuu Bara game versus Alliance in only three days. This game is also played here.
Goals decide football matches and Simba are scoring many of them at home; 40 on target from 17 league matches. Simba have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mbao form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mbao so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-11 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 13 away games in a row. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Simba.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Mbao goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 450 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Mbao go into this game after a win, the home game against Mtibwa Sugar that ended 1-0. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Lipuli.
Mbao has another fixture away, a Ligi kuu Bara game, against JKT Tanzania in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Goals are few and far between in Mbao's away league games. Only 5 goals from 17 travels. 25 goals have been conceded by Mbao in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Mbao - Simba 1-2. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Simba, one draw and one win for Mbao. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Simba missing players
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| Simba | Mbao | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 35 | 17 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 17 | 35 |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| 69 | 40 | 20 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 25 |
| 16 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 8 | 25 | 40 |
| 86% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 66% | 76% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 65% | 60% |
| 46% | 53% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 24% | 26% |
| 26% | 35% | 60% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 11% | 12% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 29% | 35% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 18% | 31% |
| 63% | 59% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 18% | 29% |
| 23% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 76% | 46% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 253 | 120 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 62 | 123 |
| 111 | 50 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 8 | 29 |
| 51% | 64% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 48% |
- Mbao has the fewest scored goals (5) away
- Mbao have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Simba has the fewest conceded goals (16)
- Simba has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
- Simba has the most clean sheets (19)
- Simba has the most points (42) at home
- Simba has the most points from losing position (9)
- Simba has the most scored goals (40) at home
- Simba has the most scored goals (69)
- Simba has the most scored goals in the first half (28)
- Simba has the most scored goals in the second half (34)
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+31) at home
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+53)
- 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 more than double the goals of Mbao.
| 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 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 53 | 82 |
| 2 | Azam | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 66 |
| 3 | Young Africans | 33 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 61 |
| 4 | Namungo | 35 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 61 |
| 5 | Coastal Union | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 48 |
| 6 | Polisi Tanzania | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 48 |
| 7 | JKT Tanzania | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 48 |
| 8 | Kagera Sugar | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 47 |
| 9 | Biashara United | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 47 |
| 10 | Tanzania Prisons | 34 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | Ruvu Shooting | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -5 | 45 |
| 12 | KMC | 35 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -7 | 44 |
| 13 | Mwadui | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 27 | -6 | 43 |
| 14 | Lipuli | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | -7 | 40 |
| 15 | Alliance | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -10 | 40 |
| 16 | Mbeya City | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 39 |
| 17 | Mtibwa Sugar | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 38 |
| 18 | Mbao | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 25 | -15 | 38 |
| 19 | Ndanda | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -5 | 37 |
| 20 | Singida United | 35 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 69 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 40 | -48 | 15 |