Ligi kuu Bara: Simba - Tanzania Prisons pre-match thoughts and stats

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Competition: Tanzania Ligi kuu Bara
Competition: Fri 30.December
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium (60000 seats)

The Ligi kuu Bara match summary, better known as a league table, tells the truth about these contenders up until now, with Simba leading Tanzania Prisons by 20 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:

Insights:
  • Simba have the most scored goals (40) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Tanzania Prisons have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Ligi kuu Bara

It should be mentioned that Tanzania Prisons play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Tanzania Prisons on artifical turf are 0 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats from six games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 1-4. You can compare this with overall results below.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

These are hustling days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the Ligi kuu Bara. That game was an away game at KMC, so at least Simba are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Simba form and stats

This stadium, Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, has been a fortress for Simba in the Ligi kuu Bara so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0. days ago.

A strong away win for Simba against KMC the last match.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Kagera Sugar that finished 1-1.

The Simba manager Mgunda has got the team scoring with 17 from 7 home games in the league. Simba have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.

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Tanzania Prisons form and stats

Playing away, Tanzania Prisons have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligi kuu Bara this season.

Tanzania play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Mbeya City (placed 10th).

Before that, Tanzania Prisons secured a home win against Dodoma Jiji with the score 2-0.

Few goals the story here? 13 of this team's latest 16 league rounds have contained two or less goals.

The attacking power of Tanzania Prisons when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Tanzania are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved encountered each other before this season: Tanzania Prisons - Simba 0-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Simba, three draws and two wins for Tanzania Prisons. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: ten games.

Simba missing players

Tanzania Prisons missing players

Simba Tanzania Prisons
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 7 2 Played P 2 8 18
12 6 2 Won W 0 2 5
5 1 0 Drew D 0 4 6
1 0 0 Lost L 2 2 7
40 17 4 Scored S 0 6 16
9 2 0 Conceded C 2 6 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 89%
78% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 61%
50% 57% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 22%
33% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
11% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
39% 14% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 44%
56% 86% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 28%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 39%
 
3.4 3.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.7 3.1
2.8 2.4 1.5 Corners against (avg) C A 15 8.4 6.1
1.3 1.1 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.4 9.7 15 Shots (avg) S ( 2 6.4 6.4
4.1 4.9 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 2.2
54% 50% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 43%
 
5.7 5.4 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 9.1 7.8
1.6 1.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3 2.4
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 in all their home matches so far.
  • Simba have scored more than double the goals of Tanzania Prisons.
  • Simba have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most scored goals (40) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most scored goals in the first half (18) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba have the the best goal difference (+31) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Simba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tanzania Prisons have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Tanzania Prisons have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tanzania Prisons have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Ligi kuu Bara
  • Tanzania Prisons have the most matches under the total-line (14) 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 18 15 2 1 36 10 9 7 2 0 20 4 9 8 0 1 16 6 26 47
2 Simba 18 12 5 1 40 9 7 6 1 0 17 2 11 6 4 1 23 7 31 41
3 Azam 18 11 4 3 27 19 9 7 1 1 14 8 9 4 3 2 13 11 8 37
4 Singida Big Stars 18 10 4 4 20 14 8 5 2 1 10 4 10 5 2 3 10 10 6 34
5 Namungo 18 7 4 7 15 17 8 4 2 2 8 6 10 3 2 5 7 11 -2 25
6 Kagera Sugar 18 6 6 6 20 20 11 5 4 2 14 9 7 1 2 4 6 11 0 24
7 Geita Gold 18 5 9 4 20 24 9 2 5 2 9 13 9 3 4 2 11 11 -4 24
8 Mtibwa Sugar 18 6 6 6 23 29 9 5 3 1 16 11 9 1 3 5 7 18 -6 24
9 KMC 18 5 7 6 17 18 10 5 3 2 12 9 8 0 4 4 5 9 -1 22
10 Mbeya City 18 4 9 5 23 23 11 2 6 3 14 14 7 2 3 2 9 9 0 21
11 Tanzania Prisons 18 5 6 7 16 18 10 3 2 5 10 12 8 2 4 2 6 6 -2 21
12 Dodoma Jiji 18 5 3 10 12 23 8 2 0 6 5 11 10 3 3 4 7 12 -11 18
13 Ihefu 18 5 2 11 16 22 8 4 1 3 11 8 10 1 1 8 5 14 -6 17
14 Coastal Union 18 4 4 10 17 26 7 2 2 3 3 6 11 2 2 7 14 20 -9 16
15 Ruvu Shooting 18 3 3 12 10 23 11 2 2 7 6 15 7 1 1 5 4 8 -13 12
16 Polisi Tanzania 18 2 4 12 14 31 9 1 3 5 10 15 9 1 1 7 4 16 -17 10