A key match in Ligi kuu Bara as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Young Africans in 2nd position and Simba placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Africans and Simba.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Young Africans form and stats
Young Africans, who have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Ligi kuu Bara, have collected 10 points from their Ligi kuu Bara home games so far after 3-1-0. Africans has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Tanzania Prisons defeat 61 days ago. Ever since the Tanzania Prisons game Africans has been unbeatable here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium producing four straight wins.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 243 minutes.
Africans's last game was hosting Simba (placed 3rd) and winning 1-0. Preceding that game was the away draw at Gwambina that finished 0-0.
Africans have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium with 6 goals in 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Young Africans have only let in 1 goal at home.
Simba form and stats
As the visiting team in Ligi kuu Bara matches, Simba, who have the most scored goals (21) in Ligi kuu Bara, have produced an overall stat of 2-1-1 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Simba are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
The Simba goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 234 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two away games in a row for Simba, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Young Africans in the Ligi kuu Bara. A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Kagera Sugar.
Simba has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. It's not easy to score on Simba as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Young Africans three wins, four draws and Simba three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Young Africans missing players
Simba missing players
| Young Africans | Simba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 90% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 30% | 40% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 70% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 80% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6 | 0.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | 23 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 33 | 58 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| 65% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 80% |
- Simba has the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Simba has the most matches over the total-line (5) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Simba has the most scored goals (21) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Simba has the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Simba has the the best goal difference (+17) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Simba have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Simba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Young Africans has the fewest conceded goals (2) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans has the most points from losing position (5) in Ligi kuu Bara
- Young Africans have not yet lost a game.
- Young Africans have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Young Africans have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Young Africans haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Azam | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 25 |
| 2 | Young Africans | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Simba | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 19 |
| 4 | Biashara United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 5 | Ruvu Shooting | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | KMC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Tanzania Prisons | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Namungo | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Coastal Union | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | Dodoma Jiji | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Mtibwa Sugar | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | JKT Tanzania | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Gwambina | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 10 |
| 15 | Mwadui | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -12 | 10 |
| 16 | Kagera Sugar | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Mbeya City | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 18 | Ihefu | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 5 |