Plateau United get ready to welcome Simba for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Champions League Preliminary Round leg 1 of 2.
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!
These teams have little in common geographically as Simba have to travel 5100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Plateau United form and stats
Last season, Plateau's CAF Champions League journey ended in the 1st round.Plateau United have been outstanding at home so far in the Npfl with 11 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses. Plateau United 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 Sunshine Stars defeat 319 days ago. The Plateau fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Jos International Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Plateau United has played 19 games in a row here without a defeat.
The Plateau supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kwara United in Npfl and win 2-1. Before that, Plateau had a Npfl home game versus Nasarawa United which ended with a victory 2-1.
Goals decide football matches and Plateau are scoring many of them at home; 29 on target from 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Plateau have only let in 6 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Simba form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the preliminary round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Ligi kuu Bara travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Simba play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 7-0 victory visiting Coastal Union.
As mentioned above, Simba was the only team on the pitch versus Coastal Union in their previous game, winning 7-0. This could be a tougher task.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 15 goals in 6 league games away this season. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Simba as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Plateau United missing players
Simba missing players
| Plateau United | Simba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 11 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 36 | 29 | Scored | S | 22 | 57 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 8.5 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 7.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 42% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 66% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Kano Pillars | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Sunshine Stars | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Katsina United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | Warri Wolves | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Ifeanyi Uba | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 25 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Heartland | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | MFM | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | Abia Warriors | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Nasarawa United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 24 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | Kwara United | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -10 | 28 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 34 | -30 | 20 |
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Azam | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | Simba | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 24 | 23 |
| 4 | Ruvu Shooting | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | Polisi Tanzania | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | KMC | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Biashara United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 18 |
| 8 | Tanzania Prisons | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Gwambina | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 10 | Namungo | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Coastal Union | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -9 | 15 |
| 12 | Kagera Sugar | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Dodoma Jiji | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 14 | Mtibwa Sugar | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 15 | JKT Tanzania | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Mbeya City | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 17 | Mwadui | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | -14 | 10 |
| 18 | Ihefu | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 6 |