Al Merreikh have traveled here for an interesting CAF Champions League fight against Simba. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Al Merreikh, who are travelling more than 3700 kilometers to play this game.
Simba form and stats
Last season, Simba's CAF Champions League journey ended in the preliminary round.26 points is a decent return from 11 Ligi kuu Bara games here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium for Simba. The data says 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. On the other hand, in the CAF Champions League, Simba has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. Simba haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Ruvu Shooting, 141 days ago.
Simba can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 27 times. As for guarding their own goal, Simba have only let in 4 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Merreikh form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the preliminary round.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses in the Sudan Premier League. When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 2W-2D-3L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Merreikh who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 26 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Ahly Shendi. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Ahly Shendi game have they lost an away game, meaning Merreikh has taken points from twelve away matches in a row.
Merreikh has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. Merreikh are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Simba and Al Merreikh have met before this season: Al Merreikh - Simba 0-0.Simba missing players
Al Merreikh missing players
| Simba | Al Merreikh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 50 | 32 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 14% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 72% | 79% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7.2 | 6.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | ||
| 62% | 74% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 70% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Vita Club | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Merreikh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | Simba | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 37 | 46 |
| 3 | Azam | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 44 |
| 4 | Biashara United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| 5 | KMC | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Ruvu Shooting | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Dodoma Jiji | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 8 | Polisi Tanzania | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | Tanzania Prisons | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Namungo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 11 | Coastal Union | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | Gwambina | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Kagera Sugar | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 14 | JKT Tanzania | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 15 | Mtibwa Sugar | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 24 |
| 16 | Ihefu | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | -20 | 20 |
| 17 | Mbeya City | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 17 |
| 18 | Mwadui | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 19 | -25 | 16 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 31 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 3 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Al Khartoum | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | Hay Al Wadi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Alamal Atbara | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Hay Al Arab | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Al Ahly Shendi | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Hilal Obayed | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Tuti | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Al Shorta | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 14 |
| 14 | Hilal El-Fasher | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 8 |