All the facts and stats for the CAF Champions League clash: Simba - Platinum

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Competition: World CAF Champions League
Competition: Wed 06.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium (60000 seats)

The league table is allowed to rest as Simba and Platinum battle for CAF Champions League honors in this first 1st Round leg of two fixtures.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

2-2-1 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Platinum when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those five matches are 4-2 (scored/conceded).

It's quite the trip for Platinum when visiting Simba as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.

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Simba form and stats

Simba was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the CAF Champions League.

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 7-0-1. On the other hand, in the CAF Champions League, Simba has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss. There’s a good atmosphere here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium after three straight home wins.

A nice win for Simba last time playing, versus Ihefu. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Platinum (0-1).

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Simba played a great game against Ihefu and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.

Simba are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 21 goals in 8 matches. Simba have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Platinum form and stats

Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.

8 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Platinum playing as the away team in the Premier Soccer League this season. Total CAF Champions League statistics for Platinum: 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

470 minutes! That's how long the Platinum goalkeeper Petros Mhari and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Platinum had fun at their own home (Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium) last time out, beating Simba 1-0. P. Chikwende scored. Before that, Platinum secured a home win against Costa do Sol with the score 2-0.

The visiting Platinum have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 17 games. The Platinum defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (8 goals in 17 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

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Platinum - Simba 1-0.

Simba missing players

Platinum missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Simba Platinum
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
14 8   Won W   6 12
7 1   Drew D   2 6
4 2   Lost L   3 7
47 28   Scored S   13 25
11 5   Conceded C   9 19
80% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   82% 80%
56% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 52%
40% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   27% 28%
28% 45%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 8%
16% 27%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 4%
24% 18%   BTTS BTTS   27% 28%
64% 73%   Clean Sheets C S   55% 52%
32% 18%   Failed to Score F T   36% 40%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
0.9 0.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 1.4
1 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
7.2 6.5   Shots (avg) S (   5.2 7
3.3 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.8 2.6
62% 90%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 35%

  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 17 13 4 0 28 6 9 6 3 0 14 5 8 7 1 0 14 1 22 43
2 Simba 15 11 2 2 37 5 8 7 0 1 21 1 7 4 2 1 16 4 32 35
3 Azam 16 8 5 3 23 11 9 5 3 1 18 8 7 3 2 2 5 3 12 29
4 Biashara United 17 7 5 5 13 16 9 6 2 1 11 3 8 1 3 4 2 13 -3 26
5 Ruvu Shooting 16 6 7 3 15 10 7 4 3 0 9 2 9 2 4 3 6 8 5 25
6 Polisi Tanzania 17 5 8 4 14 12 8 2 5 1 7 4 9 3 3 3 7 8 2 23
7 Kagera Sugar 17 6 4 7 18 18 10 5 2 3 13 8 7 1 2 4 5 10 0 22
8 Dodoma Jiji 16 6 4 6 12 13 7 4 2 1 8 2 9 2 2 5 4 11 -1 22
9 Mtibwa Sugar 17 6 4 7 8 10 10 5 2 3 6 4 7 1 2 4 2 6 -2 22
10 KMC 16 6 3 7 16 13 7 4 1 2 9 4 9 2 2 5 7 9 3 21
11 Tanzania Prisons 17 5 6 6 10 11 8 4 1 3 5 3 9 1 5 3 5 8 -1 21
12 Gwambina 16 4 7 5 14 16 8 2 5 1 6 5 8 2 2 4 8 11 -2 19
13 Coastal Union 17 4 7 6 10 21 8 3 4 1 6 8 9 1 3 5 4 13 -11 19
14 Namungo 13 4 5 4 10 10 7 3 2 2 6 5 6 1 3 2 4 5 0 17
15 JKT Tanzania 17 4 5 8 17 20 8 2 1 5 5 11 9 2 4 3 12 9 -3 17
16 Mbeya City 17 2 7 8 7 20 7 0 4 3 2 5 10 2 3 5 5 15 -13 13
17 Ihefu 18 3 4 11 7 25 9 3 2 4 6 10 9 0 2 7 1 15 -18 13
18 Mwadui 17 3 3 11 12 34 9 2 3 4 11 20 8 1 0 7 1 14 -22 12
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Platinum 34 17 11 6 34 15 17 9 5 3 17 7 17 8 6 3 17 8 19 62
2 Chicken Inn 34 17 8 9 49 28 17 10 4 3 30 13 17 7 4 6 19 15 21 59
3 CAPS United 34 17 7 10 53 42 17 11 2 4 31 20 17 6 5 6 22 22 11 58
4 Ngezi Platinum 34 12 13 9 28 23 17 10 6 1 19 7 17 2 7 8 9 16 5 49
5 Manica 34 12 11 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 20 15 17 4 6 7 15 18 2 47
6 Highlanders 34 10 16 8 30 26 17 8 6 3 15 6 17 2 10 5 15 20 4 46
7 Triangle United 34 13 7 14 44 43 17 9 4 4 28 19 17 4 3 10 16 24 1 46
8 Kariba 34 12 10 12 29 31 17 9 7 1 22 10 17 3 3 11 7 21 -2 46
9 Dynamos 34 9 17 8 28 28 17 3 11 3 12 12 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 44
10 Black Rhinos 34 11 11 12 26 30 17 7 6 4 15 13 17 4 5 8 11 17 -4 44
11 Herentals 34 8 17 9 31 34 17 4 8 5 16 16 17 4 9 4 15 18 -3 41
12 Harare City 34 11 8 15 35 39 17 6 4 7 20 18 17 5 4 8 15 21 -4 41
13 Bulawayo Chiefs 34 11 8 15 33 44 17 7 3 7 22 21 17 4 5 8 11 23 -11 41
14 Yadah 34 10 11 13 34 46 17 4 7 6 11 15 17 6 4 7 23 31 -12 41
15 Chapungu United 34 9 13 12 32 33 17 5 7 5 23 19 17 4 6 7 9 14 -1 40
16 TelOne 34 8 16 10 32 35 17 6 7 4 17 13 17 2 9 6 15 22 -3 40
17 Hwange 34 8 13 13 30 40 17 7 5 5 17 16 17 1 8 8 13 24 -10 37
18 Mushowani Stars 34 8 9 17 36 49 17 5 6 6 21 23 17 3 3 11 15 26 -13 33

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Platinum 34 17 11 6 34 15 17 9 5 3 17 7 17 8 6 3 17 8 19 62
2 Chicken Inn 34 17 8 9 49 28 17 10 4 3 30 13 17 7 4 6 19 15 21 59
3 CAPS United 34 17 7 10 53 42 17 11 2 4 31 20 17 6 5 6 22 22 11 58
4 Ngezi Platinum 34 12 13 9 28 23 17 10 6 1 19 7 17 2 7 8 9 16 5 49
5 Manica 34 12 11 11 35 33 17 8 5 4 20 15 17 4 6 7 15 18 2 47
6 Highlanders 34 10 16 8 30 26 17 8 6 3 15 6 17 2 10 5 15 20 4 46
7 Triangle United 34 13 7 14 44 43 17 9 4 4 28 19 17 4 3 10 16 24 1 46
8 Kariba 34 12 10 12 29 31 17 9 7 1 22 10 17 3 3 11 7 21 -2 46
9 Dynamos 34 9 17 8 28 28 17 3 11 3 12 12 17 6 6 5 16 16 0 44
10 Black Rhinos 34 11 11 12 26 30 17 7 6 4 15 13 17 4 5 8 11 17 -4 44
11 Herentals 34 8 17 9 31 34 17 4 8 5 16 16 17 4 9 4 15 18 -3 41
12 Harare City 34 11 8 15 35 39 17 6 4 7 20 18 17 5 4 8 15 21 -4 41
13 Bulawayo Chiefs 34 11 8 15 33 44 17 7 3 7 22 21 17 4 5 8 11 23 -11 41
14 Yadah 34 10 11 13 34 46 17 4 7 6 11 15 17 6 4 7 23 31 -12 41
15 Chapungu United 34 9 13 12 32 33 17 5 7 5 23 19 17 4 6 7 9 14 -1 40
16 TelOne 34 8 16 10 32 35 17 6 7 4 17 13 17 2 9 6 15 22 -3 40
17 Hwange 34 8 13 13 30 40 17 7 5 5 17 16 17 1 8 8 13 24 -10 37
18 Mushowani Stars 34 8 9 17 36 49 17 5 6 6 21 23 17 3 3 11 15 26 -13 33

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