International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Vita Club and Simba are looking forward to this CAF Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
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!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Vita Club form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Vita Club have performed here at Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte this season with 5 wins from 7 Super Ligue matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0. Vita haven’t lost a league-game in 27 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Nyuki, 464 days ago. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Vita, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Vita Club has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Defensively Vita have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Simba form and stats
Simba was sent out of CAF Champions League in the preliminary round last season.Simba have an excellent away record in the Ligi kuu Bara so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games. When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 2W-1D-1L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Simba as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. It’s been three wins in a row for Simba on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Simba have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 18 goals from 8 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Vita, zero draws and one win for Simba. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Vita Club missing players
Simba missing players
| Vita Club | Simba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 48 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 55 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 7 | 14 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 67% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sanga Balende | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 33 |
| 2 | TP Mazembe | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 32 |
| 3 | Vita Club | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Maniema Union | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Renaissance | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 21 |
| 7 | Motema Pembe | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | AC Rangers | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 20 |
| 9 | Blessing | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Don Bosco | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | JSK | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | RCK | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 16 |
| 13 | Dauphins Noirs | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 12 |
| 14 | Simba | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 15 | Lubumbashi Sport | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | -21 | 7 |
| 16 | Groupe Bazano | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 6 |
| 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 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Simba | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 33 | 39 |
| 3 | Azam | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 |
| 4 | Biashara United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -2 | 29 |
| 5 | Ruvu Shooting | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | KMC | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
| 7 | Polisi Tanzania | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Kagera Sugar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Tanzania Prisons | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Dodoma Jiji | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 22 |
| 11 | Mtibwa Sugar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 22 |
| 12 | Namungo | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | JKT Tanzania | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 14 | Coastal Union | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Gwambina | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Mwadui | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | -21 | 15 |
| 17 | Mbeya City | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 14 |
| 18 | Ihefu | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | -18 | 13 |