Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Simba 2nd with 70 points, Namungo 10th with 34, 36 apart. Namungo had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.09 goals per team per game, Namungo ran at 0.86 scored and 1.07 conceded, Simba at 1.79 and 0.38.
7 games without a win framed Namungo's arrival. Simba's unbeaten run stood at 14. The last-five ledger: Namungo 2/15, Simba 11/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 0 for Namungo, 3 for Simba and 2 drawn, at 3.4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings.
Majaliwa Stadium (Ruangwa) staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Simba led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Namungo: Heritier Makambo (34') · Simba: Libasse Guèye (12'), Anicet Oura (25'), Elie Mpanzu (74')
Key stats
Possession: Namungo 42% · Simba 58% · Total shots: 12-9 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 3-3