Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Simba (5th, 46 pts) held a 16-point advantage over TP Mazembe (1st, 30 pts). Simba had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 5th in the table.
TP Mazembe carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Simba had gone 5 games without a win. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for TP Mazembe against 2/15 for Simba.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — TP Mazembe 5, draws 1, Simba 1, at 1.57 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 14% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
TP Mazembe: Lise Ntumba (2'), Lise Ntumba (23'), Chadrack Bingi (40'), Cheick Fofana (62') · Simba: Kinda Kalombo (79')