ASEC Mimosas vs Simba SC Prediction & Betting Tips - CAF Champions League

Prediction published on 23/02/2024, 05:58  by Daniel Ngulu in CAF Champions League Predictions

ASEC Mimosas have already secured their CAF Champions League quarter final slot even as they host Simba in Match Day 5 action. Tanzanian giants Simba go into this Group B game placed second with five points, five behind ASEC Mimosas. In this game, ASEC Mimosas can only target a point, to be assured of a top finish in the group. ASEC Mimosas are unbeaten in this group, with three wins in four matches. Simba is the only side ASEC Mimosas failed to beat in the first four Match Days; they drew 1-1 in Tanzania. Coming into this game, the Ivorian side beat Stade d’Abidjan 1-0 to stay fourth in their domestic league. Their fortunes have been different in the Champions League, where they are unbeaten in nine. They won five of the nine Champions League matches. At home, they have four straight wins in the Champions League, scoring two or more in three. They also kept clean sheets in three of their four straight home wins in the Champions League.

Tanzanian heavyweights Simba are among the three sides seeking the remaining one slot from this group. Being the only side yet to lose to ASEC Mimosas in the group they’ll feel they can get a positive result here. However, only a win can be a guarantee for the visitors, as they are just two points ahead of the bottom placed Wydad Casablanca. In the last round, they claimed their first win in the group, beating Wydad 2-0 at home and will want to build on. They come into this game having gone undefeated in the last eight matches, most of them in domestic action. This will be a tougher game than most of their recent ones. What makes it tougher is their unimpressive away run in the Champions League. They have no win in five away matches in the competition, and failed to score in three. Simba have lost three times in those five Champions League away matches.