CAF Confederations Cup betting and spectator preview: Zanaco and Al Ahli Tripoli meet at National Heroes Stadium to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
It's no vacation for neither Zanaco nor Al Ahli Tripoli as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Zanaco form and stats
Zanaco participated in CAF Confederations Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals and lost against Pyramids FC.When playing at home in the Super League, Zanaco have managed 5 wins, 7 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 14 games.
Before that, Zanaco had a Super League home game versus Power Dynamos which ended with a victory 2-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Zanaco have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
Zanaco aren't scoring a lot here at National Heroes Stadium in the league, with only 13 goals from 14 games. Zanaco are not conceding a lot of goals here at National Heroes Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 14 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Ahli Tripoli form and stats
Tripoli was sent out of CAF Confederations Cup in the 1st round last season, when Monastir turned out to be too strong.Playing away, Al Ahli Tripoli have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Ahead of that match was the Premier League away draw versus Al Shat that ended 0-0.The attacking power of Al Ahli Tripoli when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Al Ahli Tripoli are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these sides get together this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Zanaco - Al Ahli Tripoli 2-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Zanaco zero wins, zero draws and Al Ahli Tripoli two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. Fakih loves to play against Zanaco and have scored 2 goals in these matches.Zanaco missing players
Al Ahli Tripoli missing players
| Zanaco | Al Ahli Tripoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 3 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.1 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 30% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 32% | ||
| 11.7 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 10.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pyramids FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | CS Sfaxien | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Zanaco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Red Arrows | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 52 |
| 2 | ZESCO United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 | Green Eagles | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 46 |
| 4 | Nkana | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | Green Buffaloes | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Power Dynamos | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Buildcon | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 38 |
| 8 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 35 |
| 9 | Zanaco | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 34 |
| 10 | Kabwe Warriors | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 33 |
| 11 | Nkwazi | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Forest Rangers | 26 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Prison Leopards | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Indeni | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 27 |
| 15 | Kafue Celtic | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 25 |
| 16 | Chambishi | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 25 |
| 17 | Konkola Blades | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 24 |
| 18 | Lusaka Dynamos | 26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympic Azzaweya | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Sudtirol | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Asswehly | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Alittihad Misurata | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Al-Madina | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 | Abu Salim | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Almahalla | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Al-Khmes | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Al Shat | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 3 |
