CAF Champions League betting and spectator preview: ES Tunis and Zamalek meet at Stade Olympique de Radès to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
Zamalek have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The hosts Tunis saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Tunisia Cup. This match was also played here at Stade Olympique de Radès. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Zamalek have had more rest.
ES Tunis form and stats
ES Tunis was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the CAF Champions League. ES Setif was too strong.This stadium, Stade Olympique de Radès, has been a fortress for ES Tunis in the Ligue 1 so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0. 3W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for ES Tunis.
Tunis's previous fixture was a Tunisia Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 4-0 against Ben Guerdane. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that one, a fine away victory at CR Belouizdad. A CAF Champions League game.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for ES Tunis as they are travelling to their away game against Ben Guerdane in the Ligue 1. That match is three days after this one.
Goals decide football matches and ES Tunis are scoring many of them at home; 16 on target from 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Tunis have only let in {2 goals} at home.
Zamalek form and stats
Zamalek was sent out of CAF Champions League in the group stage last season.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Zamalek have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far. When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 4W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Al Merreikh in their previous outing. The CAF Champions League fixture ended 0-0.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Smouha with the score of 3-1.Zamalek have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Zamalek are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last five meetings: three - zero - two (Tunis wins - draws - Zamalek wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sayed 8 goals |   M. Ben Romdhane 7 goals |  A. Badri 6 goals |
ES Tunis missing players
Zamalek missing players
| ES Tunis | Zamalek | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 12 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 45 | 29 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 34% | ||
| 6.2 | 4.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Tunis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Merreikh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Tunis | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Etoile du Sahel | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Tataouine | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 18 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 16 |
| 5 | Stade Tunisien | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 6 | CA Bizertin | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 16 |
| 7 | Hammam-Sousse | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 14 |
| 8 | Chebba | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 40 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Coca-Cola | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Zamalek | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Pharco | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Aswan | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Masry | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Smouha | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | El Geish | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | ENPPI | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | El Daklyeh | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Haras El Hodood | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | National Bank of Egypt | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
