Tusker host the first leg in this deciding CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round game. Zamalek will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Cairo International Stadium before the return leg in 12 days.
It's quite the trip for Zamalek when visiting Tusker as the cities are 5100 kilometers apart.
Tusker form and stats
Action has already taken place for Tusker in CAF Champions League as they have defeated Arta / SIHD to reach the 2nd Preliminary Round.Two home wins in a row for Tusker bring valid hopes of a third.
Tusker lost their last game at Leopards after a 0-1 scoreline.
Previous to that game, a CAF Champions League home match hosting Arta / SIHD in a game that was won 3-0.Zamalek form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.Zamalek's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Zamalek collect 33 points from their 16 away matches in the Premier League. 9 victories and 6 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Zamalek who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 19 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Al Ahly.
Zamalek are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at National Bank of Egypt. As mentioned above, Zamalek drew the match against National Bank of Egypt. Manager P. Carteron brought on Ayman Hefni to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against El Entag El Harby in the Premier League.The visiting Zamalek have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 16 games. Zamalek are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 8 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Bencharki 15 goals | ![]() Y. Ibrahim Obama 10 goals | ![]() A. Sayed 9 goals |
Tusker missing players
Zamalek missing players
| Tusker | Zamalek | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 19 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 39 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 50 | ||
| 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | ||
| 88% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 22% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 4% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8.3 | 7.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bandari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Sofapaka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Gor Mahia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Homeboyz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Kariobangi Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Leopards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Ulinzi Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Talanta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Wazito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Bidco United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Vihiga Bullets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | KCB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 13 | Nzoia United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Police | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Posta Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Tusker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Nairobi City Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Mathare United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Zamalek | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 40 | 80 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 72 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 43 | 76 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 57 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 55 |
| 4 | Smouha | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 55 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Al Masry | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 50 |
| 6 | ENPPI | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 49 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 48 |
| 8 | El Geish | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Al Mokawloon | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -10 | 41 |
| 10 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Ismaily | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | -2 | 38 |
| 12 | El Gounah | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Misr Lel Makasa | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -18 | 38 |
| 14 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -5 | 35 |
| 15 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 35 |
| 16 | Wadi Degla | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | El Entag El Harby | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -25 | 28 |
| 18 | Aswan | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -32 | 27 |