It's game one of two in the CAF Confederations Cup as Royal AM host ZESCO United. This is a 2nd Preliminary Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2400 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This promises to be an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both contenders are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Royal AM form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the CAF Confederations Cup for Royal AM, as the manager Zondo led his troops to eliminate Highlanders, and reach the 2nd Preliminary Round.2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Royal AM so far this season.
Royal faced defeat in their previous match, away at SuperSport United (1-3).
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Kaizer Chiefs (Macufe Cup).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Royal AM here at Moses Mabhida Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Royal are not conceding a lot of goals here at Moses Mabhida Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
ZESCO United form and stats
ZESCO United are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Super League, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
Sakala was the last player to score for the away team. ZESCO United haven't scored a league goal in the last 213 minutes. ZESCO United have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 196 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.
There were no winners in ZESCO's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Power Dynamos.
A 0-0 draw at Green Eagles's stadium before that.The attacking power of ZESCO United when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. ZESCO United are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {1 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Thikazi 3 goals | A. De Jong 3 goals | R. dos Santos do Nascimento 2 goals |
Royal AM missing players
ZESCO United missing players
| Royal AM | ZESCO United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 15% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 32% | ||
| 2.8 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.3 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 14.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | ||
| 44% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | ||
| 7.1 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 6 | Stellenbosch | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Royal AM | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | AmaZulu | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | TS Galaxy | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 11 | Chippa United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 12 | Cape Town City | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sekhukhune United | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Marumo Gallants FC | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Prison Leopards | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Red Arrows | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Forest Rangers | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Power Dynamos | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Lumwana Radiants | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Man Utd Zambia Academy | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Nchanga Rangers | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Green Buffaloes | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | ZESCO United | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | NAPSA Stars | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Zanaco | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 12 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Kabwe Warriors | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | Green Eagles | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Nkwazi | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Nkana | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 17 | Chambishi | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Buildcon | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -11 | 1 |
