Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the CAF Champions League. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. That game was also an away game, at El Entag El Harby. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
ZESCO United form and stats
Last season, ZESCO United's CAF Champions League journey ended in the 1st round against TP Mazembe.Home games in the Super League have been a walk in the park for ZESCO United so far, with 19 points won from 7 matches; 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. This match is a CAF Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition.
ZESCO United's last game was hosting Kabwe YSA and winning 3-0. Heartbreak before that as ZESCO United lost 0-1 at Nkana's place.
The ZESCO United manager G. Lwandamina has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. ZESCO United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 7 matches.
Zamalek form and stats
1-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Zamalek in their Premier League matches away. Total CAF Champions League statistics for Zamalek: 4 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to El Entag El Harby in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Smouha.
Zamalek are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Zamalek have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Mahmoud Alaa 15 goals |  Youssef Obama 10 goals |  F. Sassi 7 goals |
ZESCO United missing players
Zamalek missing players
| ZESCO United | Zamalek | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 2 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 48 | 31 | Scored | S | 15 | 43 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 6.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 133 | 81 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 270 | ||
| 50 | 30 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 94 | ||
| 54% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | TP Mazembe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 3 | ZESCO United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 de Agosto | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | ZESCO United | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | NAPSA Stars | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 31 |
| 3 | Forest Rangers | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Red Arrows | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Nkana | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Green Eagles | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
| 7 | Power Dynamos | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Buildcon | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Green Buffaloes | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Kabwe Warriors | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | Lusaka Dynamos | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | Lumwana Radiants | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | Zanaco | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Nakambala Leopards | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | Nkwazi | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Kabwe YSA | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | -16 | 9 |
| 18 | Mufulira Wanderers | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -14 | 8 |
| 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 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 22 | 24 |
| 2 | Al Mokawloon | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Smouha | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | Pyramids FC | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Zamalek | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | El Entag El Harby | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | ENPPI | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Ismaily | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 10 | Al Masry | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Haras El Hodood | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | Tanta | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | El Gounah | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 10 |
| 14 | Misr Lel Makasa | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Masr | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | El Geish | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 17 | Aswan | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Wadi Degla | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -7 | 6 |