All the facts and stats for the CAF Confederations Cup clash: Zanaco - Motema Pembe

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Competition: International CAF Confederations Cup
Date: Sun 26.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: National Heroes Stadium (20000 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Zanaco & Motema Pembe face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the CAF Confederations Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

Zanaco have less rest than Motema Pembe in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Nakambala Leopards, was also a home game here at National Heroes Stadium. The away team is better rested.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Zanaco form and stats

Zanaco was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the CAF Confederations Cup.

Zanaco have performed here at National Heroes Stadium this season with 6 wins from 8 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. This match is a CAF Confederations Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses in this competition. There’s a good atmosphere here at National Heroes Stadium after three straight home wins.

Zanaco are confident in defense, having played 255 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The Zanaco supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Nakambala Leopards in Super League and win 5-1. Ahead of that match, Zanaco won a home game hosting ZESCO United (3-0).

As mentioned above, Zanaco "killed" Nakambala Leopards in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Kansanshi Dynamos in only three days. This game is also played here at National Heroes Stadium.

The Zanaco manager C. Kaunda has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. 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 6 from 8 matches.

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Motema Pembe form and stats

Motema Pembe was sent out of CAF Confederations Cup in the 1st round last season, when San-Pedro turned out to be too strong.

Motema Pembe have an excellent away record in the Super Ligue so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Confederations Cup stats, they have 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses both home and away.

Motema Pembe won their last game, 1-0 versus RSB Berkane played at home. It was a CAF Confederations Cup defeat before that one as the away game against RSB Berkane wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.

Motema Pembe have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 16 goals from 8 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Motema Pembe - Zanaco 1-1.

Zanaco missing players

Motema Pembe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zanaco Motema Pembe
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
11 9   Won W   8 16
7 2   Drew D   2 5
7 2   Lost L   3 4
42 29   Scored S   23 45
27 11   Conceded C   11 18
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
80% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 88%
52% 62%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 52%
28% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 8%
16% 15%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
56% 46%   BTTS BTTS   38% 44%
32% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   46% 48%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   15% 12%
 
6.1 5.9   Corners For (avg) C F   1.7 4.6
5.2 4.2   Corners Against (avg) C A   5 4.2
1.9 1.9   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
2 1   Red Cards R C   0 0
 
209 117   Total Shots T S   29 66
73 47   Shots on Target S O   11 25
38% 49%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 20%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RSB Berkane 4 2 1 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 5 7
2 Motema Pembe 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 7
3 Zanaco 4 1 3 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 6
4 Esae 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -8 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 Green Eagles 18 10 6 2 25 11 8 5 3 0 13 5 10 5 3 2 12 6 14 36
2 NAPSA Stars 18 10 5 3 27 13 10 5 4 1 16 7 8 5 1 2 11 6 14 35
3 ZESCO United 16 11 1 4 27 13 8 6 1 1 15 5 8 5 0 3 12 8 14 34
4 Nkana 18 10 4 4 22 14 9 6 2 1 12 4 9 4 2 3 10 10 8 34
5 Forest Rangers 18 8 6 4 19 12 11 4 5 2 12 9 7 4 1 2 7 3 7 30
6 Red Arrows 17 8 5 4 18 15 8 5 0 3 9 7 9 3 5 1 9 8 3 29
7 Power Dynamos 17 8 4 5 18 10 9 5 3 1 11 2 8 3 1 4 7 8 8 28
8 Kabwe Warriors 17 8 3 6 19 19 9 4 1 4 12 13 8 4 2 2 7 6 0 27
9 Green Buffaloes 18 7 5 6 17 18 9 5 2 2 11 8 9 2 3 4 6 10 -1 26
10 Lusaka Dynamos 18 7 4 7 22 20 8 5 1 2 12 4 10 2 3 5 10 16 2 25
11 Buildcon 18 6 6 6 19 20 9 3 3 3 9 8 9 3 3 3 10 12 -1 24
12 Zanaco 16 6 4 6 23 19 8 6 1 1 16 6 8 0 3 5 7 13 4 22
13 Lumwana Radiants 18 6 2 10 14 15 10 3 1 6 6 8 8 3 1 4 8 7 -1 20
14 Nkwazi 18 3 9 6 10 15 8 3 3 2 6 6 10 0 6 4 4 9 -5 18
15 Kansanshi Dynamos 17 4 5 8 12 16 8 3 3 2 6 5 9 1 2 6 6 11 -4 17
16 Nakambala Leopards 18 4 2 12 13 27 10 2 2 6 6 13 8 2 0 6 7 14 -14 14
17 Kabwe YSA 18 2 3 13 12 38 8 2 2 4 11 17 10 0 1 9 1 21 -26 9
18 Mufulira Wanderers 18 2 2 14 9 31 8 1 1 6 4 12 10 1 1 8 5 19 -22 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 TP Mazembe 15 12 2 1 35 6 7 7 0 0 23 2 8 5 2 1 12 4 29 38
2 Motema Pembe 15 10 3 2 31 9 7 5 2 0 15 3 8 5 1 2 16 6 22 33
3 Groupe Bazano 16 9 4 3 18 8 8 4 2 2 10 5 8 5 2 1 8 3 10 31
4 Vita Club 15 7 7 1 19 7 8 3 5 0 11 4 7 4 2 1 8 3 12 28
5 Maniema Union 14 7 4 3 26 14 6 4 1 1 10 4 8 3 3 2 16 10 12 25
6 Saint Eloi Lupopo 16 5 7 4 21 15 7 1 4 2 6 7 9 4 3 2 15 8 6 22
7 AC Rangers 16 5 6 5 22 16 9 4 2 3 15 10 7 1 4 2 7 6 6 21
8 RCK 15 5 6 4 19 14 8 4 2 2 12 7 7 1 4 2 7 7 5 21
9 Lubumbashi Sport 15 6 3 6 10 11 8 4 1 3 7 6 7 2 2 3 3 5 -1 21
10 Renaissance 16 7 0 9 18 23 9 4 0 5 11 15 7 3 0 4 7 8 -5 21
11 Don Bosco 16 3 10 3 17 16 10 3 7 0 10 5 6 0 3 3 7 11 1 19
12 Simba 16 4 3 9 10 23 7 2 2 3 6 9 9 2 1 6 4 14 -13 15
13 Sanga Balende 16 3 5 8 15 30 7 2 2 3 9 14 9 1 3 5 6 16 -15 14
14 Dauphins Noirs 16 3 3 10 9 25 6 3 0 3 6 6 10 0 3 7 3 19 -16 12
15 Nyuki 16 3 2 11 12 37 9 3 2 4 10 13 7 0 0 7 2 24 -25 11
16 Bukavu Dawa 15 2 1 12 4 32 8 2 1 5 2 13 7 0 0 7 2 19 -28 7

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 RSB Berkane 4 2 1 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 5 7
2 Motema Pembe 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 7
3 Zanaco 4 1 3 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 6
4 Esae 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -8 1

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