International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Al Ahli Benghazi and Enyimba are looking forward to this CAF Confederations Cup fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 5200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Ahli Benghazi form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the play-offs against NA Hussein Dey.As mentioned below, Al Ahli Benghazi are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Premier League games. 1W-3D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Confederations Cup for Al Ahli Benghazi. The Al Ahli Benghazi fans aren't used to losing league-games here at First Statement Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Al Ahli Benghazi has played 26 games in a row here without a defeat. Benghazi haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al-Ittihad, 1077 days ago.
No payout for Al Ahli Benghazi in their previous match, an away game at Orlando Pirates that ended in defeat 0-3. In the match before that, Al Ahli Benghazi hosted Orlando Pirates and drew the CAF Confederations Cup game 0-0.
Al Ahli Benghazi has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Enyimba form and stats
They also participated in CAF Confederations Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Horoya drew the shortest straw.3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Enyimba playing as the away team in the Npfl this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Confederations Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses both home and away.
Enyimba play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to ES Setif. Before that, Enyimba secured a home win against ES Setif with the score 2-1.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Enyimba as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Enyimba - Al Ahli Benghazi 2-1.Al Ahli Benghazi missing players
Enyimba missing players
| Al Ahli Benghazi | Enyimba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Scored | S | 8 | 25 | ||
| 27 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 23 | ||
| 84% | 71% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 36% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 21% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.1 | 9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Orlando Pirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | ES Setif | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Ahli Benghazi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 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-Akhdar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 2 | Al-Nasr | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Al Hilal | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Al-Tahaddi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Al Ahli Benghazi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Al Ta'awon | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Al Sadaqa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 7 |
| 8 | Khaleej Sart | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 9 | Ngom Egdabya | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 10 | Darnes | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Shabaab Al Jabal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 12 | Al-Anwar | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 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 | Kwara United | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 2 | Kano Pillars | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 36 |
| 3 | Akwa United | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 30 |
| 6 | Nasarawa United | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Rivers United | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Lobi Stars | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 10 | Abia Warriors | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 27 |
| 11 | Heartland | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 26 |
| 12 | Plateau United | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 13 | Wikki Tourist | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| 14 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 15 | MFM | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | -5 | 21 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 19 |
| 17 | Warri Wolves | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Katsina United | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 22 | -13 | 18 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 16 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 18 | -16 | 12 |