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As anticipation builds for the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League semi-final second leg, Al Ahly and TP Mazembe are gearing up for a showdown at Cairo’s Al Salam Stadium on Friday.
After a tense goalless draw in the first leg held in Lubumbashi, both teams are ready to resume their battle in what promises to be a hard-fought encounter.
With their sights set on securing a place in the final, Al Ahly and TP Mazembe are ready to leave everything on the pitch to fight for victory.
Here are the facts and figures from the match:
Al Ahly won each of their two home matches against TP Mazembe in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League: 1-0 in the group stage in 2002, 2-1 in the group stage in 2012.
Al Ahly could become the first team to reach the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final in five consecutive editions. This would be their 17th final overall while no other team has ever reached 10th in the history of the competition (including the African Champion Clubs’ Cup).
TP Mazembe won their last away match in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League (2-1 against Petro de Luanda), but they have never won consecutive away matches in a single edition of the competition.
Al Ahly had just 36.6% possession in the first leg against TP Mazembe, their lowest percentage in a TotalEnergies CAF Champions League match since 2021 against Mamelodi Sundowns (30.2%, 1-1) . Conversely, 63.4% is the highest percentage for the Baba Boys since 2020 against Raja Casablanca (66%, won 1-0).
Al Ahly (7.04 – 8.04 xGa for 1 goal conceded) and TP Mazembe (4.48 – 7.48 xGa for 3 goals conceded) are the teams with the biggest positive difference between their expected goals against and their goals conceded in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League this season. .
Ali Maâloul (Al Ahly) has won possession of the ball 71 times in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League this season, at least ten more than any other player.
Magloire Ntambwe (TP Mazembe) has won 86% of his aerial duels in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League this season (37/43 including 8/9 in the first leg), the highest percentage for a player with more than 20 duels aerials on a single. edition of the tournament since Bulelani Ndengane with Orlando Pirates in 2018-19 (87% – 33/38).