Post-match stats: Key numbers reveal scale of Sundowns’ shock win against Esperance
Mamelodi Sundowns’ 1-0 victory over Esperance in Tunis was not just decisive on the pitch but historic in the numbers, ending the Tunisian side’s 14-match unbeaten home run in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
The post-match data highlights the scale of the achievement, with Sundowns securing only their second-ever away win in the knockout stages of the competition.
It also marked their first victory at the Stade Olympique Hammadi-Agrebi, where they had previously struggled for goals and results.
The statistics further underline the challenge facing Esperance, who have historically failed to progress after losing the first leg at home in continental knockout ties.
Below are the post match statistics and key information:
● Mamelodi Sundowns ended ES Tunis’ unbeaten streak at home in the CAF Champions League at 14 games (W9 D5), becoming the first side to win there since Al Ahly in the 2022-23 semi-finals.
● Mamelodi Sundowns picked up just their second ever win away from home in the knockout stages of the CAF Champions League at the 19th attempt (D4 L13), previously beating CR Belouizdad in the 2022-23 quarter-finals.
● Mamelodi Sundowns have won away against ES Tunis in the CAF Champions League for the first time, drawing three and losing two of their five previous trips there – they had gone goalless on their last four visits to the Stade olympique Hammadi-Agrebi before tonight.
● ES Tunis have failed to progress from each of their three CAF Champions League two-legged knockout ties when losing the first leg at home, losing in the 2000 final to Hearts of Oak, in the 2020-21 semi-finals to Al Ahly and in the 2022-23 semi-finals to Al Ahly.
● Since the beginning of the 2023-24 campaign, Mamelodi Sundowns have received five red cards in the CAF Champions League, more than any other team (4 - Al Hilal Omdurman).
● ES Tunis conceded at home in the CAF Champions League for only the second time across the last three seasons (15 games), with Sagrada Esperança (lost 4-1 in January 2025) and now Mamelodi Sundowns the only visiting sides to net at Stade olympique Hammadi-Agrebi in that time.
● Brayan Léon has scored in each of his last three CAF Champions League starts (4 goals) and is the first Mamelodi Sundowns player to score four goals in a single edition of the competition since both Peter Shalulile (6) and Cassius Mailula (4) did so in 2022-23.
● Mamelodi Sundowns managed just two touches in the opposition box in the first half, their fewest in the opening 45 minutes of a CAF Champions League game since March 2021 vs TP Mazembe (also 2).