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Final, second-leg: Zamalek v RS Berkane: Facts & Figures

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Zamalek will host Moroccan side RS Berkane in the second-leg of the final of TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup in Cairo on Sunday.


The stakes are high as both teams vie for the title, with the Egyptian seeking to capitalize on their home advantage to overturn the 2-1 first leg deficit against RS Berkane.


RS Berkane will be eager to secure the result that would hand them the title ahead of Zamalek even though the Egyptian giants aim to assert themselves.


CAFOnline.com takes a look at some interesting facts and figures ahead of the second-leg clash:

Zamalek could become the first side to win the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup despite losing the first leg of the final since themselves in 2019 against RS Berkane (0-1, 1-0 then 5-3 after the penalty shootout).


With their win over Zamalek in the first leg, RS Berkane are now the last unbeaten side in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season (W8 D3, including two awarded wins in the semi-finals).


Zamalek have never lost a home game in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup (W11 D4), but they drew the most recent two (1-1 v Modern Future and 0-0 v Dreams in the knockout phase this season).


RS Berkane scored their fifth and sixth goals following a set piece in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season during the first leg, equalling Zamalek as the side with the most goals from dead ball situations.


Zamalek have the highest possession rate on average in the 2023-24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup (63%), that’s at least six percentage points more than any other side.


Adil Tahif (RS Berkane) and Seifeddine Jaziri (Zamalek) have both scored their second headed goal in the 2023-24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup during the first leg of the final, only Paul Valère Bassène (RS Berkane) has done as well.


Zizo (Zamalek) provided his fifth assist in the 2023-24 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, no player has given more assists over a single edition since Opta began detailed data collection (2016-17).


Nabil Emad (Zamalek) has completed 409 passes in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup in 2024, at least 114 more than any other player. 74 of those were in the first leg of the final while no other player completed at least 50 passes in that game.