Semi-final, second-leg - Dreams FC v Zamalek: Facts & Figures

Dreams FC and Egyptian giants Zamalek are set to clash in what promises to be an excting encounter in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup semi-final, second leg match on Sunday.

The stakes are high as both teams vie for a spot in the final, with the Ghanaians seeking to capitalize on their home advantage against the formidable Zamalek side in Kumasi.

In their first-leg clash, Zamalek and Dreams played out a goalless draw, highlighting the evenly matched nature of these two teams. 

Dreams will be eager to secure their first victory against Zamalek, while the Egyptian giants aim to assert their dominance and advance to the final stage of the competition.

Below are the facts and figures for the match:

Dreams FC are unbeaten at home in their debut season in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup (W3 D1), scoring eight goals and conceding just two.

Zamalek are unbeaten in their last four away games in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup (W3 D1), they’ve never gone five consecutive games on the road in the competition without defeat.

Dreams’ Aziz Issah (48) and Agyenim Boateng (39) have been involved in more open play sequences that end in a shot than any other players in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season.

Zamalek have had eight different scorers in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season, only Rivers United (10) have had more, while its as many different scorers as they had in 2018-19 when they won the title.

Dreams’ Aziz Assah has been directly involved in 52 shots (46% of his teams’ total, 52/113) in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season (38 shots, 14 chances created), at least 20 more than any other player in 2023-24.

Zamalek are the only team averaging more than 60% possession in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season (63%), playing 89% of their passes short and have a passing accuracy of 85%, the highest percentages in the competition in 2023-24.

Dreams FC have won possession 445 times overall in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season and recovered the ball 41 times in the final third, both more than any other side in the competition in 2023-24.

Dreams FC have an average starting age of 22 years, 102 days in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup this season, only SOAR Coyah (21yrs, 102d) have a younger average starting age in the competition in 2023-24.