MATCH STATS: TP Mazembe, JKT Queens battle it out for semi-final place

JKT Queens target their first victory of the tournament as they meet defending champions TP Mazembe in Group B on match day three, with both teams still in the hunt for a semi-final place.

JKT Queens face Central African opposition for the first time, and this is also the first ever meeting between any Tanzanian side and a team from Central Africa.TP Mazembe meet East African opponents for the first time.

TP Mazembe face a debutant for the seventh time, with a record of P6 W4 L2 in previous matches.

They have beaten debutants UWC and Aigles de la Medina in 2023, Edo Queens in the 2024 semi-finals, and Gaborone United at the current edition.

Their two defeats to debutants came against Bayelsa Queens in 2022 and ASEC Mimosa this year.

 

JKT Queens – Key Statistics

·       Have drawn both matches so far, including a 1-1 draw against ASEC Mimosas.

·       Their goal against ASEC was the first time in five finals matches they scored first.

·       Ester Maseke scored in the 8th minute against ASEC, the earliest goal they have scored at the finals and their first first-half goal.

·       Will progress to the semi-finals with a win; it would be their first appearance in the last four.

·       Would become the second Tanzanian team to reach the semi-finals after Simba Queens in 2022.

·       Avoiding defeat would see them complete a group stage unbeaten for the first time.

·       Would become the first Tanzanian club to go unbeaten in all three group games.

·       Are winless in their last three finals matches (D2 L1).

·       Have just one win in five matches at the finals, a 2023 victory over Athletico Abidjan (D2 L3).

·       All four of their 2023 matches produced winners; both matches at the current edition have ended in draws.

·       A draw would make them the first team to draw all three group games at a single edition.

·       Ester Mabanza recorded 58 touches against ASEC, the highest for JKT in that match.

·       Their only previous match day three resulted in a 4-1 loss to AS FAR in 2023, in which they had two players sent off (Happyness Hezron in the 29th minute, Anastazia Nyandago in the 84th).

·       That 4-1 defeat remains their biggest loss at the finals.

·       Donisia Daniel Minja has created four chances, the third most of any player at the tournament.

·       Goalkeeper Najiati Abass Idrisa has made 12 saves, the second most after two rounds.

 

TP Mazembe – Key Statistics

·       Recovered from their opening defeat to ASEC Mimosas by beating Gaborone United 3-0 on match day two.

·       The match against Gaborone was the third time they have scored three or more goals at the finals.

·       Their 3-0 win was their second-biggest margin of victory, after their 4-0 win over Aigles de la Medina in 2024.

·       Their win over Gaborone was their first ever victory in a second group game, having lost match day two fixtures in 2022 and 2024.

·       Will progress to the semi-finals with a win; can also advance with a draw.

·       Progression would make them the third defending champions to reach the last four after Mamelodi Sundowns (2022) and AS FAR (2023).

·       If eliminated, they would be only the second defending champions to exit at the group stage (Sundowns, 2024).

·       A loss would make them the second defending champions to lose two group games (Sundowns, 2024).

·       A win would see them claim successive group victories for the first time.

·       AS FAR in 2023 are the only defending champions to lose their opener and then win their next two to reach the knockouts; Sundowns won one and lost one in 2024.

·       Their match day three record is P2 W1 L1.

·       Their previous match day three fixtures ended 4-0: a 4-0 defeat to Sundowns in 2022 and a 4-0 win over Aigles de la Medina in 2024.

·       Have scored three or more goals in three of their last five matches.

·       Marlene Kasaj Yav and Elena Obono, scorers of their second and third goals against Gaborone, have now scored in two editions; joining Merveille Kanjinga.

·       Kanjinga scored once in 2022 and three times in 2024.

·       Obono has scored in three different editions: for Hurucanes in 2023, and for TP Mazembe in 2024 and 2025.

·       Obono is one of three players to score in at least three editions, alongside Fatima Zahra Tagnaout and Melinda Kgadiete (who has scored in four).

·       Kgaelebane Mohlakoana became the first South African to score at the finals for a foreign club.

·       Attempted 442 passes and completed 332 against Gaborone, their highest in the current tournament.

·       Had nine shots on target against Gaborone, the most since recording 11 against Aigles de la Medina in their 2024 group finale.

·       Registered 20 total shots, the first time they reached 20 since attempting 22 in the 2024 final against AS FAR.