Match Report
Before the match
Club Africain: two wins, two draws and one defeat over five games; six goals scored, five conceded. TP Mazembe were their latest opponents, away on 17 October: a 1-1 draw.
Playing away from home against TP Mazembe (CAF Champions League), Club Africain finished 1-1 on 17 October. Their score comprised one goal, against one from the opposition. 10 October: Club Africain lost 1-2 against US Ben Guerdane away from home in Tunisia Ligue Pro 1, scoring one goal and allowing two. Against ES Zarzis in Tunisia Ligue Pro 1, Club Africain scored one and conceded zero on 20 September; the at home result was 1-0. Club Africain's away from home game on 12 September (CAF Champions League) ended 2-2 against Djoliba, with two goals for and two against. On 5 September, Djoliba faced Club Africain in CAF Champions League: Club Africain won 1-0 at home, having scored one and conceded zero.
TP Mazembe came into the game with three wins, one draw and one defeat from their last five outings, scoring nine goals and conceding three. On 17 October, TP Mazembe recorded a 1-1 draw hosting Club Africain; their biggest win in that spell was 4-0 at home to Al Hilal Omdurman on 18 January 2025.
TP Mazembe's at home game on 17 October (CAF Champions League) ended 1-1 against Club Africain, with one goal for and one against. On 12 September, Medeama faced TP Mazembe in CAF Champions League: TP Mazembe won 3-1 at home, having scored three and conceded one. CAF Champions League, 6 September brought an away meeting with Medeama; TP Mazembe won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. TP Mazembe hosted Al Hilal Omdurman on 18 January 2025 (CAF Champions League) and won 4-0; their goals totalled four, compared with zero conceded. MC Alger hosted TP Mazembe (CAF Champions League) on 10 January 2025. For TP Mazembe, the score was 0-1: zero goals scored, one allowed.
Previous meetings in our records: a 1-1 draw at TP Mazembe on 17 October.
After the match
Club Africain edged past TP Mazembe 1-0 on 25 October 2026. T. Nkeng opened the scoring 47 minutes into the game for Club Africain to make it 1-0. Club Africain's victory matches the model's current-rating preference: 55.7% for a win in this pairing. By expected goals the balance of play sat the other way: 0 to 0. Club Africain won this pairing for the first time in our records, after 1 meeting without a win. Club Africain conceded no goals.