ES Zarzis host Réal Bamako in the CAF Confederations Cup. Both clubs have had up-and-down campaigns over the past few months, with wins, draws and losses scattered fairly evenly across their recent matches.
Kickoff is still a few weeks away from where our snapshot sits, so this is very much a look at where each side stands right now rather than a settled picture. Zarzis have had a rougher run lately, while Bamako go in with a bit more momentum behind them.
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Recent form: a dip for Zarzis, momentum for Bamako
Zarzis have won 8 of their last 20 matches across competitions, with 5 draws and 7 defeats. More strikingly, their last three outings have all ended in losses, including a Confederation Cup reverse away to Diambars, so the graph is pointing downward just now.
ES Zarzis: 20 completed matches; Réal Bamako: 20 completed matches.
ES Zarzis
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 20
- Conceded
- 14
- Difference
- +6
Réal Bamako
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 30% 6 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 13
- Difference
- +10
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Club Africain | ES Zarzis | 20.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 1 | ES Zarzis | US Monastirienne | 16.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | Diambars | ES Zarzis | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | ES Zarzis | Diambars | 04.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Ligue 1 | CS Sfaxien | ES Zarzis | 29.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ligue 1 | ES Zarzis | Olympique Béja | 23.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Cup | ES Zarzis | ES Tunis | 31.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| Cup | CS Sfaxien | ES Zarzis | 24.05.2026 | 0-1 |
| Cup | ES Zarzis | CA Bizertin | 20.05.2026 | 2-0 |
| Ligue 1 | CA Bizertin | ES Zarzis | 13.05.2026 | 0-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF Confederation Cup | Réal Bamako | Vitesse | 11.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| CAF Confederation Cup | Vitesse | Réal Bamako | 06.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Première Division | Réal Bamako | US Bougouba | 13.06.2026 | 4-0 |
| Première Division | Djoliba | Réal Bamako | 09.06.2026 | 0-1 |
| Première Division | Réal Bamako | Afrique Football Élite | 05.06.2026 | 0-0 |
| Première Division | ASKO | Réal Bamako | 31.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| Première Division | Réal Bamako | Derby Academie | 25.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| Première Division | Réal Bamako | Diarra | 22.05.2026 | 2-1 |
| Première Division | Binga | Réal Bamako | 09.05.2026 | 1-0 |
| Première Division | Réal Bamako | Bakaridjan | 24.04.2026 | 1-1 |
Bamako's equivalent sample reads 10 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, and they're unbeaten in their last five matches heading into this one. A good chunk of that run came in Mali's Première Division against a mix of domestic sides, so it's not a perfect like-for-like with Zarzis' schedule, but the trend itself is positive.
Bamako arrive with the healthier recent record and better current momentum, though the two sides haven't been tested against comparable opposition.
Comparative Team Statistics: ES Zarzis vs Réal Bamako
Both sides already have Confederation Cup knockout minutes this season
Zarzis and Bamako have each just come through two-legged Confederation Cup ties, though not against one another. Zarzis beat Diambars 3-1 at home before losing 1-0 away, enough to go through on aggregate. Bamako won 2-1 away at Vitesse and then drew 0-0 at home to see the tie out.
That gives both teams recent experience of tight, low-scoring continental football, which is worth bearing in mind given how differently their domestic form has read lately.
Bamako look the side with more encouraging recent numbers, unbeaten in five and coming off a solid overall record, while Zarzis have lost their last three matches heading into this. Both have also just navigated similar two-legged Confederation Cup ties, so neither is walking in cold.
Without a market to weigh against that picture, though, there's nothing concrete to recommend here. We'd rather wait for clearer signals closer to kickoff than force a view now.
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