TP Mazembe vs Club Africain Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form for both sides

TP Mazembe's underlying record looks strong on paper, 15 wins from 20 with only two defeats and 38 goals scored. But it's worth flagging that most of those matches are from a Linafoot run stretching back to April, with a gap through the summer before two Champions League legs against Medeama in early September. That's a mix of competitions and a long stretch of time, not a tight run of current league form.

TP Mazembe: 20 completed matches; Club Africain: 20 completed matches.

TP Mazembe

20 matches

Win

75% 15 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

10% 2 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

9

Difference

+29

Club Africain

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

9

Difference

+22

Club Africain's sample reads a bit more current. Thirteen wins, six draws and just one loss from 20 games, with matches running right through to 20 September. Their recent block includes Ligue 1 games in Tunisia alongside a Champions League tie against Djoliba, so they've been playing regularly and recently across two competitions.

Club Africain's form sample sits closer to the present, while Mazembe's includes a longer gap before their own continental matches resumed.

Comparative Team Statistics: TP Mazembe vs Club Africain

Both arrive having just won a continental tie

Mazembe reached this stage by beating Medeama over two legs, losing 0-1 away before winning 3-1 at home for a 4-1 aggregate. Club Africain got here by edging past Djoliba, winning 1-0 at home then drawing 2-2 away for a 3-2 aggregate. Neither tie was a routine stroll, and both sides needed a strong second leg to go through.

That gives both clubs recent experience of tight continental football rather than one-sided domestic wins. It doesn't tell us much about how they'll set up against each other, but it does suggest neither is coming into this cold.