APR FC host Zamalek in CAF Champions League

Recent form

Zamalek have built momentum in recent weeks, winning three of their last five recent matches. Their latest two results saw them beat PORT 2-1 and 4-0. Earlier in that sequence they drew 0-0 with CRB, lost 0-1 to USMA, then reversed that result with a 1-0 win.

APR's last two outings tell a simpler story. They lost 0-1 to LADC before winning 3-0 against LADC. That victory will offer some reassurance heading into Friday's fixture, though Zamalek arrive with a longer run of positive results behind them.

What the table says

The competition table shows Pyramids FC clear at the top with sixteen points from six matches and a goal difference of twelve. RSB Berkane sit second on ten points, also from six games, while Power Dynamos are third on seven points. Rivers United FC prop up the early standings with a single point and a goal difference of minus eleven. Neither APR nor Zamalek's position is recorded, so their respective campaigns remain harder to judge from the numbers alone.

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