With only 90 minutes separating them from a first-ever CAF Champions League final, Kaizer Chiefs welcome Wydad AC to the First National Bank Stadium on Saturday.
The visitors make the journey to Johannesburg looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg and reach the grand finale of the tournament for the second time in three years.
Match preview
Kaizer Chiefs got the better of Wydad AC by claiming a 1-0 victory when the sides faced off at the Mohamed V Stadium on Saturday.
Samir Nurkovic's strike 11 minutes before half time proved to be the winner, thanks in no small part to Bruce Bvuma's inspired display at the other end.
The Amakhosi know that there is still a long way to go in the tie, but they can take a huge level of belief from their first-leg performance.
Stuart Baxter's men found the back of the net with their only effort on target, and such ruthlessness in front of goal may be required in Saturday's contest.
Wydad recovered from their shock defeat in Casablanca with a 2-0 victory over RS Berkane in the Moroccan Botola Pro Inwi on Tuesday.
Second-half goals from Mounsef Chrachem and Zouhair El Moutaraji extended Faouzi Benzarti's men's unbeaten league run to seven matches.
Consequently, the Red Castle remain six points clear of city rivals Raja Club Athletic with three rounds of matches remaining.
Saturday's visitors can move within touching distance of a 21st title when they host play host to Moghreb Tetouan on Wednesday.
In the meantime, their focus is on salvaging their chances of continental success at a ground where they lost 1-0 on their last visit in April.
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Team News
Khama Billiat and Dumisani Zuma are still unfit to feature, but the latter is back in training and is nearing a return to action.
However, Lebogang Manyama will be available for selection after recovering from a knee injury which kept him out of the first leg.
After his heroics last time out, Bruce Bvuma is expected to fend off the threat of the more experienced Itumeleng Khune and retain his place in goal.
Wydad AC have the full complement of their squad to pick from, with no injury or suspension concerns ahead of the game.
Kaizer Chiefs possible starting lineup:
Bvuma; Cardoso, Mathoho, Ngezana, Zulu; Blom, Katsande, Parker; Castro, Kambole, Nurkovic
Wydad AC possible starting lineup:
Tagnaouti; Amloud, Dari, Aboulfath, A. Allah; Jabrane, El Hassouni, Ounajem; El Karti, Ellafi, El Kaabi
We say: Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 Wydad AC
The visitors are in the last chance saloon coming into the clash with no more margin for error. They were a tad unlucky to have lost the first leg, and we are backing them to overturn that deficit.
Top tip
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Kaizer Chiefs win with a probability of 44.89%. A draw had a probability of 29.9% and a win for Wydad AC had a probability of 25.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kaizer Chiefs win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.56%) and 2-1 (7.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.31%), while for a Wydad AC win it was 0-1 (10.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood.
