Al Ahly and Mamelodi Sundowns get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this CAF Champions League Group Stage fixture.
Ahly have less rest than Mamelodi Sundowns in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Misr Lel Makasa, was also a home game here at Cairo International Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Al Ahly form and stats
4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Ahly so far this season. 1W-2D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for Al Ahly.
The Al Ahly club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Misr Lel Makasa and win 4-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Al Ahly as they are travelling to their away game against Pharco in the Premier League. That match is three days after this one.
Ahly can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 10 times. Defensively Al Ahly have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Al Ahly drew the shortest straw.Playing away, Mamelodi Sundowns have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season. When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 2W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
Before that, Mamelodi travelled to Baroka and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 1-1.The schedule is very tough for Mamelodi Sundowns now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League game at TS Galaxy is waiting in only four days.
Mamelodi Sundowns are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Mamelodi are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the last eight meetings): Al Ahly won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Mamelodi Sundowns managed one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / sixTop Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 13 goals |   P. Tau 5 goals | T. Zwane 5 goals |
Al Ahly missing players
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
| Al Ahly | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 49 | 27 | Scored | S | 17 | 46 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Conceded | C | 6 | 13 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 12% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 48% | ||
| 6.6 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Al Merreikh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pyramids FC | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 23 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Smouha | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Al Masry | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 6 | Pharco | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | El Gounah | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Coca-Cola | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | National Bank of Egypt | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 14 | El Geish | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | Al Mokawloon | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 8 |
| 16 | Misr Lel Makasa | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 3 |
| 18 | El Sharqia Dokhan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -16 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 48 |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | Real Kings | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | Stellenbosch | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 30 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | SuperSport United | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Cape Town City | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Tshakhuma | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 12 | Maritzburg United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -8 | 18 |
| 13 | TS Galaxy | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -10 | 17 |
| 14 | Chippa United | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | Moroka Swallows | 20 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 15 |
| 16 | Baroka | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -11 | 14 |
