International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Cotonsport and Al Ahly are looking forward to this CAF Champions League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's quite the trip for Al Ahly when visiting Cotonsport as the cities are 5900 kilometers apart.
Cotonsport and Al Ahly should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cotonsport form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Cotonsport have to build on here at Stade Omnisport Roumdé Adjia in the Elite One. This match is a CAF Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in this competition.
Stress levels are on the rise for Cotonsport's attacking players as they have now played 227 minutes without scoring in a league game.
No payout for Cotonsport in their previous match, an away game at Avion Academy (after extra-time) that ended in defeat 0-1.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Al Hilal Omdurman (after extra-time) in the CAF Champions League.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Cotonsport, as the Elite One home game vs Feutcheu is only three days away.
Cotonsport are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. 5 goals have been conceded.
Al Ahly form and stats
Ahly was sent out of CAF Champions League in the final last season.The away performances of Al Ahly have been very solid so far with 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Premier League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses both home and away.
Two away matches in a row for Al Ahly, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-5 versus Mamelodi Sundowns in the CAF Champions League.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Al Mokawloon (after extra-time) in the Premier League.The Al Ahly manager Koller has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 8 league matches. Al Ahly are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only {3 away goals} have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Al Ahly have won every one of the 5 most recent battles against this team. Can they do it again?The two teams in this fixture also faced each other previously this season: Al Ahly - Cotonsport 3-0.
Cotonsport missing players
Al Ahly missing players
| Cotonsport | Al Ahly | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 44 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 56% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 12% | ||
| 4.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 41% | ||
| 10.3 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.9 | 7.7 | ||
| 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 4 | Cotonsport | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colombe | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | UMS de Loum | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Canon | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Cotonsport | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Stade Renard | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Eding Sport | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Feutcheu | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 8 | Aigle Royal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 9 | Renaissance | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | PWD | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Avion Academy | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 44 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 42 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 | Zamalek | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 32 |
| 7 | Al Masry | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 | Pharco | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | Smouha | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Aswan | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | ENPPI | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 15 | -9 | 20 |
| 14 | El Daklyeh | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 20 |
| 15 | National Bank of Egypt | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -9 | 17 |
| 16 | El Geish | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 17 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 16 |
