Get ready for the return leg of the CAF Champions League Semi-finals between Al Ahly and ES Tunis. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It's quite the trip for ES Tunis when visiting Al Ahly as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Ahly form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the final.Al Ahly have performed here at Cairo International Stadium this season with 8 wins from 12 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. This match is a CAF Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 8 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
Al Ahly's previous match was a CAF Champions League game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 vs ES Tunis. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
Before that, a fine away victory at ES Tunis. A CAF Champions League game.
A decent goal production from Ahly in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. Defensively Al Ahly have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
ES Tunis form and stats
Tunis's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against ES Setif.When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 5W-3D-4L. This is both home and away.
Two away matches in a row for ES Tunis, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Al Ahly in the CAF Champions League.
The match before was the CAF Champions League-battle against Al Ahly, a home loss (0-3).
A quick return to home after this game, as ES Tunis are hosting Tataouine in the Ligue 1 only four days away.
Head 2 Head
The 4 most recent meetings involving these teams have all finished as Ahly victories. Will history repeat itself?This duo met each other before this season: Al Ahly - ES Tunis 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Ben Romdhane 8 goals |  A. Badri 8 goals |  A. Ben Hmida 2 goals |
Al Ahly missing players
ES Tunis missing players
| Al Ahly | ES Tunis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 6 | ||
| 51 | 32 | Scored | S | 10 | 35 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11.3 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 44% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 27% | ||
| 8.6 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 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 | Al Ahly | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 33 | 53 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 49 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Al Mokawloon | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 7 | Pharco | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Al Masry | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 37 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Smouha | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 9 | -3 | 35 |
| 11 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Aswan | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Ismaily | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 29 |
| 15 | National Bank of Egypt | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 20 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | El Daklyeh | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 17 | El Geish | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 25 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 16 |
