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. That game was an away game at Aswan, so at least Al Ahly are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Al Ahly form and stats
Last season, Al Ahly's CAF Champions League journey ended in the final.The home supporters can't complain about results here at WE Al-Ahly Stadium as Al Ahly have scored 11 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). 2W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for Al Ahly.
Al Ahly are confident in defense, having played 585 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Ahly are returning here after visiting Aswan and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Kahraba, Afsha and Abdelkader scored the goal(s). The 3-0 win against Aswan was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Al Hilal Omdurman in the CAF Champions League.
The Al Ahly fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. Ahly have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Mamelodi Sundowns's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Petro de Luanda.The away performances of Mamelodi Sundowns have been very solid so far with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat 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 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Mamelodi goalkeeper Ronwen Williams is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Two travels in a row for Mamelodi Sundowns, whose boss Mokwena could celebrate last time after the CAF Champions League win against Cotonsport.
A home victory as expected against Al Hilal Omdurman ahead of that, in the CAF Champions League.
Mamelodi are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. Mamelodi Sundowns are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {4 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Ahly won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Mamelodi Sundowns managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eight.
Top Goalscorers
![]() P. Shalulile 9 goals | ![]() C. Mailula 7 goals | ![]() M. Sherif 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 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 10 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 45 | 24 | Scored | S | 30 | 58 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 11.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 44% | ||
| 7.2 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Cotonsport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 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 | Al Ahly | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 40 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Future FC | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Zamalek | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 |
| 7 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Pharco | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Aswan | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Masry | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Smouha | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | El Geish | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | ENPPI | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 15 | El Daklyeh | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Haras El Hodood | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -9 | 15 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | National Bank of Egypt | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 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 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 32 | 55 |
| 2 | SuperSport United | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 3 | Orlando Pirates | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 31 |
| 4 | Richards Bay | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 31 |
| 5 | Kaizer Chiefs | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 6 | Sekhukhune United | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | TS Galaxy | 21 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Cape Town City | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Real Kings | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 10 | Golden Arrows | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | AmaZulu | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Chippa United | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Stellenbosch | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -7 | 21 |
| 15 | Maritzburg United | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 21 |
| 16 | Tshakhuma | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 18 |