Al Ahly host the first leg in this deciding CAF Champions League Quarter-finals game. Raja Casablanca will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Stade Mohamed V before the return leg in 7 days.
Raja Casablanca have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 4400 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Ahly and Raja Casablanca 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.
Al Ahly form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the final.28 points is a decent return from 12 Premier League games here at Cairo International Stadium for Al Ahly. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. This match is a CAF Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in this competition.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Al Ahly, as their goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy has completely shut out the opponents for 317 minutes in the Premier League.
A good away victory last time out for Al Ahly, who won 2-0 against Smouha.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Pharco.Ahly have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cairo International Stadium with 20 goals in 12 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Al Ahly have only let in {4 goals} at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Raja Casablanca form and stats
Raja Casablanca's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Al Ahly.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Raja Casablanca so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-6 (win-draw-lose). When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 7W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
Casablanca are looking to quickly end their 203 minutes long goal drought in the Botola Pro.
Raja Casablanca played 0-0 against Riadi Salmi in their previous match.
Before that game, 0-0 away against Hassania Agadir (after extra-time) in the Coupe Du Trone.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by Raja Casablanca in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Al Ahly victory, two draws and zero Raja Casablanca wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Nahiri 4 goals |  J. Harkass 3 goals | Y. Bouzok 3 goals |
Al Ahly missing players
Raja Casablanca missing players
| Al Ahly | Raja Casablanca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 50 | 32 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 17 | ||
| 92% | 88% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11.4 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 43% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 34% | ||
| 8 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 7.9 | ||
| 3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.6 | ||
| 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 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 46 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Pharco | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Al Masry | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -6 | 32 |
| 10 | Smouha | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | -5 | 31 |
| 11 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -12 | 30 |
| 13 | Aswan | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -10 | 28 |
| 14 | Ismaily | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -3 | 26 |
| 15 | National Bank of Egypt | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | El Daklyeh | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | El Geish | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FAR Rabat | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | Wydad Casablanca | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 49 |
| 3 | FUS Rabat | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 44 |
| 4 | Olympic Safi | 24 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 40 |
| 5 | Raja Casablanca | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Riadi Salmi | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
| 7 | RSB Berkane | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 33 |
| 8 | UTS Rabat | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 31 |
| 9 | Maghreb Fes | 23 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | Hassania Agadir | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 29 |
| 11 | Moghreb Tetouan | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Chabab Mohammedia | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | Mouloudia Oujda | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Difaa El Jadida | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -17 | 22 |
| 15 | Ittihad Tanger | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 21 | -17 | 20 |
| 16 | Khouribga | 24 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -11 | 18 |
