The first of two encounters in the CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round, as the hometeam Hearts of Oak will try to edge Wydad Casablanca in their own ballpark.
This promises to be an action-packed game with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
It's quite the trip for Wydad Casablanca when visiting Hearts as the cities are 5300 kilometers apart.
Hearts of Oak form and stats
Hearts of Oak have reached this CAF Champions League stage through battling and winning against CI Kamsar.40 points is a decent return from 17 Premier League games here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium for Hearts of Oak. The data says 12 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. The Hearts fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Ohene Djan Sports Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Hearts of Oak has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
Hearts's last game was hosting CI Kamsar and winning 2-0.
A Premier League defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at WAFA.Goals decide football matches and Hearts are scoring many of them at home; 34 on target from 17 league matches. From these home matches, Hearts have conceded only 9 goals.
Wydad Casablanca form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Kaizer Chiefs drew the shortest straw.Wydad Casablanca are happy with their away performances in the Botola Pro so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Casablanca are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Chabab Mohammedia in their previous outing. The Botola Pro match ended in a draw 0-0.
Before that, Casablanca secured a home win against Youssoufia Berrechid with the score 3-2.A quick return to home after this game, as Casablanca are hosting Olympic Safi in the Botola Pro only four days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Casablanca have scored 3 goals in 3 league games away. The Wydad Casablanca defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (0 goals in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Z. El-Moutaraji 2 goals | G. Mbenza Kamboleke 2 goals | Y. Jabrane 1 goals |
Hearts of Oak missing players
Wydad Casablanca missing players
| Hearts of Oak | Wydad Casablanca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 31 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 44 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.1 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.3 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.3 | ||
| 47% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hearts of Oak | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 45 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Asante Kotoko | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 | WAFA | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 56 |
| 4 | Aduana Stars | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 2 | 55 |
| 5 | Medeama | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Great Olympics | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 52 |
| 7 | Dreams | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 49 |
| 8 | Karela | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 46 |
| 9 | Ashanti Gold | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 36 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 45 |
| 10 | Berekum Chelsea | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 38 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 34 | -8 | 43 |
| 11 | Wa All Stars | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 42 |
| 12 | Eleven Wonders | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 25 | -5 | 42 |
| 13 | Bechem United | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 47 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 36 | -9 | 42 |
| 14 | Ebusua Dwarfs | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 27 | -4 | 41 |
| 15 | Elmina Sharks | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 32 | -11 | 41 |
| 16 | King Faisal | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 33 | -13 | 41 |
| 17 | Liberty Professionals | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -12 | 40 |
| 18 | Inter Allies | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 | -17 | 26 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wydad Casablanca | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Difaâ El Jadida | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Riadi Salmi | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Mouloudia Oujda | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | RSB Berkane | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Chabab Mohammedia | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Olympic Safi | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | FAR Rabat | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Khouribga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 11 | Maghreb Fès | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 12 | Hassania Agadir | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Ittihad Tanger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 14 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | FUS Rabat | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 3 |
| 16 | Rapide Oued Zem | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |