There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the CAF Champions League Quarter-finals meeting between Raja Casablanca and Al Ahly. Game on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Ahly have to travel 4400 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Raja Casablanca form and stats
Raja Casablanca was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the CAF Champions League. Al Ahly was too strong.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Mohamed V as Raja Casablanca have scored 16 goals to get 26 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Botola Pro are 7-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). On the other hand, in the CAF Champions League, Raja Casablanca has performed like this (both home and away): 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 203 minutes without scoring a league goal. Boulacsout was the last player to find the net.
The regulars hope that Casablanca will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the CAF Champions League fixture against Al Ahly.
Before that, Raja Casablanca drew at home versus Riadi Salmi.Casablanca are traveling soon after this match as the Botola Pro match at Maghreb Fes awaits in four days.
The Raja Casablanca fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Raja Casablanca are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade Mohamed V in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 12 matches.
Al Ahly form and stats
Al Ahly's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the final.Al Ahly have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 25 points collected from 9 Premier League games. 8 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far. Total CAF Champions League statistics for Al Ahly: 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Ahly have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy. It's been 317 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
The fans enjoyed Al Ahly's previous game versus Raja Casablanca, a CAF Champions League win (2-0) played at home.
Prior to that result Al Ahly won their away game at Smouha in the Premier League. The scoreline was 2-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Al Ahly playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 Ahly win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The Al Ahly manager Koller has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 9 league matches. Ahly are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {3 goals} away. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Ahly have won at least one point in the last 4 matches (2-2-0) versus Raja Casablanca.The two sides met each other earlier this campaign: Al Ahly - Raja Casablanca 2-0.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Nahiri 4 goals |  J. Harkass 3 goals | Y. Bouzok 3 goals |
Raja Casablanca missing players
Al Ahly missing players
| Raja Casablanca | Al Ahly | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 18 | 52 | ||
| 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 22% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 8% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 34% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 43% | ||
| 7.9 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.2 | 8 | ||
| 2.7 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 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 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 43 |
| 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 | Al Masry | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 36 |
| 8 | Pharco | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 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 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 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 | El Daklyeh | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 25 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 24 |
| 17 | El Geish | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 21 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 16 |
