Get ready for the return leg of the CAF Confederations Cup 2nd Preliminary Round between Al Masry and URA. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Masry form and stats
Last season, Masry's CAF Confederations Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals against RSB Berkane.All-inclusive Premier League statistics at home this season for Al Masry are 6-5-6 (wins-draws-losses). We have seen two home losses in a row now for Masry, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The home team returns to Alexandria Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with URA on their last time out; the CAF Confederations Cup game ended 0-0.
A 0-0 draw away in the Premier League before that, with El Geish the opponent.Masry are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 17 games. Masry have conceded 17 in these home matches.
URA form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Ethiopia Bunna in order to reach 2nd preliminary round of CAF Confederations Cup.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 7 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. When we have look at the CAF Confederations Cup statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away.
There were no winners in URA's previous match, a CAF Confederations Cup home game that ended 0-0 vs Al Masry.
Preceding that game was the away CAF Confederations Cup victory against Ethiopia Bunna with the score of 3-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the URA manager S. Timbe as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Bright Stars.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far URA have scored 19 goals in 13 league games away. URA are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides face each other this season, as the records show this recent game: URA - Masry 0-0.Al Masry missing players
URA missing players
| Al Masry | URA | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Conceded | C | 10 | 16 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.9 | 2.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.4 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.7 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 49% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamalek | 34 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 61 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 40 | 80 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 72 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 43 | 76 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 57 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 55 |
| 4 | Smouha | 34 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 55 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Al Masry | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 50 |
| 6 | ENPPI | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 49 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 48 |
| 8 | El Geish | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 4 | 42 |
| 9 | Al Mokawloon | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -10 | 41 |
| 10 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 22 | -5 | 39 |
| 11 | Ismaily | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 19 | -2 | 38 |
| 12 | El Gounah | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 38 |
| 13 | Misr Lel Makasa | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 55 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 27 | -18 | 38 |
| 14 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 44 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 25 | -5 | 35 |
| 15 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 35 |
| 16 | Wadi Degla | 34 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 22 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | El Entag El Harby | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 62 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 35 | -25 | 28 |
| 18 | Aswan | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 61 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -32 | 27 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Express FC | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 58 |
| 2 | URA | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 57 |
| 3 | Vipers | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 35 | 56 |
| 4 | KCCA | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 48 |
| 5 | Bright Stars | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Police | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| 7 | Mbarara City | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | UPDF | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -5 | 37 |
| 9 | Wakiso Giants | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 10 | SC Villa | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 11 | BUL | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Onduparaka | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -20 | 28 |
| 13 | Jinja SSS | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 26 |
| 14 | Kyetume | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -19 | 23 |
| 15 | MYDA | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -45 | 14 |
| 16 | Kitara | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 41 | -45 | 13 |