CAF Confederations Cup match preview: Marumo Gallants FC versus USM Alger

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Competition: Africa CAF Confederations Cup
Competition: Wed 08.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Peter Mokaba Stadium (45500 seats)

Marumo Gallants FC and USM Alger get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this CAF Confederations Cup Group Stage fixture.

The hosts Marumo Gallants FC saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Premier League. Thankfully the previous game, versus TS Galaxy, was also a home game here at Peter Mokaba Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Marumo Gallants FC form and stats

Last season, Gallants's CAF Confederations Cup journey ended in the play-offs against TP Mazembe.

When playing at home in the Premier League, Marumo Gallants FC have managed 2 wins, 6 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 11 games.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Washington Arubi not having conceded a league goal in 202 minutes.

Marumo Gallants FC drew their last game, also a home match. TS Galaxy was the opponent, 0-0 the score.

Ahead of that result, a home loss in the Nedbank Cup against Mamelodi Sundowns. The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Marumo Gallants FC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 7 and lost 2.

Gallants have scored {7 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Marumo Gallants FC have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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USM Alger form and stats

USM Alger have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Ligue 1, after 2-2-4 (8 played).

267 minutes! That's how long the USM Alger goalkeeper Oussama Benbot and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Alger has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to El Bayadh for a 0-0 draw.

Before that game, the win at home against Marumo Gallants FC in the CAF Confederations Cup (2-0). As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by USM Alger in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for USM Alger, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

The attacking power of USM Alger when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Alger as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H match ended USM Alger - Marumo Gallants FC 2-0, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Marumo Gallants FCR. Chivaviro
R. Chivaviro
4 goals
USM AlgerA. Mahious
A. Mahious
4 goals
Marumo Gallants FCC. Ngema
C. Ngema
3 goals

Marumo Gallants FC missing players

USM Alger missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Marumo Gallants FC USM Alger
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 13   Played P   13 25
9 6   Won W   3 12
5 3   Drew D   5 8
11 4   Lost L   5 5
29 17   Scored S   12 33
28 12   Conceded C   13 20
92% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
64% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 64%
36% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   31% 40%
24% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   23% 16%
12% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
44% 38%   BTTS BTTS   46% 48%
24% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 40%
40% 38%   Failed to Score F T   38% 20%
 
3.5 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 5.3
3.2 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4
1.3 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.3 1.3
1 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
8 7.9   Shots (avg) S (   8 11.5
3.2 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.2 5.5
29% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 24%
 
6.9 4.9   Shots against (avg) S A   7.3 7.5
2.6 1.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.2 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 USM Alger 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 7
2 Marumo Gallants FC 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 6
3 Saint Eloi Lupopo 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
4 Al-Akhdar 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1
  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 22 18 2 2 40 8 11 10 0 1 20 3 11 8 2 1 20 5 32 56
2 SuperSport United 22 11 6 5 28 18 11 7 4 0 18 7 11 4 2 5 10 11 10 39
3 Orlando Pirates 22 10 4 8 25 17 11 6 2 3 14 7 11 4 2 5 11 10 8 34
4 Kaizer Chiefs 22 10 4 8 24 24 11 5 2 4 14 10 11 5 2 4 10 14 0 34
5 Cape Town City 22 9 5 8 24 23 11 6 3 2 12 7 11 3 2 6 12 16 1 32
6 Richards Bay 22 8 7 7 17 16 11 3 4 4 5 7 11 5 3 3 12 9 1 31
7 Real Kings 22 8 5 9 25 29 12 5 4 3 13 10 10 3 1 6 12 19 -4 29
8 AmaZulu 22 6 10 6 22 19 11 4 3 4 14 11 11 2 7 2 8 8 3 28
9 TS Galaxy 22 5 12 5 15 12 10 2 5 3 8 5 12 3 7 2 7 7 3 27
10 Stellenbosch 22 6 9 7 25 29 11 3 4 4 15 15 11 3 5 3 10 14 -4 27
11 Sekhukhune United 22 7 6 9 18 22 10 5 3 2 12 7 12 2 3 7 6 15 -4 27
12 Golden Arrows 22 7 4 11 26 34 12 4 3 5 15 16 10 3 1 6 11 18 -8 25
13 Chippa United 22 6 6 10 23 30 11 3 3 5 10 14 11 3 3 5 13 16 -7 24
14 Moroka Swallows 22 6 6 10 19 28 11 5 2 4 15 14 11 1 4 6 4 14 -9 24
15 Maritzburg United 22 5 6 11 15 30 11 3 3 5 11 17 11 2 3 6 4 13 -15 21
16 Marumo Gallants FC 22 3 10 9 16 23 11 2 6 3 7 9 11 1 4 6 9 14 -7 19
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 CR Belouizdad 16 12 4 0 28 8 8 6 2 0 15 4 8 6 2 0 13 4 20 40
2 CS Constantine 18 9 5 4 23 15 9 6 2 1 14 5 9 3 3 3 9 10 8 32
3 MC Alger 18 8 6 4 15 13 9 6 3 0 12 5 9 2 3 4 3 8 2 30
4 JS Saoura 18 8 5 5 22 13 9 7 1 1 16 3 9 1 4 4 6 10 9 29
5 ES Setif 18 8 5 5 27 20 9 5 3 1 16 4 9 3 2 4 11 16 7 29
6 USM Alger 16 7 5 4 19 13 8 5 3 0 13 6 8 2 2 4 6 7 6 26
7 MC Oran 17 7 4 6 14 17 8 6 2 0 10 2 9 1 2 6 4 15 -3 25
8 USM Khenchela 17 7 3 7 15 18 9 5 2 2 10 4 8 2 1 5 5 14 -3 24
9 NC Magra 18 6 5 7 22 20 9 5 2 2 12 7 9 1 3 5 10 13 2 23
10 US Biskra 18 5 8 5 15 16 9 4 5 0 10 5 9 1 3 5 5 11 -1 23
11 El Bayadh 18 6 5 7 12 13 9 5 4 0 9 1 9 1 1 7 3 12 -1 23
12 ASO Chlef 18 5 7 6 20 20 9 5 3 1 15 5 9 0 4 5 5 15 0 22
13 RC Arbaa 18 6 4 8 23 26 9 6 1 2 20 11 9 0 3 6 3 15 -3 22
14 Paradou AC 17 4 5 8 19 23 9 3 2 4 11 12 8 1 3 4 8 11 -4 17
15 JS Kabylie 17 3 5 9 15 17 8 2 2 4 10 9 9 1 3 5 5 8 -2 14
16 HB Chelghoum Laid 18 0 2 16 6 43 9 0 2 7 3 16 9 0 0 9 3 27 -37 2

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 USM Alger 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 7
2 Marumo Gallants FC 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 6
3 Saint Eloi Lupopo 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
4 Al-Akhdar 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 1

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