Get ready for the return leg of the CAF Confederations Cup Play-offs between USM Alger and Cape Town City. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
This looks to be an action-packed fixture with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well renewed since they last played a game. Get ready!
USM Alger form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the CAF Confederations Cup for USM Alger, as the manager Benouahi led his troops to eliminate Kara, and reach the Play-offs.Overall Ligue 1 results at home this season for USM Alger are 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The USM Alger manager Benouahi and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Cape Town City in the CAF Confederations Cup.
Before that, Alger had a Ligue 1 home game versus Paradou AC which ended with a victory 2-1.The USM Alger fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. USM Alger are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stade du 8 Mai 1945 in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 4 matches.
Cape Town City form and stats
Cape Town City have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-1-4 (6 played).
Cape Town City delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against USM Alger in their previous game; a CAF Confederations Cup duel.
Prior to that match, the Cape manager Tinkler faced defeat when travelling to Marumo Gallants FC and losing 1-2.Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Cape Town City have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent past history involving both these squads is the Cape Town City - Alger 0-0 played previously this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Mayo 4 goals | D. González Mendoza 3 goals |  A. Meziane Bentahar 2 goals |
USM Alger missing players
Cape Town City missing players
| USM Alger | Cape Town City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 8 | 19 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 12 | 22 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 48% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.9 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | ||
| 5.7 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 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 | CS Constantine | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 |
| 2 | CR Belouizdad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | USM Alger | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | USM Khenchela | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | MC Alger | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | ASO Chlef | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | RC Arbaa | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 9 | NC Magra | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | MC Oran | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | El Bayadh | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 11 |
| 12 | JS Saoura | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | US Biskra | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laïd | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -18 | 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 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 28 |
| 2 | Richards Bay | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 4 | Kaizer Chiefs | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Chippa United | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | AmaZulu | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Golden Arrows | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Royal AM | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 10 | Stellenbosch | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Marumo Gallants FC | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | TS Galaxy | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 13 | Cape Town City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 13 |
| 14 | Moroka Swallows | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Sekhukhune United | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 | Maritzburg United | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 11 |
