National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ahly or Etoile du Sahel that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Ahly form and stats
Last season, Al Ahly's CAF Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against Mamelodi Sundowns.Al Ahly have played 5 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). 6W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for Al Ahly. Al Ahly has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Etoile du Sahel defeat 58 days ago. In general it's been a long time since Al Ahly tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games.
Al Ahly are returning here after visiting Al Mokawloon in a Premier League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Hussein El Shahat and Walid Soliman scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Tanta.
Al Ahly always seem capable of creating a buzz here with 17 goals in 5 league games. As for guarding their own goal, Al Ahly have only let in 1 goal at home.
Etoile du Sahel form and stats
Etoile du Sahel was sent out of CAF Champions League in the quarter-finals last season, when ES Tunis turned out to be too strong.Playing away, Etoile du Sahel have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Total CAF Champions League statistics for Etoile du Sahel: 5 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.
Etoile du Sahel play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to ES Tunis. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Al Hilal Omdurman.
The attacking power of Etoile du Sahel when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Etoile du Sahel have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Etoile du Sahel - Al Ahly 1-0 earlier this season. Al Ahly-Etoile du Sahel H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Al Ahly 2 wins, Etoile du Sahel 4 wins, 3 draws. 3 of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Hannachi 6 goals |  M. Ben Larbi 5 goals |  Y. Chikhaoui 4 goals |
Al Ahly missing players
Etoile du Sahel missing players
| Al Ahly | Etoile du Sahel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 67 | 38 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 15 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 231 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 156 | ||
| 103 | 60 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 66 | ||
| 53% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 39% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Etoile du Sahel | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Platinum | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 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 | Al Ahly | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 33 | 36 |
| 2 | Al Mokawloon | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Pyramids FC | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 6 | El Entag El Harby | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | ENPPI | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Smouha | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 |
| 9 | Haras El Hodood | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 10 | Ismaily | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 | Al Masry | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Wadi Degla | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Tanta | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 13 |
| 14 | El Gounah | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 12 |
| 15 | Misr Lel Makasa | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | El Geish | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 17 | Masr | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 11 |
| 18 | Aswan | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Tunis | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | Monastir | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | Stade Tunisien | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Club Africain | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Etoile du Sahel | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Ben Guerdane | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Slimane | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Chebba | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Kairouan | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 11 | CA Bizertin | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 11 |
| 12 | Metlaoui | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 13 | Hammam-Lif | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 9 |
| 14 | Tataouine | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |