National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Platinum or Al Ahly that keep their silverware dream alive.
Platinum and Al Ahly should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Platinum form and stats
Platinum was eliminated in the group stage last season in the CAF Champions League.9-5-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Soccer League numbers at home for Platinum so far this season. 3W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for Platinum.
N. Tigere was the last player to score a league goal for Platinum and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Platinum haven't scored in 189 minutes.
Platinum lost their last game at Al Ahly after a 0-2 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory in the Premier Soccer League match versus CAPS United with a 1-0 scoreline.
The Platinum fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 17 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Platinum have only let in 7 goals at home.
Al Ahly form and stats
Al Ahly's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the quarter-finals against Mamelodi Sundowns.The strength of Al Ahly on their travels this season is incredible with 18 points collected from 6 Premier League away games. Al Ahly has 6-0-0 on the road, with 16 goals scored and 1 conceded. Total CAF Champions League statistics for Al Ahly: 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. Impressively, the visitors are on a eight-match winning run which they hope continue versus Platinum. It’s been three wins in a row for Al Ahly on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Al Ahly won their last game, 3-1 versus Masr played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Misr Lel Makasa.
A new game in only four days for Al Ahly, the Premier League home match versus Tanta. Busy days.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 16 goals in 6 league games away this season. Al Ahly's manager R. Weiler has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 1 conceded goal. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Ahly - Platinum 2-0 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  Karim Nedved 3 goals |  Marwan Mohsen 2 goals |
Platinum missing players
Al Ahly missing players
| Platinum | Al Ahly | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 10 | 22 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Scored | S | 28 | 64 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 28% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 24% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 3.2 | 2.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 35 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 96 | 244 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 106 | ||
| 62% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 49% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Platinum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Platinum | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 62 |
| 2 | Chicken Inn | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 59 |
| 3 | CAPS United | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 42 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 58 |
| 4 | Ngezi Platinum | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | Manica | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 47 |
| 6 | Highlanders | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 46 |
| 7 | Triangle United | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 46 |
| 8 | Kariba | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 21 | -2 | 46 |
| 9 | Dynamos | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 44 |
| 10 | Black Rhinos | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 44 |
| 11 | Herentals | 34 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 41 |
| 12 | Harare City | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 21 | -4 | 41 |
| 13 | Bulawayo Chiefs | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -11 | 41 |
| 14 | Yadah | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 31 | -12 | 41 |
| 15 | Chapungu United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -1 | 40 |
| 16 | TelOne | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 40 |
| 17 | Hwange | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -10 | 37 |
| 18 | Mushowani Stars | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -13 | 33 |
| 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 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 30 |
| 2 | Al Mokawloon | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | Smouha | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Pyramids FC | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | El Entag El Harby | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | ENPPI | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Al Masry | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Haras El Hodood | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Ismaily | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | El Geish | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Masr | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -7 | 11 |
| 14 | El Gounah | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Tanta | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 10 |
| 16 | Misr Lel Makasa | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 17 | Aswan | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 18 | Wadi Degla | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 6 |