Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the CAF Champions League. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This pitch has artificial turf, which is not Mamelodi Sundowns's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artificial turf Mamelodi Sundowns have performed like this: Played one match resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat with the goal stats 0-1 (scored/conceded).
USM Alger form and stats
Last season, USM Alger's CAF Champions League journey ended in the semi-finals.USM Alger have been very solid at home in the Ligue 1 so far, with 16 points collected from 6 matches (5-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. This match is a CAF Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses in this competition. The USM Alger fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. USM Alger has played eleven games in a row here without a defeat.
The fans are hoping that USM Alger will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ligue 1 game against USM Bel Abbes. Before that, USM Alger had a Ligue 1 home game versus CR Belouizdad which ended with a victory 1-0.
The USM Alger manager B. Dziri has got the team scoring with 13 from 6 home games in the league. USM Alger have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the semi-finals, when Wydad Casablanca drew the shortest straw.2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Mamelodi Sundowns playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
The Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 191 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
The supporters enjoyed Mamelodi Sundowns's previous game versus Polokwane City, a Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Bidvest Wits.
Mamelodi Sundowns are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Mamelodi Sundowns have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Meftah 5 goals |  A. Zouari 3 goals |   T. Zwane 3 goals |
USM Alger missing players
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
| USM Alger | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 27 | Scored | S | 20 | 55 | ||
| 31 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 6.6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 1.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 238 | 145 | Total Shots | T S | 116 | 342 | ||
| 106 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 120 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | USM Alger | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Wydad Casablanca | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Petro de Luanda | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 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 | CR Belouizdad | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 | MC Alger | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | USM Bel Abbes | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | MC Oran | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | CS Constantine | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Ain M'lila | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | JS Saoura | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 10 | ES Setif | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | USM Alger | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | ASO Chlef | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | NA Hussein Dey | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | NC Magra | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Paradou AC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kaizer Chiefs | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 34 |
| 2 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | SuperSport United | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Bidvest Wits | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Orlando Pirates | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Highlands Park | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Golden Arrows | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Chippa United | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Maritzburg United | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Black Leopards | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 16 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -7 | 15 |
| 13 | Baroka | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 14 |
| 14 | Cape Town City | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | AmaZulu | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
| 16 | Polokwane City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 13 |