It's game one of two in the CAF Champions League as Al Ahly host Mamelodi Sundowns. This is a Quarter-finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Al Ahly form and stats
21 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here at WE Al-Ahly Stadium for Al Ahly. The data says 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. 5W-2D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for Al Ahly. Al Ahly have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Before that match, a Premier League win away at Al Ittihad.
Salah Mohsen was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against Zamalek after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
The manager P. Mosimane will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wadi Degla in only three days.
The Ahly manager P. Mosimane has got the team scoring with 22 from 10 home games in the league. From these home matches, Ahly have conceded only 9 goals.
Mamelodi Sundowns form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 9 wins, 4 draws and only 0 losses in the Premier League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away. Mamelodi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 16 in a row without losing.
Mamelodi have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Ricardo Goss. It's been 376 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Maritzburg United in the Premier League.
Mamelodi has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 13 games. The Mamelodi defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (6 goals in 13 games).
Head 2 Head
Al Ahly-Mamelodi Sundowns H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Al Ahly three wins, Mamelodi Sundowns one win, two draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Shalulile 11 goals |  M. Sherif 9 goals | T. Zwane 9 goals |
Al Ahly missing players
Mamelodi Sundowns missing players
| Al Ahly | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Scored | S | 20 | 43 | ||
| 21 | 13 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.1 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamalek | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 45 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Masry | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Smouha | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Misr Lel Makasa | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | El Geish | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 26 |
| 12 | El Gounah | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 14 | Al Mokawloon | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 21 |
| 15 | Aswan | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -14 | 21 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 18 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | El Entag El Harby | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -23 | 13 |
| 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 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | AmaZulu | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 50 |
| 3 | Golden Arrows | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Moroka Swallows | 25 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 40 |
| 6 | SuperSport United | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 38 |
| 7 | Cape Town City | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | TS Galaxy | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 32 |
| 9 | Kaizer Chiefs | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 29 |
| 10 | Baroka | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | -8 | 29 |
| 11 | Bloemfontein Celtic | 26 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -4 | 27 |
| 12 | Stellenbosch | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Maritzburg United | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -7 | 25 |
| 14 | Tshakhuma | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -16 | 25 |
| 15 | Chippa United | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Black Leopards | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 18 |