All the facts and stats for the CAF Champions League clash: Al Ahly - Simba

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Competition: World CAF Champions League
Competition: Fri 09.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)

CAF Champions League betting and spectator preview: Al Ahly and Simba meet at venue to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.

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.

15-3-5 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Simba when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 23 matches are 36-17 (scored/conceded).

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Simba, who are travelling more than 6000 kilometers to play this game.

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Al Ahly form and stats

Al Ahly have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). 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 1 loss in this competition. Al Ahly has a nice streak going on as they have played 24 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Zamalek defeat 230 days ago. In general it's been a long time since Ahly tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 27 home games in the league.

An away draw last time out for Ahly, facing Al Merreikh in a game that ended 2-2. A strong away win before that one, visiting Vita Club and winning 3-0.

Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Al Ahly has scored 19 goals here in 7 home games. From these home matches, Ahly have conceded only 5 goals.

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Simba form and stats

They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the preliminary round.

Simba's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Simba collect 20 points from their 9 away matches in the Ligi kuu Bara. 6 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total CAF Champions League statistics for Simba: 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In general it has been a productive period now for Simba as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Simba's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Young Africans game.

Simba go into this game after a win, the home game against Vita Club that ended 4-1. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Al Merreikh in the CAF Champions League.

The Simba manager D. Gomes Da Rosa has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Simba - Ahly 1-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Ahly victory, zero draws and two Simba wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Al AhlyM. Sherif
M. Sherif
4 goals
Al AhlyM. Abdelhamid Soliman
M. Abdelhamid Soliman
4 goals
AhlyW. Soliman
W. Soliman
3 goals

Al Ahly missing players

Simba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Ahly Simba
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 15   Played P   11 25
16 11   Won W   7 17
7 3   Drew D   2 5
2 1   Lost L   2 3
46 34   Scored S   18 50
16 12   Conceded C   4 9
84% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 92%
72% 87%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   36% 56%
56% 80%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   27% 40%
28% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 28%
8% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 12%
40% 53%   BTTS BTTS   18% 20%
52% 40%   Clean Sheets C S   64% 68%
24% 20%   Failed to Score F T   27% 20%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 0.9
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   8.6 7.6
5 5.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 3.6
37% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   47% 59%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Simba 5 4 1 0 9 1 3 3 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 13
2 Al Ahly 5 2 2 1 10 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 1 1 1 5 3 5 8
3 Vita Club 5 1 1 3 7 11 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 1 1 7 7 -4 4
4 Al Merreikh 5 0 2 3 3 12 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 -9 2
  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 14 10 3 1 23 6 6 6 0 0 14 2 8 4 3 1 9 4 17 33
2 Al Ittihad 17 8 4 5 22 20 9 4 3 2 12 9 8 4 1 3 10 11 2 28
3 Al Ahly 11 8 3 0 23 5 7 6 1 0 19 5 4 2 2 0 4 0 18 27
4 Al Masry 16 6 8 2 20 11 8 3 3 2 8 5 8 3 5 0 12 6 9 26
5 Pyramids FC 15 6 7 2 20 14 8 3 4 1 11 8 7 3 3 1 9 6 6 25
6 Misr Lel Makasa 16 7 4 5 18 20 9 4 3 2 10 9 7 3 1 3 8 11 -2 25
7 ENPPI 15 6 6 3 19 16 7 3 2 2 11 10 8 3 4 1 8 6 3 24
8 Ceramica Cleopatra 17 6 6 5 21 19 8 3 2 3 10 10 9 3 4 2 11 9 2 24
9 Smouha 16 4 11 1 23 16 8 1 6 1 11 8 8 3 5 0 12 8 7 23
10 Ghazl El Mehalla 16 5 7 4 13 15 8 2 4 2 8 9 8 3 3 2 5 6 -2 22
11 El Gounah 15 5 6 4 19 16 8 4 2 2 14 10 7 1 4 2 5 6 3 21
12 Aswan 16 4 5 7 10 21 7 1 2 4 3 9 9 3 3 3 7 12 -11 17
13 Al Mokawloon 17 4 3 10 17 25 8 2 1 5 6 9 9 2 2 5 11 16 -8 15
14 National Bank of Egypt 16 2 8 6 12 16 8 1 4 3 5 6 8 1 4 3 7 10 -4 14
15 El Geish 17 3 5 9 17 22 9 2 5 2 11 9 8 1 0 7 6 13 -5 14
16 Wadi Degla 17 2 7 8 11 20 9 1 4 4 5 9 8 1 3 4 6 11 -9 13
17 Ismaily 17 1 8 8 14 23 8 0 4 4 6 12 9 1 4 4 8 11 -9 11
18 El Entag El Harby 16 2 5 9 12 29 7 1 3 3 3 8 9 1 2 6 9 21 -17 11
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Young Africans 23 14 8 1 36 14 11 7 4 0 18 8 12 7 4 1 18 6 22 50
2 Simba 20 14 4 2 46 9 11 8 2 1 27 4 9 6 2 1 19 5 37 46
3 Azam 24 12 8 4 34 17 12 7 4 1 23 9 12 5 4 3 11 8 17 44
4 Biashara United 23 11 6 6 20 18 11 7 2 2 14 4 12 4 4 4 6 14 2 39
5 KMC 24 10 5 9 26 17 11 8 1 2 18 5 13 2 4 7 8 12 9 35
6 Ruvu Shooting 24 9 7 8 22 20 11 6 3 2 14 6 13 3 4 6 8 14 2 34
7 Dodoma Jiji 24 9 7 8 22 21 12 6 4 2 15 8 12 3 3 6 7 13 1 34
8 Tanzania Prisons 23 7 10 6 16 15 12 6 3 3 10 6 11 1 7 3 6 9 1 31
9 Polisi Tanzania 23 6 12 5 19 17 11 3 6 2 9 6 12 3 6 3 10 11 2 30
10 Namungo 18 7 6 5 15 15 8 4 2 2 8 6 10 3 4 3 7 9 0 27
11 Gwambina 22 6 9 7 19 20 11 2 6 3 6 7 11 4 3 4 13 13 -1 27
12 Coastal Union 23 6 9 8 16 28 12 5 6 1 11 11 11 1 3 7 5 17 -12 27
13 Kagera Sugar 24 6 7 11 23 29 13 5 3 5 15 12 11 1 4 6 8 17 -6 25
14 Mtibwa Sugar 22 6 6 10 9 16 13 5 4 4 7 7 9 1 2 6 2 9 -7 24
15 JKT Tanzania 24 6 6 12 22 30 11 4 2 5 9 12 13 2 4 7 13 18 -8 24
16 Mbeya City 23 3 11 9 12 25 11 1 7 3 5 7 12 2 4 6 7 18 -13 20
17 Ihefu 24 5 5 14 14 34 12 4 2 6 10 15 12 1 3 8 4 19 -20 20
18 Mwadui 24 4 4 16 17 43 13 3 4 6 13 23 11 1 0 10 4 20 -26 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Simba 5 4 1 0 9 1 3 3 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 8 13
2 Al Ahly 5 2 2 1 10 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 1 1 1 5 3 5 8
3 Vita Club 5 1 1 3 7 11 2 0 0 2 0 4 3 1 1 1 7 7 -4 4
4 Al Merreikh 5 0 2 3 3 12 3 0 2 1 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 6 -9 2

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