MC Alger host the first leg in this deciding CAF Champions League Quarter-finals game. Wydad Casablanca will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Stade Mohamed V before the return leg in 8 days.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Alger's stadium has a artifical turf surface. Wydad Casablanca have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Wydad Casablanca when playing on artifical turf; 5 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss from ten matches. They have scored 12 goals in these games and conceded 8.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Wydad Casablanca, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
MC Alger form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.MC Alger have played 10 Ligue 1 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-1 (wins-draws-losses). 4W-4D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for MC Alger. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.
The Alger supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host USM Bel Abbes in Ligue 1 and win 2-1. The goalie A. Salhi was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 0.0 out of ten. Salhi .
Previous to that game, a Ligue 1 home match hosting NC Magra in a game that was won 5-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Alger perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with MC Alger as a small favourite), we find two games. MC Alger has won one of these, drawn one and lost zero.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), MC Alger's attacking play is working. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Alger have conceded 10 goals.
Wydad Casablanca form and stats
Wydad Casablanca's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the semi-finals against Al Ahly.4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Wydad Casablanca playing as the away team in the Botola Pro this season. Total CAF Champions League statistics for Wydad Casablanca: 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
263 minutes! That's how long the Casablanca goalkeeper Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Wydad Casablanca are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at FAR Rabat.
Before that, Wydad Casablanca secured a home win against Chabab Mohammedia with the score 4-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Casablanca playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Wydad Casablanca win, two draws and one defeat.
Wydad Casablanca are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Casablanca have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Alger one win, zero draws and Wydad Casablanca one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Frioui 9 goals |   A. El Kaabi 7 goals | S. Msuva 5 goals |
MC Alger missing players
Wydad Casablanca missing players
| MC Alger | Wydad Casablanca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 29 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 45 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 15 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 92% | ||
| 56% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 36% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.9 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 40% | ||
| 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 Setif | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 | MC Oran | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 36 |
| 4 | CR Belouizdad | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | JS Kabylie | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | MC Alger | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 34 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 32 |
| 8 | Olympique Medea | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 9 | CS Constantine | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Ain M'lila | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 31 |
| 11 | Paradou AC | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 30 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Tlemcen | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | ASO Chlef | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 15 | NA Hussein Dey | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 16 | NC Magra | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 17 | US Biskra | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 19 | -14 | 19 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbes | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 15 |
| 19 | JSM Skikda | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 14 |
| 20 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 20 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -24 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wydad Casablanca | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 31 |
| 2 | Raja Casablanca | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 3 | FAR Rabat | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
| 4 | Hassania Agadir | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Ittihad Tanger | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 24 |
| 6 | RSB Berkane | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 7 | Mouloudia Oujda | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Olympic Safi | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 9 | FUS Rabat | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Chabab Mohammedia | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Moghreb Tetouan | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 18 |
| 12 | Maghreb Fes | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Youssoufia Berrechid | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Difaa El Jadida | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 15 | Rapide Oued Zem | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 16 |
| 16 | CR Khemis Zemamra | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 12 |