Al Ahly have traveled here for an interesting CAF Champions League fight against Vita Club. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It should be mentioned that Al Ahly play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Al Ahly on artifical turf are 1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats from four games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 2-3. You can compare this with overall results below.
Vita Club form and stats
Vita was eliminated in the group stage last season in the CAF Champions League.This stadium, Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte, has been a fortress for Vita Club in the Super Ligue so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0. This match is a CAF Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Vita has a nice streak going on as they have played 28 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Nyuki defeat 495 days ago. After failing to beat Renaissance here at Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte, Vita Club has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Vita are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Vita have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Al Ahly form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Ahly, as they won the CAF Champions League.The visitors are W2-D2-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 3W-1D-1L. This is both home and away. In general it has been a productive period now for Ahly as they haven't lost any of their last 24 games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Zamalek game have they lost an away game, meaning Al Ahly has taken points from eleven away matches in a row.
Ahly are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 4 games (in the league). Ahly are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 0 goals away. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Al Ahly - Vita Club 2-2 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Vita, one draw and one win for Al Ahly. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Sherif 4 goals | M. Abdelhamid Soliman 4 goals |  W. Soliman 3 goals |
Vita Club missing players
Al Ahly missing players
| Vita Club | Al Ahly | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 45 | 18 | Scored | S | 10 | 47 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 44% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 11% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 11% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 78% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 5 | ||
| 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Vita Club | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Al Merreikh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 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 | TP Mazembe | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 39 |
| 2 | Sanga Balende | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 3 | Vita Club | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | Maniema Union | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | Saint Eloi Lupopo | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Renaissance | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 25 |
| 7 | Don Bosco | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | AC Rangers | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Blessing | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 22 |
| 10 | Motema Pembe | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | JSK | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 20 |
| 12 | RCK | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 16 |
| 13 | Simba | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 16 |
| 14 | Dauphins Noirs | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 13 |
| 15 | Lubumbashi Sport | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -22 | 13 |
| 16 | Groupe Bazano | 19 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 9 |
| 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 Ahly | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 4 | Misr Lel Makasa | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 5 | ENPPI | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Masry | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | El Gounah | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 9 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Smouha | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 11 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Aswan | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Al Mokawloon | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | National Bank of Egypt | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | El Geish | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Ismaily | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | El Entag El Harby | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 10 |
| 18 | Wadi Degla | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 9 |