USM Alger have traveled here for an interesting Caf Super Cup fight against Al Ahly. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It should be mentioned that USM Alger play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for USM Alger on grass are 4 victories, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 16 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 15-16. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams have little in common geographically as USM Alger have to travel 3300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Al Ahly form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at King Fahd International Stadium as Al Ahly have scored 29 goals to get 41 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 12-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Stress levels are on the rise for Al Ahly's attacking players as they have now played 199 minutes without scoring in a league game. Kahraba was their last goal scorer.
Ahly's previous match was a Egypt Cup game also played at their own arena, finishing 2-1 vs Al Masry. The home team are looking to build on that result.
A home victory before that, as predicted. The team were big favourites against El Daklyeh and won 2-0.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Al Ahly as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Al Masry are visiting.
The Ahly fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 29 goals in 17 league matches. Defensively Al Ahly have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 17 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
USM Alger form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for USM Alger so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-11 (win-draw-lose).
Alger play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to CS Constantine.
The game before that, in the Ligue 1, was lost at home, a 1-3 defeat against ASO Chlef.The attacking power of USM Alger when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. 21 goals have been conceded by USM Alger in these games.
Head 2 Head
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| Al Ahly | USM Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 1 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 11 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Scored | S | 8 | 27 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 21 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 32% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 40% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13.8 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.6 | 9.7 | ||
| 5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 29% | ||
| 7.9 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 34 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 50 | 83 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 73 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 36 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 60 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 58 |
| 5 | Al Masry | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 48 |
| 6 | ENPPI | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 45 |
| 7 | Al Mokawloon | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 44 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | -7 | 43 |
| 9 | Pharco | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | Smouha | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 42 |
| 11 | Ismaily | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -3 | 40 |
| 12 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 39 |
| 13 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 37 |
| 14 | El Geish | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -12 | 36 |
| 15 | El Daklyeh | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -11 | 35 |
| 16 | Aswan | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 21 | -14 | 33 |
| 17 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 47 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -21 | 33 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 34 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 45 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 25 | -24 | 25 |
| 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 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 64 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 50 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 47 |
| 4 | El Bayadh | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 46 |
| 5 | JS Saoura | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 42 |
| 6 | ES Setif | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | ASO Chlef | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 42 |
| 8 | USM Khenchela | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 42 |
| 9 | Paradou AC | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | MC Oran | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 28 | -7 | 41 |
| 11 | USM Alger | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 40 |
| 12 | US Biskra | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 40 |
| 13 | NC Magra | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -1 | 40 |
| 14 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 39 |
| 15 | RC Arbaa | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 43 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -4 | 36 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 30 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 42 | -65 | 4 |
