Al Ahly and Real Madrid get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals fixture.
It's quite the trip for Real Madrid when visiting Al Ahly as the cities are 4600 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Ahly form and stats
Last season their FIFA Club World Cup adventure ended in the 3rd place final.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah as Al Ahly have scored 11 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 5-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Nothing to worry about in defence for Al Ahly, as their goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy has completely shut out the opponents for 495 minutes in the Premier League.
Ahly are returning here after visiting Seattle Sounders in a FIFA Club World Cup match and winning with a 1-0 scoreline.
A win at home ahead of that match, as anticipated. The team were solid favourites against Auckland City and won 3-0.
Al Ahly has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Al Ahly have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Real Madrid form and stats
Real Madrid's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Real Madrid collect 24 points from their 11 away matches in the La Liga. 8 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats).
Two away games in a row for Real Madrid, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Mallorca. Midfield player Tchouaméni was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.65/10. Tchouaméni hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 70 successful passes (of 72 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Valencia.Madrid are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Benzema 9 goals |  V. Júnior 7 goals |  F. Valverde Dipetta 6 goals |
Al Ahly missing players
Real Madrid missing players
| Al Ahly | Real Madrid | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 20 | 46 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 16.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | ||
| 6.8 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.1 | 11.3 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Coca-Cola | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Mokawloon | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Aswan | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Al Masry | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Pharco | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Smouha | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | El Geish | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 14 | ENPPI | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Haras El Hodood | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | El Daklyeh | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 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 | FC Barcelona | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 35 | 53 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 45 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Athletic Club | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 9 | Osasuna | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | Girona | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Celta de Vigo | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 23 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 23 |
| 14 | Almeria | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 21 |
| 16 | Sevilla | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -8 | 21 |
| 17 | Valencia | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 18 | Cádiz | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 19 |
| 19 | Getafe | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -10 | 18 |
| 20 | Elche | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | -25 | 9 |
