Al Ahly vs Wydad Casablanca Predictions & Tips - Red Devils to win first leg to nil in Cairo

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Last updated: 01 Jun 2023

James O'Connor 01 Jun 2023

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Al Ahly vs Wydad Casablanca Predictions for Sunday’s CAF Champions League final first leg (19:00 BST)
The Red Devils have won their last 4 home matches to nil in the CAF Champions League
Can Wydad improve their away scoring woes in this competition and get a key away goal?

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Al Ahly to take first leg advantage in CAF CL final (Getty Images)

Al Ahly vs Wydad Casablanca Predictions

Al Ahly are in excellent form right now with their defence looking rock solid. Wydad tend to struggle away from home in this competition. I am backing a home victory.

Al Ahly vs Wydad Casablanca Predictions
Head to Head
Al Ahly Form
Wydad Casablanca Form

Al Ahly have won their last 4 home CAF matches to nil.
Al Ahly have scored 2+ goals in 5 of their last 6 home CAF matches.
Wydad Casablanca have lost 3 of their last 6 away CAF matches.
Wydad Casablanca have failed to score in 3 of their last 5 away CAF matches.

Head to Head

Al Ahly hold a narrow 4-3 advantage over Wydad AC across 11 previous meeting with four draws.

The sides last met in May 2022 as Wydad won 2-0 away in Egypt.

Al Ahly Form

Al Ahly have won 12 of their last 13 matches (one draw) with just one goal conceded. They’re four points clear at the top in the Egyptian Premier League with four games in hand.

The Red Devils beat Raja Casablanca 2-0 on aggregate in the quarter-finals (2-0 home, 0-0 away). A 1-0 win in the Egyptian Super Cup against Pyramids FC preceded an emphatic 3-0 away win at ES Tunis the semi-final first leg.

They won the second leg 1-0 at home to reach the final. They’ve since played three league matches with three wins to zero including 1-0 vs Ceramica Cleopatra on Monday.

Coach Marcelo Koller has an injury doubt over goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy. He has missed five matches and Mostafa Shobeir is on standby to cover.

Defensive midfielder Hamdi Fathi is another doubt. Kahraba will lead the line in preference to Mohamed Sherif.

Wydad Casablanca Form

Wydad have been beaten just once in 21 fixtures and they sit second in the Botola Pro League. They beat Simba SC and Mamelodi Sundowns on the path to this final.

After a 0-0 home draw vs ten man Mamelodi Sundowns, they drew 2-2 in the second leg. They progressed to final on the away goals rule.

A 2-1 away win at Difaâ El Jadida followed in the Moroccan Cup quarter-finals. On Monday, they beat Moghreb Tétouan 2-0 at home in the league.

Coach Sven Vandenbroeck is set to name the same XI that he used in the semi-final second leg. Senegalese striker Bouly Sambou will lead the line.

Congolese defender Arsene Zola will anchor the back four. There are no injuries or suspensions to deal with.

Verdict

Al Ahly v Wydad Casablanca

I am backing Al Ahly to win to nil and also to score Over 1.5 goals as a team. A 2-0 correct score is my other tip.

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