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Post-match stats: Clean sheets and missed chances define USM Alger–Safi stalemate

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USM Alger’s goalless draw against Olympic Safi was shaped by contrasting statistical trends, with the hosts dominating but unable to find a breakthrough in the first-leg of their semi-final match.

The Algerian side registered their highest shot tally in a TotalEnergies Confederation Cup match without scoring in years, underlining their attacking frustration.

Olympic Safi, however, extended their impressive unbeaten run away from home this season, highlighting their resilience on the road.

The numbers also emphasise USM Alger’s defensive consistency, as they recorded yet another clean sheet in what has been a strong campaign at the back.

Below are the key statistics and and key information from the match:

  • USM Alger have kept a clean sheet in six of their nine games in the CAF Confederation Cup this season, the most of any side this term and their most in a single campaign in the competition.
  • Olympic Safi remain the only side yet to lose on the road in the CAF Confederation Cup this season, winning the first two away games in the competition but drawing each of the subsequent three.
  • USM Alger attempted 17 shots in this game but failed to score, it’s the most shots they attempted in a CAF Confederation Cup game without scoring since September 2018 against Al Masry (19).
  • No player has attempted more shots than USM Alger’s Ahmed Khaldi in the CAF Confederation Cup this season (30), with the striker also attempting the most shots of any player in tonight’s game (7).
  • Olympic Safi’s Hamza Hamiani is the third goalkeeper to be sent off in the knockout stage of this season’s CAF Confederation Cup (also Mohamed Sobhi and Mehdi Benabid), with only one goalkeeper receiving a red card during the group stage of the competition this term (Metacha Mnata).
  • USM Alger’s Ahmed Khaldi became just the second player in the CAF Confederation Cup this season to be booked for a simulation, after Brian Omondi (Nairobi United) in November 2025.