Match Facts – Egypt v Morocco

North African giants Egypt and Morocco clash in the quarterfinals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021 on Sunday in Yaounde.

Match Card

Date: 30 January 2022

Time: 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT)

Venue: Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde

Quarterfinals

Match: Egypt v Morocco

Following are the Match Facts from Opta:

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●      This will be the seventh Africa Cup of Nations encounter between Egypt and Morocco, with Morocco winning three of the previous six (D1 L2), although Egypt won the most recent such match, in the quarter-finals in 2017 (1-0).

●      Egypt have won each of their last four quarter-final matches at the Africa Cup of Nations, having progressed in just one of their previous five such games in the competition (L4).

●      Morocco have won six of their last eight Africa Cup of Nations matches (D2), scoring in every game in this run – they’re looking to reach the semi-finals of the competition for the first time since finishing runners-up to Tunisia in 2004.

●      Egypt have conceded just seven goals in their 20 games at the Africa Cup of Nations since 2010 (W14 D3 L3), keeping 14 clean sheets – only Gambia this year have conceded fewer goals per game (0.25, 1/4) than the Pharoah’s in that time (0.35).

●      Morocco’s Romain Saiss has accumulated an expected goals tally of 1.99 from his five attempts at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the highest xG of any player who’s yet to score in this year’s competition.