USM Alger vs FAR Rabat Prediction: Expect a very close contest

The CAF Confederation Cup quarterfinal first leg match between USM Alger and FAR Rabat will take place at Stade du 5 Juillet. USM Alger defeated Khenchela in their most recent league match, while FAR Rabat defeated Moghreb Tetouan 1-0 at home.

The group stage matches of this tournament were not easy for USM Alger, but they played well enough to finish in second place in Group A, just one point behind the Marumo Gallants, who finished in first position with 11 points. USM Alger won their first group stage match against St. Eloi Lupopo, then went on to defeat Marumo Gallants and Al Akhdar. However, they also suffered a defeat at the hands of Marumo Gallants, while two of their other matches ended in draws. USM Alger racked up 11 goals while only allowing five against them over the course of those six matches. USM Alger cannot afford to lose this advantage of getting ahead going into the second leg battle; therefore, they will play at home here with the confidence that they will pick up a tough win.

FAR Rabat will seek to get off to a strong start in the quarterfinals of the competition, and they will try their best to earn a draw on the road if nothing else. During the group stage competitions, FAR Rabat ended on top of Group C with 11 points, having scored 11 goals while allowing only 6. During this time, they had a goal differential of +6. However, their victories came against Kara, Future FC, and Pyramids, while Pyramids and Kara played to a tie with them, and Future FC defeated them in one of those matches.

We feel that USM Alger will be able to pull off an impressive victory on their own field, despite the fact that both of these clubs compete at the highest level and are anticipated to perform extremely well in this match. In the meantime, given that both teams are doing well to score goals, we can be confident that there will be more than 2.5 goals scored here.