USM Alger vs Renaissance de Berkane Prediction & Betting Tips - Caf Confederation Cup

Prediction published on 21/04/2024, 06:57  by Daniel Ngulu in Caf Confederation Cup Predictions

USM Alger will host RS Berkane in an all-North African affair in the first leg of the CAF Confederations Cup semi-finals. The two sides meet on Sunday on the back of key wins in their domestic assignments. USM Alger are coming from their third straight win, beating US Biskra in their domestic cup. The Algerian side is here courtesy of a 2-1 aggregate win over Rivers United in the quarter-finals. They overturned a 1-0 away loss in the return leg courtesy of Abdoulaye Kanu’s brace in Algiers. Starting at home in the semis, they’ll want to take a significant step with a win on Sunday. A run of five unbeaten matches at home in the competition favors USM Alger. They have four straight home wins in the Confederations Cup ahead of this game while they have four clean sheets in five. Only Tanzanian side Yanga has beaten USM Alger in a Confederations Cup game at home in the last 13 outings.

RS Berkane are struggling in their domestic league but have been one of the top sides in Africa. Here they come knowing this is their best chance of winning silverware, and they are just four games away. The visitors will arrive here on a high, having beaten Olympic Safi 2-1 away from home in the Moroccan league. That win extended their unbeaten run to seven matches and they need that form in this match. In the last round, Berkane claimed a 3-2 aggregate win over Libyan side Abu Salim. This first ever meeting with USM Alger will be a tougher encounter and they should come braced. RS Berkane do not command a great run away from home in the Confederations Cup. Nonetheless, they are unbeaten in the last five away matches in the competition. In that run, they managed just one win – against Stade Malien. That remains their only outright win in 14 away matches in the Confederations Cup.