Wydad Casablanca vs Kaizer Chiefs Predictions & Tips - Hosts to continue formidable home form against Chiefs

Wydad are in superb form and have lost just once since 2016 at home in the CAF Champions League. Chiefs are struggling to keep clean sheets and don’t score often on the road in this competition. I am tipping a home win for Wydad without conceding an away goal.

These sides sit a 1-1 across their two previous meetings. They have met twice this season.

Wydad Casablanca beat Kaizer Chiefs 4-0 in February before Chiefs beat a second-string Wydad 1-0 a month later.

Wydad reached this stage after a 2-1 aggregate victory in the quarter-final against MC Alger. They sit top of the Botola Pro league with a five point gap to second place.

After a 1-0 home win against MC Alger, Wydad beat Maghreb Fès 2-0 before a 0-0 draw at FUS Rabat. A 1-0 win at Youssoufia Berrechid followed before a 4-2 win Difaâ El Jadida thanks to a Ayoub El Kaabi hattrick.

In their last match, Wydad won 5-3 at Hassania Agadir after two late goals once their opponents had seen a player sent off. They host Renaissance Zemamra on Wednesday.

Wydad have no injuries or suspensions to deal with. Coach Faouzi Benzarti is expected to use Walid El Karti as a number ten in preference to Aymane El Hassouni.

Winger Simon Msuva may be on the bench again despite four goals as a substitute this season.

Chiefs will have gone 13 days without playing ahead of this clash having ended the PSL season in eighth place. They reached this stage after a 4-0 win and 3-0 defeat to Simba SC in the quarter-final to progress 4-3 on aggregate.

That 4-0 victory came in the middle of a run of one win in seven matches with four defeats which saw coach Gavin Hunt sacked. A 3-2 win against Golden Arrows came under caretaker coach Arthur Zwane as Lebogang Manyama scored a hattrick.

In their last match, Chiefs won 1-0 at TS Galaxy as Samir Nurkovic scored the winner after 26 minutes. That win secured a top eight finish for the club.

New coach Stuart Baxter will have to make do without forward Khama Billiat and Dumisani Zuma due to injury.

Goalkeeper Itumeleng Khune is doubtful but Bruce Bvuma could get the nod regardless.