Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Zamalek & Misr Lel Makasa face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Egypt Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Zamalek form and stats
Last season their Egypt Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.12-2-1 is the performance here at New Suez Stadium so far in the Premier League, giving Zamalek a total of 38 from their 15 games here. Outstanding results! Zamalek has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Al Ahly defeat 64 days ago.
Zamalek are confident in defense, having played 201 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for Zamalek last time playing, versus Aswan. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Zizo (2) and Seifeddine Jaziri scoring for the victors.
Preceding that game was the away draw at El Gounah that finished 0-0.With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (35 in 15 games), Zamalek's attacking play is working. Zamalek are not conceding a lot of goals here at New Suez Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches.
Misr Lel Makasa form and stats
Makasa's mission in Egypt Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.The visitors are W4-D3-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Makasa have lost on their last two travels.
There might be some fixture complaints from Makasa as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League match against Al Ittihad (1-2).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Ghazl El Mehalla.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Makasa have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. Misr Lel Makasa's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Zamalek victories, zero draws and four Misr Lel Makasa wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Bencharki 12 goals | Y. Ibrahim Obama 9 goals |   S. Bekele Godo 8 goals |
Zamalek missing players
Misr Lel Makasa missing players
| Zamalek | Misr Lel Makasa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 12 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 42 | 35 | Scored | S | 13 | 29 | ||
| 21 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 30 | ||
| 84% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 65% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 35% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 65% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.5 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 3.3 | ||
| 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamalek | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 29 | 58 |
| 2 | Al Masry | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 43 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 41 |
| 4 | Smouha | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 43 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 40 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | ENPPI | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Misr Lel Makasa | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | El Geish | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Pyramids FC | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | El Gounah | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 12 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 31 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| 14 | Al Mokawloon | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 28 |
| 15 | Aswan | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -21 | 24 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 19 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 18 |
| 18 | El Entag El Harby | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | -26 | 14 |