Shaky top table potboiler in Premier League as Zamalek have travelled the 0 miles required to duel with Al Ahly at their Cairo International Stadium.
- Al Ahly have the most scored goals (54) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Premier League
This is the Cairo Derby, a football match between two of the most successful clubs both in Egypt and Africa. According to Wikipedia, fans of both clubs can be violent when angry. Historically there has been numerous fights, injuries and deaths when these teams from the capital of Egypt meet in front of a full stadium and an estimated domestic TV audience of 50 million.
Zamalek is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Ahly form and stats
Al Ahly have performed here at Cairo International Stadium this season with 11 wins from 15 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. Ever since the El Daklyeh game Al Ahly has been unbeatable here at Cairo International Stadium producing six straight wins.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Al Ahly, as their goalkeeper Mohamed El Shenawy has completely shut out the opponents for 1037 minutes in the Premier League.
It's back home for Ahly, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al Ittihad away with the result 2-0. Kahraba and Maâloul found the net in that victory. Abdelmonem was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.33 out of 10. The defender Abdelmonem won 0 of 1 duels.
Before that, Al Ahly had a home game versus Ismaily which ended with a victory 1-0.One betting fact: This club have played 11 league rounds in a row with only one (or none) team scoring.
Al Ahly are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Al Mokawloon awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Ahly in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 15 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Al Ahly have only let in {4 goals} at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Zamalek form and stats
6 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Zamalek playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Zamalek hope to make it five in this match.
Zamalek play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Coca-Cola (placed 4th). Zamalek can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Coca-Cola. Buried deep in trouble at 0-2, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 3-2 victory. Zizo scored the final goal. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie four matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Zizo and that is quite the accomplishment! Midfield player Zizo was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.64/10. Zizo scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 31 successful passes (of 35 total).
Before that game, the victory at home hosting Al Mokawloon in the Egypt Cup (6-1).
A new game in only three days for Zamalek, the Premier League home match versus Pharco. Busy days.
Zamalek have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. 17 goals have been conceded by Zamalek in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams met each other earlier on this campaign: Zamalek - Ahly 0-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Al Ahly wins - draws - Zamalek wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
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| Al Ahly | Zamalek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 54 | 24 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 23 | 49 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 30 |
| 90% | 87% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 81% | 91% |
| 72% | 60% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 75% |
| 41% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 6% |
| 24% | 27% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 76% | 73% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 10% | 13% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 19% |
| 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.2 | 13.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.8 | 12 |
| 5.3 | 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 35% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | 37% |
| 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 10.5 | 10.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Al Ahly have not yet lost a game.
- Al Ahly have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the most clean sheets (22) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the most scored goals (54) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the the best goal difference (+47) in Premier League
- Zamalek have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zamalek have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 47 | 75 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 30 | 67 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 59 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 58 |
| 5 | Al Masry | 31 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 39 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -4 | 42 |
| 8 | ENPPI | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 42 |
| 9 | Pharco | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Smouha | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | National Bank of Egypt | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 32 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -7 | 34 |
| 14 | El Geish | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Aswan | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 33 |
| 16 | El Daklyeh | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 32 |
| 17 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -20 | 32 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | -25 | 21 |
