A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Masry fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Wadi Degla's 17th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Al Masry have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Premier League
- Wadi Degla have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Premier League
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Masry form and stats
Al Masry, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Premier League, have played 12 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).
No payout for Masry in their previous match, an away game at Zamalek that ended in defeat 2-3. The defeat against Zamalek was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored eight minutes into stoppage time (by Zizo).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Al Ittihad.There will be little rest for Masry after this match as they are travelling to Aswan for a Egypt Cup game in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Masry here at Borg El Arab Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). From these home matches, Masry have conceded only 7 goals.
Wadi Degla form and stats
Wadi Degla have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-4-6 (11 played).
Degla are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
The manager M. Salas Saieg was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground 30 June Air Defence Stadium. Degla suffered a 0-1 loss to El Geish (placed 10th).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus ENPPI that ended 0-0.The attacking power of Degla when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 11 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by Wadi Degla in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Wadi Degla - Masry 1-3 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Masry won six, Wadi Degla won zero and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Abdel Wahed 10 goals | A. Augustine Amutu 5 goals |  M. Helal 5 goals |
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| Al Masry | Wadi Degla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 31 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 74% |
| 62% | 33% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | 57% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 43% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 9% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 54% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 55% | 52% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 18% | 26% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 45% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.2 | 8.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.2 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| 45% | 38% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | 32% |
- Al Masry have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Premier League
- Al Masry have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Premier League
- Wadi Degla have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) 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 | Zamalek | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 54 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 41 |
| 3 | Al Masry | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Smouha | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Pyramids FC | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 6 | Misr Lel Makasa | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 33 |
| 7 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 31 |
| 10 | El Geish | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | El Gounah | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Ismaily | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 13 | ENPPI | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 29 |
| 14 | Al Mokawloon | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 15 | Aswan | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -16 | 24 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 17 |
| 18 | El Entag El Harby | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 27 | -25 | 13 |