This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Zamalek at Cairo International Stadium when the CAF Champions League tournament arrives in town and CR Belouizdad with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
It should be mentioned that CR Belouizdad play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for CR Belouizdad on grass are 6 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 18 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 23-13. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams have little in common geographically as CR Belouizdad have to travel 3300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Zamalek have less rest than CR Belouizdad in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Pharco, so at least Zamalek are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Zamalek form and stats
Zamalek was eliminated in the group stage last season in the CAF Champions League.Zamalek have performed here at Cairo International Stadium this season with 5 wins from 8 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. 4W-0D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for Zamalek.
In their previous game, the manager Ferreira led his Zamalek to a defeat away at Pharco. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Cairo International Stadium.
Ahead of that match, Zamalek won a home game hosting Coca-Cola (2-1).There will be little rest for Zamalek after this match as they are travelling to Smouha for a Premier League game in only three days.
Zamalek have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cairo International Stadium with 15 goals in 8 league matches.
CR Belouizdad form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Wydad Casablanca.CR Belouizdad's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed CR Belouizdad collect 17 points from their 7 away matches in the Ligue 1. 5 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 2W-1D-1L. This is both home and away.
Two trips in a row for CR Belouizdad, whose manager Kouki could celebrate last time after the win against RC Arbaa. As mentioned above, Belouizdad was the only team on the pitch versus RC Arbaa in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Preceding that game was the away Ligue 1 victory against JS Kabylie with the score of 2-1.CR Belouizdad has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 12 goals from 7 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
![]() A. Sayed 6 goals | ![]() A. Bourdim 5 goals | ![]() M. Belkhir 5 goals |
Zamalek missing players
CR Belouizdad missing players
| Zamalek | CR Belouizdad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 38 | 24 | Scored | S | 23 | 46 | ||
| 21 | 12 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 5.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.1 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 6 | ||
| 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 31% | ||
| 9.6 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 7.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Tunis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CR Belouizdad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Merreikh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Coca-Cola | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Mokawloon | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 28 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 7 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Aswan | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 9 | Al Masry | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 20 |
| 10 | Pharco | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 19 |
| 11 | Smouha | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 19 |
| 12 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | El Geish | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 16 |
| 14 | ENPPI | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 15 | Haras El Hodood | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | El Daklyeh | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -10 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CR Belouizdad | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 37 |
| 2 | CS Constantine | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | MC Alger | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 25 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | USM Khenchela | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 7 | USM Alger | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 8 | MC Oran | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | US Biskra | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 10 | NC Magra | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | RC Arbaa | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | El Bayadh | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | ASO Chlef | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 14 | Paradou AC | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | JS Kabylie | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 16 | HB Chelghoum Laid | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | -32 | 1 |