National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ahly or Pyramids FC that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ahly nor Pyramids FC as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Ahly form and stats
Al Ahly have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 26 points collected from 10 matches (8-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table.
Al Ahly's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Ghazl El Mehalla. The home side are looking to build on that result. A late climax in the match against Ghazl El Mehalla as the winning goal came one minutes into overtime; scored by Sherif.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Zamalek that ended 2-2.The manager Mosimane will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Smouha in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Al Ahly are scoring many of them at home; 22 on target from 10 league matches. Al Ahly are not conceding a lot of goals here at Cairo International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 10 matches.
Pyramids FC form and stats
They also participated in Egypt Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.Pyramids FC's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Pyramids FC collect 23 points from their 11 away matches in the Premier League. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Two trips in a row for Pyramids, whose coach Gonias could celebrate last time after the win against El Sharqia Dokhan.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Al Masry in the Premier League.A new game in only three days for Pyramids FC, the Premier League home match versus ENPPI. Busy days.
Pyramids has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 17 goals from 11 games. Pyramids FC are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ahly three wins, three draws and Pyramids FC four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Al Ahly missing players
Pyramids FC missing players
| Al Ahly | Pyramids FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 15 | 29 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 52% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.4 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | ||
| 34% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 29% | ||
| 7.6 | 5.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 48 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 27 | 44 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 5 | Smouha | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 36 |
| 6 | El Geish | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 33 |
| 7 | National Bank of Egypt | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 30 |
| 8 | Pharco | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 26 |
| 11 | Al Ittihad | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Masry | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 23 |
| 14 | El Gounah | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 21 |
| 15 | Al Mokawloon | 21 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 19 |
| 16 | Ismaily | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 19 |
| 17 | Misr Lel Makasa | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 14 |
| 18 | El Sharqia Dokhan | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -25 | 13 |
