Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ahly & Tersana face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Egypt Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Ahly have less rest than Tersana in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Tanta, so at least Ahly are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Al Ahly form and stats
Last season, Ahly's Egypt Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.This stadium has been a fortress for Al Ahly in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 13-2-0. The Al Ahly fans aren't used to losing league-games here and will expect new points from this game. Al Ahly has played 24 games in a row here without a defeat.
Ahly are confident in defense, having played 810 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Al Ahly enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Tanta's place. The match ended 1-0 with Amr Al Sulaya scoring. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Masr.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Al Mokawloon in only four days. This game is also played here.
The Ahly manager R. Weiler has got the team scoring with 37 from 15 home games in the league. Ahly have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Tersana form and stats
Last season their Egypt Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.There's been little loot from Tersana's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 15 away games in the Premier League. Tersana only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Tersana, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Tersana has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to ENPPI (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) for a Egypt Cup game that ended a draw (0-0). Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Al Ahly's place.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Tersana have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Ahly, one draw and zero wins for Tersana. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Al Ahly missing players
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| Al Ahly | Tersana | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 9 | 13 | ||
| 48 | 31 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 25 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 44% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 324 | 165 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 17 | ||
| 143 | 79 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 6 | ||
| 34% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 67 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 59 | 79 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 61 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 54 |
| 4 | Al Mokawloon | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 49 |
| 5 | Smouha | 30 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 43 |
| 6 | ENPPI | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 41 |
| 7 | Misr Lel Makasa | 29 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Al Ittihad | 28 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 38 |
| 9 | El Geish | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 34 |
| 10 | Aswan | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | El Entag El Harby | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -8 | 34 |
| 12 | Ismaily | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -9 | 34 |
| 13 | Wadi Degla | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | -9 | 31 |
| 14 | El Gounah | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 25 | -14 | 31 |
| 15 | Al Masry | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 30 |
| 16 | Haras El Hodood | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | -7 | 30 |
| 17 | Masr | 28 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | -26 | 20 |
| 18 | Tanta | 30 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -31 | 18 |
| 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 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Ismaily | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 63 |
| 3 | Petrojet | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 47 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 51 |
| 4 | Haras El Hodood | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 | ENPPI | 29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 47 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Zamalek | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 42 |
| 7 | El Geish | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 32 | -10 | 38 |
| 8 | El Shorta | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Al Ittihad | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 10 | Al Mokawloon | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | -2 | 36 |
| 11 | Al Masry | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 34 |
| 12 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Asyut Petrol | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Itesalat | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Tersana | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 28 | -16 | 24 |
| 16 | El Olympi | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 32 | -28 | 24 |