National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Al Ittihad or Aswan that keep their silverware dream alive.
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!
These teams have little in common geographically as Aswan have to travel 1000 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Egypt Cup.3 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Al Ittihad have to build on here in the Premier League.
Khaled Abdel Fattah (own goal) was the last player to score a league goal for Al Ittihad and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Al Ittihad haven't scored in 258 minutes.
Al Ittihad's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Aswan. A 0-0 draw away in the Premier League before that, with El Entag El Harby the opponent.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Al Ittihad, as the Premier League home game vs Haras El Hodood is only three days away.
Al Ittihad are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 9 games. Al Ittihad have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Aswan form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Aswan have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far. Aswan has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Aswan play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Al Ittihad. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Ismaily in the Premier League.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to ENPPI.
Aswan find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Aswan in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Al Ittihad, one draw and two wins for Aswan. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.Al Ittihad missing players
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| Al Ittihad | Aswan | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 17 | 38 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 24% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 6.2 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 162 | 100 | Total Shots | T S | 62 | 125 | ||
| 68 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 26 | 50 | ||
| 25% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 37 | 42 |
| 2 | Al Mokawloon | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Pyramids FC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Smouha | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | ENPPI | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | El Entag El Harby | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Ismaily | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Al Masry | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 11 | Haras El Hodood | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | El Gounah | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | Aswan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | El Geish | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Tanta | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Misr Lel Makasa | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Masr | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -16 | 11 |