Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Al Ittihad & Pyramids FC face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Egypt Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad was eliminated in the round of 32 last season in the Egypt Cup.7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Al Ittihad have to build on here at Alexandria Stadium in the Premier League.
Al Ittihad drew their last game, also a home match. National Bank of Egypt was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Ghandour (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.52/10. Ghandour hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 26 successful passes (of 31 total).
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Zamalek (1-2).Al Ittihad are traveling soon after this match as the League Cup match at Ceramica Cleopatra awaits in four days.
The Ittihad fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 15 matches. From these home matches, Al Ittihad have conceded only 12 goals.
Pyramids FC form and stats
Pyramids's mission in Egypt Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.Playing away, Pyramids FC have won 8 games, drawn 4 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season.
The Pyramids FC goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 248 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Pyramids FC play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Pharco. Defender Gabr was the best team player with a rating of 7.31. Gabr won 4 of 5 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Coca-Cola.Pyramids have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 18 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Al Ittihad wins - draws - Pyramids FC wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Paciencia Mabululo 14 goals |  F. Lakay 7 goals | M. Fathi 7 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Pyramids FC missing players
| Al Ittihad | Pyramids FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Scored | S | 15 | 33 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 9.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.9 | ||
| 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 34% | ||
| 10.2 | 10.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pyramids FC | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 64 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 38 | 62 |
| 3 | Coca-Cola | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | Al Mokawloon | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 6 | Pharco | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 41 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -2 | 41 |
| 8 | Al Masry | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 41 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -7 | 39 |
| 10 | Smouha | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -6 | 36 |
| 11 | National Bank of Egypt | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | El Geish | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 32 |
| 15 | Aswan | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 32 |
| 17 | El Daklyeh | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -13 | 29 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 38 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | -22 | 20 |
