National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ceramica Cleopatra or Al Mokawloon that keep their silverware dream alive.
Ceramica Cleopatra and Al Mokawloon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ceramica Cleopatra form and stats
Last season, Ceramica Cleopatra's Egypt Cup journey ended in the round of 16.The story so far in the Premier League for Ceramica Cleopatra at their home stadium (Cairo International Stadium) is 4 wins, 8 draws and 4 defeats.
An away draw last time out for Ceramica Cleopatra, facing Smouha in a game that ended 2-2. Late drama in the game against Smouha as Ceramica Cleopatra were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Ibrahim popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Midfield player Ibrahim got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, the max score being 10. Ibrahim scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times and had 52 successful passes (of 64 total).
Before that, Cleopatra drew at home versus Pharco.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Cup game versus Al Ittihad in only four days. This game is also played here at Cairo International Stadium.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ceramica Cleopatra here at Cairo International Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 16 games). From these home matches, Cleopatra have conceded only 14 goals.
Al Mokawloon form and stats
Al Mokawloon's mission in Egypt Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 5 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
Al Mokawloon are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Aswan. Kabore, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.3. Kabore scored one goal and won 13 of 13 duels.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Ismaily.Mokawloon have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 16 league away games 21 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Al Mokawloon have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Ceramica Cleopatra-Al Mokawloon H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Ceramica Cleopatra one win, Al Mokawloon one win, four draws. two of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last six encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Okoli 9 goals |  A. Mohamed 8 goals | J. Ochaya 6 goals |
Ceramica Cleopatra missing players
Al Mokawloon missing players
| Ceramica Cleopatra | Al Mokawloon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Drew | D | 3 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Scored | S | 19 | 30 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 14 | 20 | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.1 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4 | ||
| 24% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | ||
| 8.3 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 |
