Pyramids FC vs Al Ahly in Egypt Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: Egypt Egypt Cup
Competition: Mon 10.April
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Cairo International Stadium (75000 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Pyramids FC or Al Ahly that keep their silverware dream alive.

It's no vacation for neither Pyramids FC nor Al Ahly 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.

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Pyramids FC form and stats

Pyramids participated in Egypt Cup the last season, where they reached the quarter-finals.

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Cairo International Stadium as Pyramids FC have scored 20 goals to get 24 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 7-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The home regulars saw a 1-1 draw vs Al Ahly in the Egypt Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.

A 0-0 draw away in the Premier League before that, with Al Mokawloon the opponent.

There will be little rest for Pyramids FC after this match as they are travelling to Aswan for a Premier League game in only four days.

As for guarding their own goal, Pyramids have only let in {4 goals} at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Al Ahly form and stats

Al Ahly's mission in Egypt Cup last season failed in the final.

The away performances of Al Ahly have been very solid so far with 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in the Premier League. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.

It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Pyramids FC in their previous outing. The Egypt Cup battle ended 1-1.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Ghazl El Mehalla.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Ahly are regular goalscorers on their travels. Ahly are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {3 goals} away.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent match: Pyramids FC - Al Ahly 1-1. Pyramids-Al Ahly H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pyramids FC two wins, Al Ahly four wins, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these clubs have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Pyramids FC missing players

Al Ahly missing players

Pyramids FC Al Ahly
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   10 25
11 7   Won W   6 14
10 5   Drew D   2 7
4 0   Lost L   2 4
37 23   Scored S   19 47
23 9   Conceded C   9 23
88% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
76% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 80%
56% 67%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 60%
16% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 24%
4% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 12%
60% 58%   BTTS BTTS   40% 44%
32% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 52%
20% 8%   Failed to Score F T   10% 12%
 
4.8 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   5.9 6.3
5.4 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.1 3.4
2.1 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.1 1.4
4 2   Red cards R C   0 1
 
9.4 11.2   Shots (avg) S (   9.1 12
3.6 4.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.7
41% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   46% 40%
 
8 7.1   Shots against (avg) S A   7 7.5
2.7 2.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.5 3

  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 19 14 5 0 35 7 11 7 4 0 17 4 8 7 1 0 18 3 28 47
2 Coca-Cola 22 12 9 1 28 14 11 5 6 0 11 4 11 7 3 1 17 10 14 45
3 Pyramids FC 22 11 7 4 30 16 10 7 3 0 20 4 12 4 4 4 10 12 14 40
4 Zamalek 22 10 6 6 31 22 10 6 2 2 16 10 12 4 4 4 15 12 9 36
5 Al Ittihad 23 11 3 9 27 27 11 6 2 3 12 7 12 5 1 6 15 20 0 36
6 Al Mokawloon 24 8 10 6 26 22 11 4 6 1 10 7 13 4 4 5 16 15 4 34
7 Al Masry 23 8 10 5 23 24 12 5 4 3 14 13 11 3 6 2 9 11 -1 34
8 Pharco 24 7 11 6 22 20 13 5 5 3 17 13 11 2 6 3 5 7 2 32
9 Smouha 24 7 10 7 25 26 13 3 4 6 15 20 11 4 6 1 10 6 -1 31
10 Ghazl El Mehalla 23 8 6 9 23 32 12 6 1 5 14 17 11 2 5 4 9 15 -9 30
11 ENPPI 24 8 5 11 24 30 12 2 5 5 10 15 12 6 0 6 14 15 -6 29
12 Ceramica Cleopatra 23 6 10 7 27 25 13 4 5 4 14 14 10 2 5 3 13 11 2 28
13 Aswan 24 7 7 10 23 28 12 3 5 4 11 13 12 4 2 6 12 15 -5 28
14 El Daklyeh 23 4 9 10 21 31 12 2 4 6 11 17 11 2 5 4 10 14 -10 21
15 Ismaily 22 3 11 8 18 24 11 1 5 5 7 11 11 2 6 3 11 13 -6 20
16 El Geish 21 3 8 10 21 31 10 3 2 5 13 17 11 0 6 5 8 14 -10 17
17 National Bank of Egypt 23 3 8 12 23 34 10 3 4 3 16 15 13 0 4 9 7 19 -11 17
18 Haras El Hodood 22 3 7 12 12 26 10 2 4 4 4 6 12 1 3 8 8 20 -14 16