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.
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.
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 |