Football news and preview: Al Ahly odds-on when Al Masry visit

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Competition: Egypt Premier League
Competition: Thu 12.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: WE Al-Ahly Stadium (30000 seats)

The standings shows that 13 points divide the pair of competitors in this Premier League game. Al Ahly carry both the points- and home stadium advantage.

Insights:
  • Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
  • Al Masry have won significantly less corners away then at home.

This should be an engrossing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Al Ahly form and stats

Al Ahly have performed here at WE Al-Ahly Stadium this season with 4 wins from 6 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.

Ahly are confident in defense, having played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Al Ahly, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating ENPPI away with the result 2-0. Dieng and Afsha found the net in that victory.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Pyramids FC in a game that was won 3-0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Smouha are coming to town in four days.

Ahly have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at WE Al-Ahly Stadium with 10 goals in 6 league matches. Al Ahly have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.

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Al Masry form and stats

2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Al Masry playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Al Masry has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Impressive finishing from Jelassi and Hamdy secured the home win 2-1 against Al Ittihad in their previous game.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus El Daklyeh at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Masry as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. Masry are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Data for the previous ten meetings between these two teams are: nine wins for Al Ahly, zero draws and one win for Al Masry. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Al AhlyA. Al Sulaya
A. Al Sulaya
3 goals
Al MasryM. Hamdy
M. Hamdy
3 goals
Al MasryI. Jelassi
I. Jelassi
3 goals

Al Ahly missing players

Al Masry missing players

Al Ahly Al Masry
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 6 12
9 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
3 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
22 10 3 Scored S 2 5 12
5 2 1 Conceded C 2 5 13
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 67% 75%
75% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 33% 58%
42% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 50%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 25%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
42% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 42%
58% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 67% 50%
8% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 33%
 
7.1 4.2 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4 5.2
4.2 4.7 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.5 3.8
1.2 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13 11 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 8.7 9
5.2 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3 3.6
35% 40% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 28% 28%
 
6.6 7.3 6 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 7.8 6.8
2.7 3.2 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 3.2 2.8
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Ahly have not yet lost a game.
  • Al Ahly have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Ahly have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the the best goal difference (+17) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Al Masry have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 12 9 3 0 22 5 6 4 2 0 10 2 6 5 1 0 12 3 17 30
2 Future FC 12 7 5 0 15 7 6 3 3 0 5 2 6 4 2 0 10 5 8 26
3 Zamalek 12 7 4 1 22 7 6 4 2 0 13 4 6 3 2 1 9 3 15 25
4 Pyramids FC 12 7 2 3 18 9 6 5 1 0 13 1 6 2 1 3 5 8 9 23
5 Al Ittihad 12 6 0 6 12 14 6 4 0 2 8 5 6 2 0 4 4 9 -2 18
6 Ghazl El Mehalla 12 5 3 4 11 15 6 3 1 2 7 9 6 2 2 2 4 6 -4 18
7 Al Masry 12 4 5 3 12 13 6 2 2 2 7 8 6 2 3 1 5 5 -1 17
8 Ceramica Cleopatra 12 4 3 5 17 16 7 2 3 2 9 10 5 2 0 3 8 6 1 15
9 Aswan 11 5 0 6 13 13 5 3 0 2 5 3 6 2 0 4 8 10 0 15
10 Al Mokawloon 11 3 6 2 12 12 6 3 3 0 9 6 5 0 3 2 3 6 0 15
11 El Geish 11 3 4 4 13 17 5 3 1 1 8 8 6 0 3 3 5 9 -4 13
12 National Bank of Egypt 11 2 4 5 10 13 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 0 3 3 2 6 -3 10
13 Smouha 11 1 7 3 4 8 5 0 3 2 2 5 6 1 4 1 2 3 -4 10
14 ENPPI 12 2 4 6 11 18 6 0 4 2 3 6 6 2 0 4 8 12 -7 10
15 Pharco 11 1 6 4 8 11 6 1 3 2 7 8 5 0 3 2 1 3 -3 9
16 El Daklyeh 12 1 6 5 6 13 6 1 2 3 3 7 6 0 4 2 3 6 -7 9
17 Ismaily 11 1 4 6 7 13 6 0 2 4 1 5 5 1 2 2 6 8 -6 7
18 Haras El Hodood 11 1 4 6 7 16 5 1 2 2 2 4 6 0 2 4 5 12 -9 7