Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Al Ahly - Zamalek!
- Al Ahly have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (35) in Premier League
This is the Cairo Derby, a football match between two of the most successful clubs both in Egypt and Africa. According to Wikipedia, fans of both clubs can be violent when angry. Historically there has been numerous fights, injuries and deaths when these teams from the capital of Egypt meet in front of a full stadium and an estimated domestic TV audience of 50 million.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Al Ahly form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at WE Al-Ahly Stadium as Al Ahly have scored 21 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Ahly against Al Ittihad the last match, as Mohamed Magdy Afsha and Badr Benoun were on target. Prior to that, an away loss at Ghazl El Mehalla.
Goals decide football matches and Ahly are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 9 league matches. Ahly have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Zamalek form and stats
Zamalek, who have the most scored goals (35) in Premier League, have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-3-1 from 9 games.
Zamalek go into this game after a win, the home game against Smouha that ended 2-1. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Pyramids FC.
A new game in only four days for Zamalek, the Premier League home match versus ENPPI. Busy days.
Zamalek are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 9 games (in the league). The Zamalek defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 9 games). It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Zamalek - Ahly 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Al Ahly victories, two draws and two Zamalek wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Bencharki 10 goals |  M. Sherif 9 goals | Y. Ibrahim Obama 8 goals |
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| Al Ahly | Zamalek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 34 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 35 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 90% |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 80% |
| 61% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 45% |
| 28% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 11% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 56% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 50% |
| 39% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 67% | 50% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.2 | 14.2 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.4 |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 35% | 38% | 54% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 28% | 38% |
- 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 in the second half (5) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier League
- Zamalek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zamalek have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most clean sheets (10) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most clean sheets (6) away in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (35) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the the best goal difference (+22) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamalek | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 44 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 40 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Al Masry | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Al Ittihad | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Smouha | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Misr Lel Makasa | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | El Gounah | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -2 | 25 |
| 12 | El Geish | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Al Mokawloon | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 20 |
| 15 | Aswan | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 18 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -10 | 16 |
| 18 | El Entag El Harby | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -23 | 12 |