A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Al Ahly in 1st position and Zamalek placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
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.
Al Ahly and Zamalek 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.
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
Al Ahly, who have the most scored goals (43) in Premier League, have been very solid at home in the Premier League so far, with 21 points collected from 7 matches (7-0-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Al Ahly has a nice streak going on as they have played 16 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Etoile du Sahel defeat 86 days ago.
Al Ahly are confident in defense, having played 217 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for Al Ahly last time playing, versus Al Masry. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Kahraba, A. Maâloul and O. Ajayi scoring for the victors. Before that, Al Ahly had a home game versus El Geish which ended with a victory 3-0.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Al Ahly have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost zero.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Al Ahly is on fire here. A stunning 23 from 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Al Ahly have only let in 1 goal at home.
Zamalek form and stats
4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Zamalek playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Zamalek as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the El Geish game have they lost an away game, meaning Zamalek has taken points from seven away matches in a row.
It's the second away game in a row for Zamalek, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus ES Tunis in the Caf Super Cup last time out. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ismaily at their stadium, the result 2-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zamalek playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Zamalek wins, four draws and two defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Zamalek's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 8 league matches away. Zamalek have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - three - one (Al Ahly wins - draws - Zamalek wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Alaa Eldin 15 goals |  Y. Ibrahim Obama 10 goals |  F. Sassi 7 goals |
Al Ahly missing players
Zamalek missing players
| Al Ahly | Zamalek | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 43 | 23 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 88% | 87% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 73% |
| 67% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 40% | 57% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 13% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 62% | 47% |
| 80% | 86% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 13% |
| 5.9 | 4.9 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| 3.7 | 2.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 168 | 86 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 65 | 154 |
| 76 | 37 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 28 | 58 |
| 51% | 62% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 36% |
- Al Ahly has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
- Al Ahly has the fewest conceded goals (3)
- Al Ahly has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0)
- Al Ahly has the most clean sheets (12)
- Al Ahly has the most clean sheets (6) at home
- Al Ahly has the most points (21) at home
- Al Ahly has the most scored goals (23) at home
- Al Ahly has the most scored goals (43)
- Al Ahly has the most scored goals in the second half (31)
- Al Ahly has the the best goal difference (+22) at home
- Al Ahly has the the best goal difference (+40)
- 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 scored in all their matches so far.
- Al Ahly have won all their games so far.
- Al Ahly have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Al Ahly haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Al Ahly is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Zamalek have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 45 |
| 2 | Al Mokawloon | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 31 |
| 4 | Pyramids FC | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Smouha | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
| 7 | ENPPI | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | El Entag El Harby | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Ismaily | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 21 |
| 10 | Al Masry | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Haras El Hodood | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | El Gounah | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | Aswan | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 14 | El Geish | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Tanta | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Misr Lel Makasa | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -10 | 14 |
| 18 | Masr | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -16 | 11 |