It's ground zero in Premier League - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Al Masry and Ismaily did in their pre-season friendlies!
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 Masry form and stats
There will be little rest for Al Masry after this match as they are travelling to El Gounah for a Premier League game in only four days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Masry, who have participated in one training match. Al Masry have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Last season, Al Masry's league statistics were 13 wins, 9 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the Premier League. Over these 34 matches they scored 36 goals and conceded 35. Playing at home last season Al Masry managed 4-7-6 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 20 conceded.
Ismaily form and stats
After this away game Ismaily return home for a Premier League game against El Entag El Harby. That game is only four sleeps after this.
It's a day of discovery for Ismaily as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Ismaily have played two with the results W0-D1-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Ismaily has scored 1 goal and conceded 2 times.
Let's have a look at how Ismaily performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 8 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 38 and conceded 48 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 9 with 14/25 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Masry, five draws and two wins for Ismaily. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Al Masry missing players
Ismaily missing players
| Al Masry | Ismaily | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Al Masry | Last season | Ismaily | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 35 | 20 | Conceded | C | 25 | 48 | ||
| 94% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 97% | ||
| 68% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 59% | 71% | ||
| 35% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 41% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 24% | 29% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 9% | ||
| 41% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 35% | 53% | ||
| 26% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 38% | 35% | Failed to Score | F T | 35% | 26% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 7.8 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Al Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Al Masry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Al Mokawloon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Aswan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | El Entag El Harby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | El Geish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | El Gounah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | ENPPI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Ismaily | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Misr Lel Makasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | National Bank of Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Pyramids FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Smouha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Zamalek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 66 | 89 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 71 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 65 |
| 4 | Al Mokawloon | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 54 |
| 5 | Smouha | 34 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 44 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 51 |
| 6 | Al Masry | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 48 |
| 7 | ENPPI | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 48 |
| 8 | El Entag El Harby | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | -3 | 44 |
| 9 | Misr Lel Makasa | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 42 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 42 |
| 11 | El Geish | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -5 | 41 |
| 12 | Ismaily | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -10 | 41 |
| 13 | Aswan | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 50 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -11 | 37 |
| 14 | El Gounah | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -13 | 37 |
| 15 | Wadi Degla | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 19 | -11 | 35 |
| 16 | Haras El Hodood | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 41 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 33 |
| 17 | Tanta | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 33 | -33 | 22 |
| 18 | Masr | 34 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 57 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 36 | -39 | 21 |