Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Al Masry in 10th and Ismaily in 9th place.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Al Masry form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Al Masry have to build on here at Borg El Arab Stadium in the Premier League.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 199 minutes without scoring a league goal. C. Moukoro was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Masry will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Premier League game against Zamalek (placed 3rd). Before that, Al Masry drew at home versus RSB Berkane.
There will be little rest for Al Masry after this match as they are travelling to Al Ittihad for a Premier League game in only four days.
The Masry fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Masry have conceded 11 goals.
Ismaily form and stats
Playing away, Ismaily have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Ismaily played 1-1 against El Gounah in their previous match. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Pyramids FC.
The attacking power of Ismaily when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, Ismaily have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Ismaily - Al Masry 1-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Masry, six draws and two wins for Ismaily. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Wadi 7 goals | S. Simporé 5 goals | A. Augustine Amutu 5 goals |
Al Masry missing players
Ismaily missing players
| Al Masry | Ismaily | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 65% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 61% |
| 41% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 18% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 47% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 44% |
| 18% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 38% | 28% |
| 35% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 149 | 75 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 69 | 171 |
| 59 | 36 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 18 | 54 |
| 32% | 31% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 28% | 30% |
- Al Masry have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Masry have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ismaily have scored away.
- Al Masry haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ismaily has the fewest points from losing position (0)
- Ismaily haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 44 | 52 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Al Mokawloon | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Smouha | 18 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | ENPPI | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 25 |
| 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 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Al Masry | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | El Gounah | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 12 | Haras El Hodood | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 19 |
| 13 | Aswan | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 18 |
| 14 | Misr Lel Makasa | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | El Geish | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 17 |
| 16 | Tanta | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 16 |
| 17 | Wadi Degla | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Masr | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | -16 | 11 |