Premier League: The mid-table spots highlight the path Al Masry and Ismaily have been on so far. Both teams are set to play; let's go!
- Ismaily have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
The visiting Ismaily played their last game only three days ago, a Egypt Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Zamalek. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Al Masry form and stats
3-7-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Al Masry so far this season.
Amutu was the last player to score a league goal for Al Masry and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Al Masry haven't scored in 266 minutes.
Masry lost their last game at Al Ahly (placed 3rd) after a 0-2 scoreline.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus El Geish that ended 0-0.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 Masry have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 7 and lost 1.
There will be little rest for Al Masry after this match as they are travelling to National Bank of Egypt for a Premier League game in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Masry here at Borg El Arab Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (13 from 15 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ismaily form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
371 minutes! That's how long the Ismaily goalkeeper Mohamed Fawzi and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away matches in a row for Ismaily, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Zamalek in the Egypt Cup.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Al Ittihad in the Premier League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Ismaily in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Ismaily, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Highlight this: 8 of the last 10 league fixtures involving this club have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Al Ahly.
Ismaily are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 15 away goals from 14 games (in the league).
Head 2 Head
Ismaily - Masry 3-2 was the product when this pair of squads last played each other, earlier this season. Head to head numbers (for the former ten meetings): Al Masry won two games, four matches ended with a draw and Ismaily have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five
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| Al Masry | Ismaily | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 33 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| 36 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| 87% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 79% |
| 67% | 53% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 55% |
| 40% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 38% |
| 27% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 17% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 53% | 47% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 31% |
| 30% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 41% |
| 30% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 36% | 48% |
| 5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 10.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| 3.2 | 2.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 33% | 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 29% | 26% |
| 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
- Ismaily 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 | Zamalek | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 33 | 72 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 28 | 65 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 63 |
| 4 | Future FC | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 49 |
| 5 | El Geish | 31 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 49 |
| 6 | Smouha | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 42 |
| 7 | National Bank of Egypt | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 41 |
| 8 | Pharco | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 40 |
| 9 | Ismaily | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | -6 | 36 |
| 10 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | ENPPI | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | -2 | 35 |
| 12 | Al Masry | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Al Ittihad | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 30 |
| 15 | El Sharqia Dokhan | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -23 | 29 |
| 16 | El Gounah | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -16 | 28 |
| 17 | Al Mokawloon | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 17 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Misr Lel Makasa | 30 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 27 | -31 | 15 |
