The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Smouha leading Aswan by 5 points. Match preview to follow:
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Smouha form and stats
Smouha have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Smouha has recorded two wins in a row here at Alexandria Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Smouha manager Hossam Hassan and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus El Entag El Harby (placed 8th) in the Premier League. Before that, Smouha had a Egypt Cup home game versus Shabab Al Obour which ended with a victory 1-0.
The Smouha fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. 3 goals have been conceded.
Aswan form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Aswan with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
There were no winners in Aswan's previous match, a Egypt Cup home game that ended 1-1 vs Tanta (placed 10th). A 2-2 draw at Pyramids FC's stadium before that.
Aswan find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Aswan have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last four meetings between the teams: Smouha won 1, Aswan won 1 and 2 draws. 0 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Smouha missing players
Aswan missing players
| Smouha | Aswan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 83% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 71% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 5 | 4.7 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 6.9 | 6.7 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 13 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 50% | 67% |
- Aswan have yet to win a 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 Ittihad | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Al Mokawloon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | Pyramids FC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Zamalek | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Smouha | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Haras El Hodood | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | El Entag El Harby | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 9 | Al Masry | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Tanta | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Misr Lel Makasa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | ENPPI | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 14 | Masr | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 15 | Aswan | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | El Geish | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | El Gounah | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 4 |
| 18 | Wadi Degla | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 3 |