Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Zamalek - Al Ahly!
- Zamalek have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
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.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Zamalek form and stats
This stadium, Borg El Arab Stadium, has been a fortress for Zamalek in the Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-0-0.
The Zamalek goalkeeper Mahmoud Abdel Rahim Ahmed Abdel Rahim is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 207 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
The Zamalek supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Haras El Hodood in Egypt Cup and win 3-1. Ahead of that match, Zamalek won a home game hosting Teungueth (4-1).
Zamalek are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at El Entag El Harby awaits in four days.
The Zamalek manager P. Carteron has got the team scoring with 14 from 6 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Zamalek have only let in 2 goals at home.
Al Ahly form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Al Ahly, who have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-0 so far.
Ahly won their last game, 2-1 versus Nasr played at home. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Simba in the CAF Champions League.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Smouha in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ahly have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. The Ahly defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (0 goals in 4 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Zamalek, two draws and six wins for Al Ahly. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ibrahim Obama 7 goals | A. Bencharki 5 goals | E. Ashour 4 goals |
Zamalek missing players
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| Zamalek | Al Ahly | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 86% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 73% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 73% |
| 36% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 55% |
| 7% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 7% | 17% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 64% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 64% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.6 | 11.5 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 13.8 | 14.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
| 35% | 50% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 37% |
- Al Ahly have not yet conceded a single goal in all their away games.
- Al Ahly have not yet lost a game.
- Al Ahly have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (0) away in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the the best goal difference (+18) in Premier League
- Al Ahly is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Zamalek have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zamalek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Zamalek have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al Ahly have scored away.
- Zamalek have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Zamalek have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Premier League
- Zamalek have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most clean sheets (9) in Premier League
- Zamalek have won all their matches at home so far.
- Zamalek haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Al Masry | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Al Ittihad | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | Al Ahly | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 27 |
| 5 | Pyramids FC | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Misr Lel Makasa | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Smouha | 17 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | El Gounah | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Aswan | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -10 | 20 |
| 13 | El Geish | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Wadi Degla | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Al Mokawloon | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 16 | National Bank of Egypt | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 14 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | El Entag El Harby | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -17 | 12 |