Zamalek have performed better than Al Ittihad so far this season, but every fixture begins at 0-0. Here's all the facts you require before kickoff:
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (60) in Premier League
- Al Ittihad have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premier League
Zamalek have already won the league and the fans have gone wild! Even so, with the trophy already secured there could be issues regarding the team's motivation in this one.
It's no vacation for neither Zamalek nor Al Ittihad as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Zamalek form and stats
32 points is a decent return from 15 Premier League games here at Cairo International Stadium for Zamalek. The data says 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mohamed Hussein Awad not having conceded a league goal in 187 minutes.
A strong away win for Zamalek against Pharco the last match, as Abdelmaguid were on target.
The manager Ferreira will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Masry in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (31 in 15 games), Zamalek's attacking play is working. 16 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Ittihad form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Ittihad's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 15 away games in the Premier League. Al Ittihad only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 5 draws. Al Ittihad seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
The followers enjoyed Ittihad's previous match versus National Bank of Egypt (placed 7th), a 3-0 win played at home. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone three league rounds without victory.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Ismaily's place.Stats flash: 9 of the latest 12 league matches involving this team have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Mokawloon in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Al Ittihad as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. As for defending, Ittihad rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Zamalek have put together a streak of 7 consecutive matches without defeat (6-1-0) when facing Al Ittihad.Zamalek and Al Ittihad have duelled previously this season: Al Ittihad - Zamalek 0-2. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Zamalek missing players
Al Ittihad missing players
| Zamalek | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 24 | 10 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 60 | 31 | 8 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | 38 |
| 26 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 14 | 26 | 49 |
| 97% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 77% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 53% | 65% |
| 48% | 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 40% | 48% |
| 26% | 33% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | 23% |
| 19% | 27% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 20% | 19% |
| 42% | 47% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 40% | 45% |
| 48% | 40% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 13% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 47% | 32% |
| 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.2 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.9 | 9.9 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 39% | 44% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 28% | 34% |
| 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
- Al Ittihad have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Al Ittihad have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premier League
- Al Ittihad have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- 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 Ittihad have scored away.
- Zamalek have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (31) at home in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (60) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Premier League
- Zamalek is in the best form (6-0-0) in Premier League
| 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 | 31 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 34 | 75 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 31 | 68 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 56 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 36 | 64 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 53 |
| 5 | El Geish | 32 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 50 |
| 6 | Smouha | 31 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -3 | 42 |
| 7 | National Bank of Egypt | 31 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -2 | 41 |
| 8 | Pharco | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
| 9 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 32 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -1 | 37 |
| 10 | Ismaily | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -9 | 37 |
| 11 | Al Masry | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 49 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 36 |
| 13 | ENPPI | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | -2 | 35 |
| 14 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 32 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -11 | 34 |
| 15 | Al Mokawloon | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 16 | El Gounah | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -16 | 29 |
| 17 | El Sharqia Dokhan | 31 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 51 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 | Misr Lel Makasa | 32 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 28 | -35 | 15 |
