2nd position in the Premier League table for Zamalek so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 9th-placed El Entag El Harby visits Cairo International Stadium.
It's no vacation for neither Zamalek nor El Entag El Harby 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.
El Entag El Harby play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for El Entag El Harby when playing on grass are 13 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats from 38 matches. They have scored 36 goals and conceded 43 times in these games.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Zamalek form and stats
11-2-0 is the performance here at Cairo International Stadium so far in the Premier League, giving Zamalek a total of 35 from their 13 games here. Outstanding results! Ever since the TP Mazembe game Zamalek has been unbeatable here at Cairo International Stadium producing eight straight wins.
Zamalek's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus El Entag El Harby (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the away draw at Smouha that finished 3-3.
The Zamalek fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 13 matches. Defensively Zamalek have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
El Entag El Harby form and stats
Playing away, El Entag El Harby have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
The attacking players of Entag have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 200 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Entag as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Premier League match against Zamalek (0-1). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Aswan.
The attacking power of Entag when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Entag have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Zamalek - El Entag El Harby 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Zamalek won five games, four matches ended with a draw and El Entag El Harby has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  M. Alaa Eldin 15 goals |  Y. Ibrahim Obama 10 goals |
Zamalek missing players
El Entag El Harby missing players
| Zamalek | El Entag El Harby | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 37 | 18 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 18 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 28 |
| 88% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 85% |
| 62% | 46% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 54% | 58% |
| 31% | 15% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 38% | 31% |
| 15% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 15% | 12% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 42% | 23% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 35% |
| 58% | 77% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 38% | 38% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 38% | 42% |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 279 | 153 | 60 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 117 | 226 |
| 108 | 53 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 37 | 82 |
| 33% | 34% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | 27% |
- El Entag El Harby have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Zamalek has the most matches under the total-line (16) in Premier League
- Zamalek have not yet lost a game at home.
- Zamalek have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 55 | 71 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 27 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 55 |
| 3 | Al Mokawloon | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 47 |
| 4 | Pyramids FC | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 45 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 25 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | ENPPI | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 35 |
| 7 | Smouha | 26 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 8 | Misr Lel Makasa | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 | El Entag El Harby | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 10 | Ismaily | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | El Geish | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 29 |
| 12 | Aswan | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -10 | 28 |
| 13 | El Gounah | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -12 | 28 |
| 14 | Wadi Degla | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | -9 | 27 |
| 15 | Haras El Hodood | 25 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Al Masry | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 17 | Masr | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -20 | 19 |
| 18 | Tanta | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 23 | -24 | 17 |