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- Zamalek have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Premier League
- Ghazl El Mehalla have the most conceded goals (43) in Premier League
The hosts Zamalek saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Egypt Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Pharco, was also a home game here at Cairo International Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Zamalek form and stats
Zamalek have performed here at Cairo International Stadium this season with 10 wins from 15 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. After failing to beat Al Mokawloon here at Cairo International Stadium, Zamalek has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Zamalek's previous match was a Egypt Cup game also played at their home, ending 3-1 vs Pharco. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
Before that, Zamalek had a Premier League home game versus Al Ittihad which ended with a victory 2-1.Zamalek have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Cairo International Stadium with 24 goals in 15 league matches. Zamalek are not conceding a lot of goals here at Cairo International Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ghazl El Mehalla form and stats
There's been little loot from Ghazl El Mehalla's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the Premier League. Ghazl El Mehalla only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws.
Ghazl El Mehalla played 1-1 against Al Masry in their previous match. Aash was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.32. The defender Aash scored one goal and won 6 of 7 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting ENPPI's place.A tale of few goals? 8 of this club's most recent 10 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ghazl El Mehalla as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 20 goals have been conceded by Ghazl El Mehalla in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this campaign, as the records show this recent fixture: Ghazl El Mehalla - Zamalek 2-1. Zamalek-Ghazl El Mehalla H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zamalek seven wins, Ghazl El Mehalla three wins, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
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| Zamalek | Ghazl El Mehalla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 15 | 31 |
| 15 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 44 | 24 | 11 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 12 | 20 | 43 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 73% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 60% | 71% |
| 50% | 47% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 33% | 42% |
| 23% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 20% | 13% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 43% | 40% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 40% | 42% |
| 47% | 47% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 23% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 47% | 45% |
| 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 12.2 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 35% | 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 31% | 25% |
| 10.9 | 11.3 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
- Ghazl El Mehalla have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Ghazl El Mehalla have the most conceded goals (43) in Premier League
- Zamalek have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ghazl El Mehalla have scored away.
- Zamalek have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Premier League
- 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 | Al Ahly | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 65 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 64 |
| 3 | Future FC | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 57 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 53 |
| 5 | Al Mokawloon | 31 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 43 |
| 6 | Pharco | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 41 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -2 | 41 |
| 8 | Al Masry | 30 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 41 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -7 | 39 |
| 10 | Smouha | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | -6 | 36 |
| 11 | National Bank of Egypt | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 31 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 33 |
| 14 | El Geish | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 32 |
| 15 | Aswan | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -11 | 32 |
| 16 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -18 | 32 |
| 17 | El Daklyeh | 31 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -13 | 29 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 41 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | -25 | 20 |
