Zamalek are chasing the top league places while Ismaily are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (17) in Premier League
- Zamalek have scored more than double the goals of Ismaily.
It's no vacation for neither Zamalek nor Ismaily 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
3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Zamalek so far this season. Two home wins in a row for Zamalek bring valid hopes of a third.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Zamalek, as their goalkeeper Mohamed Hussein Awad has completely shut out the opponents for 480 minutes in the Premier League.
The home team returns to Cairo International Stadium after drawing with Al Mokawloon (placed 7th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Haras El Hodood in a game that was won 4-0.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Zamalek's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 7 games, won 5 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Some information for those who like to bet on "both teams to score yes/no: This team have finished 5 league games in a row with only one (or none) team finding the net.
Zamalek are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Aswan awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Zamalek are scoring many of them at home; 9 on target from 4 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 2 from 4 matches.
Ismaily form and stats
The visitors are W1-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League.
Ismaily might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Al Masry proved too strong as Ismaily slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Ismaïlia Stadium.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at ENPPI.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Ismaily when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 4 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.
Ismaily have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. 5 goals have been conceded by Ismaily in these games.
Head 2 Head
The 11 latest games involving these two teams have all finished as Zamalek wins. Are we destined for another one?The matches between these sides have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Sayed 4 goals | Y. Nabih 3 goals | E. Ashour 2 goals |
Zamalek missing players
Ismaily missing players
| Zamalek | Ismaily | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 56% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 33% |
| 33% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 56% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 44% |
| 5.1 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 9.2 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9 | 8.1 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| 41% | 56% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | 24% |
| 9.9 | 11.2 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.2 | 10.1 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.2 | 3 |
- All of Ismaily's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ismaily have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ismaily have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ismaily have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Ismaily have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ismaily haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Zamalek have not yet lost a game.
- 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 in all their home matches so far.
- Zamalek have scored more than double the goals of Ismaily.
- Zamalek have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (17) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals (9) at home in Premier League
- Zamalek have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the the best goal difference (+14) in Premier League
- Zamalek have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Premier League
- Zamalek have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | Future FC | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Al Ittihad | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Pyramids FC | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Al Mokawloon | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Al Masry | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | El Geish | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 11 | Aswan | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Pharco | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Smouha | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | El Daklyeh | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | National Bank of Egypt | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | Ismaily | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | ENPPI | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
