Zamalek vs Pyramids FC betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Egypt Premier League
Competition: Mon 01.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cairo International Stadium (75000 seats)

Zamalek and Pyramids FC are both riding high in the Premier League with their 1st and 2nd positions respectively. Let's hope for a top game!

Insights:
  • Zamalek have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
  • Pyramids FC have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League

Zamalek have less rest than Pyramids FC in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Premier League game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Coca-Cola, so at least Zamalek are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Zamalek form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Cairo International Stadium as Zamalek have scored 23 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mohamed Hussein Awad not having conceded a league goal in 362 minutes.

A strong away win for Zamalek against Coca-Cola the last match, as Hamdi were on target.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Smouha in a game that was won 2-0.

There will be little rest for Zamalek after this match as they are travelling to El Gounah for a Premier League game in only four days.

The Zamalek fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 13 league matches. Zamalek have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Pyramids FC form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier League.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Pyramids goalkeeper Ahmed Naser Mahmoud Al Shenawy is eager to challenge this, with his 303 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Pyramids FC won their last game, 1-0 versus National Bank of Egypt played at home.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Ismaily at their stadium, the result 4-0.

Highlight this: 10 of the last 12 league games involving this team have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).

Pyramids are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Pyramids FC as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other before this campaign: Pyramids FC - Zamalek 2-3. Zamalek-Pyramids FC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Zamalek five wins, Pyramids FC two wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Zamalek missing players

Pyramids FC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zamalek Pyramids FC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
20 8 2 Won W 1 8 18
3 2 0 Drew D 1 3 5
4 3 2 Lost L 1 2 4
47 23 8 Scored S 4 23 45
25 16 8 Conceded C 5 11 17
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
78% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 67%
44% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 54% 48%
22% 31% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 19%
15% 23% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
44% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 38% 30%
44% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 46% 59%
15% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 15% 19%
 
6.1 6.9 8.2 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6 6.3
4.3 3.8 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 2.7 3.1 3.2
1.7 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2 1.8
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.5 12.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.7 11 10.9
4.7 4.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4.8 4.4
37% 40% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 37% 38%
 
8.3 8 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 6 7.4 6.1
3.5 4.1 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 3.1 2.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Pyramids FC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pyramids FC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Pyramids FC have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Premier League
  • Pyramids FC have the most clean sheets (16) in Premier League
  • Pyramids FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Zamalek have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 in the second half (30) 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 27 20 3 4 47 25 13 8 2 3 23 16 14 12 1 1 24 9 22 63
2 Pyramids FC 27 18 5 4 45 17 14 10 2 2 22 6 13 8 3 2 23 11 28 59
3 Al Ahly 26 16 7 3 51 20 12 10 2 0 28 5 14 6 5 3 23 15 31 55
4 El Geish 28 11 11 6 22 22 15 7 6 2 15 11 13 4 5 4 7 11 0 44
5 Coca-Cola 27 12 6 9 41 29 13 6 3 4 20 14 14 6 3 5 21 15 12 42
6 Smouha 28 10 10 8 37 36 13 8 3 2 22 13 15 2 7 6 15 23 1 40
7 National Bank of Egypt 27 9 10 8 31 30 13 6 3 4 15 13 14 3 7 4 16 17 1 37
8 Pharco 27 8 11 8 19 18 14 5 4 5 11 12 13 3 7 3 8 6 1 35
9 Ceramica Cleopatra 28 7 12 9 31 32 14 5 5 4 21 18 14 2 7 5 10 14 -1 33
10 Al Ittihad 28 8 9 11 35 45 14 6 4 4 21 20 14 2 5 7 14 25 -10 33
11 Al Masry 28 7 11 10 33 34 14 3 6 5 13 17 14 4 5 5 20 17 -1 32
12 ENPPI 28 6 13 9 32 35 15 2 8 5 16 20 13 4 5 4 16 15 -3 31
13 Ghazl El Mehalla 28 6 12 10 22 31 14 4 7 3 13 11 14 2 5 7 9 20 -9 30
14 Ismaily 26 7 8 11 23 31 13 3 5 5 8 17 13 4 3 6 15 14 -8 29
15 El Sharqia Dokhan 28 6 9 13 27 48 14 2 5 7 14 27 14 4 4 6 13 21 -21 27
16 El Gounah 27 7 5 15 24 37 14 4 3 7 12 19 13 3 2 8 12 18 -13 26
17 Al Mokawloon 27 4 13 10 22 28 13 2 8 3 10 12 14 2 5 7 12 16 -6 25
18 Misr Lel Makasa 27 2 9 16 11 35 14 1 6 7 4 14 13 1 3 9 7 21 -24 15

Table
  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 27 20 3 4 47 25 13 8 2 3 23 16 14 12 1 1 24 9 22 63
2 Pyramids FC 27 18 5 4 45 17 14 10 2 2 22 6 13 8 3 2 23 11 28 59
3 Al Ahly 26 16 7 3 51 20 12 10 2 0 28 5 14 6 5 3 23 15 31 55
4 El Geish 28 11 11 6 22 22 15 7 6 2 15 11 13 4 5 4 7 11 0 44
5 Coca-Cola 27 12 6 9 41 29 13 6 3 4 20 14 14 6 3 5 21 15 12 42
6 Smouha 28 10 10 8 37 36 13 8 3 2 22 13 15 2 7 6 15 23 1 40
7 National Bank of Egypt 27 9 10 8 31 30 13 6 3 4 15 13 14 3 7 4 16 17 1 37
8 Pharco 27 8 11 8 19 18 14 5 4 5 11 12 13 3 7 3 8 6 1 35
9 Ceramica Cleopatra 28 7 12 9 31 32 14 5 5 4 21 18 14 2 7 5 10 14 -1 33
10 Al Ittihad 28 8 9 11 35 45 14 6 4 4 21 20 14 2 5 7 14 25 -10 33
11 Al Masry 28 7 11 10 33 34 14 3 6 5 13 17 14 4 5 5 20 17 -1 32
12 ENPPI 28 6 13 9 32 35 15 2 8 5 16 20 13 4 5 4 16 15 -3 31
13 Ghazl El Mehalla 28 6 12 10 22 31 14 4 7 3 13 11 14 2 5 7 9 20 -9 30
14 Ismaily 26 7 8 11 23 31 13 3 5 5 8 17 13 4 3 6 15 14 -8 29
15 El Sharqia Dokhan 28 6 9 13 27 48 14 2 5 7 14 27 14 4 4 6 13 21 -21 27
16 El Gounah 27 7 5 15 24 37 14 4 3 7 12 19 13 3 2 8 12 18 -13 26
17 Al Mokawloon 27 4 13 10 22 28 13 2 8 3 10 12 14 2 5 7 12 16 -6 25
18 Misr Lel Makasa 27 2 9 16 11 35 14 1 6 7 4 14 13 1 3 9 7 21 -24 15

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