This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Zamalek at Cairo International Stadium when the CAF Champions League tournament arrives in town and MC Alger with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This pitch has grass, which is not MC Alger's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass MC Alger have performed like this: Played 19 matches resulting in 10 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats with the goal stats 27-23 (scored/conceded).
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for MC Alger, who are travelling more than 3300 kilometers to play this game.
Zamalek form and stats
Last season, Zamalek's CAF Champions League journey ended in the semi-finals.4 victories, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Zamalek have to build on here at Cairo International Stadium in the Premier League. After failing to beat Wadi Degla here at Cairo International Stadium, Zamalek has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
The Zamalek supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Al Ittihad in Premier League and win 2-0. Heartbreak before that as Zamalek lost 1-2 at Ghazl El Mehalla's place.
Zamalek are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Cairo International Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 10 goals in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Zamalek have only let in 1 goal at home.
MC Alger form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.Playing away, MC Alger have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ligue 1 this season. Total CAF Champions League statistics for MC Alger: 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Alger seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
There might be some fixture complaints from Alger as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Ligue 1 match against JS Saoura (0-1). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against US Biskra in the Ligue 1.
The attacking power of Alger when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Alger as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Y. Ibrahim Obama 6 goals | A. Bencharki 4 goals |  S. Frioui 4 goals |
Zamalek missing players
MC Alger missing players
| Zamalek | MC Alger | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 43 | 29 | Scored | S | 8 | 31 | ||
| 20 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 31% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12.9 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.1 | ||
| 32% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 26 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | Al Masry | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 4 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | El Gounah | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Pyramids FC | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | ENPPI | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Misr Lel Makasa | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 9 | Smouha | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Ittihad | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | El Geish | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 13 | Al Mokawloon | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 14 | Aswan | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | National Bank of Egypt | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 | El Entag El Harby | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 9 |
| 17 | Ismaily | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Wadi Degla | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 7 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ES Setif | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 27 |
| 2 | Olympique Medea | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | JS Saoura | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | JS Kabylie | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | CR Belouizdad | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Ain M'lila | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | MC Alger | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | USM Alger | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | MC Oran | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Paradou AC | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 11 | ASO Chlef | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 12 | RC Relizane | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 14 |
| 13 | CS Constantine | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | NA Hussein Dey | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 13 |
| 15 | Tlemcen | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 16 | US Biskra | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | NC Magra | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | USM Bel Abbes | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 9 |
| 19 | JSM Skikda | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | -12 | 8 |
| 20 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -14 | 3 |