Match Report
Al Ahly, 3rd on 40 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Zamalek (1st, 56). Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Zamalek ran at 1.17 scored and 0.67 conceded, Al Ahly at 1.65 and 0.95.
Defeat had not touched Zamalek in 7 games. 5 games without a win framed Al Ahly's arrival. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Zamalek against 1/15 for Al Ahly.
Across 13 recorded meetings, Zamalek have 2 wins to Al Ahly's 7, with 4 draws, at 2.46 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Cairo International Stadium (capacity 74,100). With 81 matches recorded and 1.8 yellow cards per game, M. Jöllenbeck was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Al Ahly led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Al Ahly: Achraf Bencharki (18'), Hussein El Shahat (32'), Achraf Bencharki (74')
Key stats
Possession: Zamalek 56% · Al Ahly 44% · Total shots: 13-16 · On target: 2-7 · Corners: 6-1