Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Zamalek 1st on 56, Al Mokawloon 6th on 38. On recent form Arab Contractors FC sat only 29th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Zamalek ran at 1.17 scored and 0.67 conceded, Al Mokawloon at 1.15 and 0.77.
A win had eluded Al Mokawloon for 8 matches. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Zamalek, 2/15 for Al Mokawloon.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Zamalek have 1 win to Al Mokawloon's 1, with 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 100%.
The venue was Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, with room for 42,056 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.