Zamalek host El Mokawloon in the Egypt Premier League. Zamalek have been the more consistent side this season, sitting well clear of their visitors in the table, while El Mokawloon have had a mixed campaign built on plenty of drawn games.
Zamalek's home form hasn't been bullet-proof lately, with a couple of defeats in their last few matches there, even as they keep winning on their travels. El Mokawloon arrive with some decent away form of their own, which makes this less straightforward than the league positions suggest.
Analysis updated .
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Two different kinds of form
Zamalek's overall record across their last 20 matches reads 13 wins, three draws and four losses, with 21 scored and 11 conceded, a strong return built largely away from home and in continental competition. The catch is that two of those four losses have come at home, including defeats to Al Ahly and Masr in their last few weeks.
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Potential returns include your stake. Odds may change.
Zamalek SC: 20 completed matches; El Mokawloon: 20 completed matches.
Zamalek SC
- Win
- 65% 13 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 21
- Conceded
- 11
- Difference
- +10
El Mokawloon
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 45% 9 / 20
- Loss
- 15% 3 / 20
- Scored
- 25
- Conceded
- 14
- Difference
- +11
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF Champions League | Zamalek SC | APR | 24.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Asyut Petrol | Zamalek SC | 20.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| CAF Champions League | APR | Zamalek SC | 16.10.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Zamalek SC | Al Ahly | 11.10.2026 | 0-2 |
| League Cup | Zamalek SC | Masr | 07.10.2026 | 0-3 |
| Premier League | Ghazl El Mehalla | Zamalek SC | 16.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| CAF Champions League | Zamalek SC | Port | 12.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Premier League | Zamalek SC | Abu Qair Semad | 08.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| CAF Champions League | Port | Zamalek SC | 04.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Premier League | Zamalek SC | Petrojet | 31.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Enppi | El Mokawloon | 19.10.2026 | 0-3 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Masr | 12.10.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | El Mokawloon | El Gouna FC | 08.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premier League | Wadi Degla | El Mokawloon | 15.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Al Ahly | 09.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | El Gouna FC | El Mokawloon | 02.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | AL Masry | 27.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Premier League | El Geish | El Mokawloon | 22.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Future FC | 29.05.2026 | 3-1 |
| Premier League | Kahraba Ismailia | El Mokawloon | 23.05.2026 | 2-2 |
El Mokawloon's longer sample shows eight wins, nine draws and three losses, with 25 scored and 14 conceded, a record shaped heavily by drawn games. Their most recent form away from home is sharper though, with wins at Enppi, El Gouna and Wadi Degla in their last few outings.
Zamalek's home form has dipped a touch just as El Mokawloon's away form has picked up.
Comparative Team Statistics: Zamalek SC vs El Mokawloon

A history of tight contests
Looking back over the last 15 meetings, Zamalek have the edge with seven wins to El Mokawloon's one, and seven draws in between. But a lot of the recent meetings have been close, including a 0-0 the last time these two played in August 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Zamalek SC | El Mokawloon | 16.08.2025 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Zamalek SC | 29.07.2024 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Zamalek SC | El Mokawloon | 25.09.2023 | 1-1 |
| Cup | Zamalek SC | El Mokawloon | 04.07.2023 | 6-1 |
| Premier League | Zamalek SC | El Mokawloon | 17.04.2023 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Zamalek SC | 25.12.2022 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Zamalek SC | 21.12.2021 | 1-2 |
| Premier League | Zamalek SC | El Mokawloon | 29.04.2021 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Zamalek SC | 12.12.2020 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | El Mokawloon | Zamalek SC | 20.03.2019 | 2-2 |
Three of the last five head-to-head games have finished level, which suggests this fixture doesn't always follow the pattern you'd expect from the league table.
The draw has turned up often enough in this fixture to be worth factoring in.
The table gap
After six league games, Zamalek sit third with 13 points from four wins, a draw and a loss, scoring eight and conceding three. El Mokawloon are down in eighth with eight points from two wins, two draws and two losses, with seven scored and six against.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Al Ahly | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11/3 | 16 |
| 3 | Zamalek SC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8/3 | 13 |
| 4 | Future FC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10/6 | 13 |
| 7 | National Bank of Egypt | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7/7 | 9 |
| 8 | El Mokawloon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7/6 | 8 |
| 9 | Petrojet | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10/10 | 8 |
It's a clear early-season gap in Zamalek's favour, though six matches is still a small sample to read too much into.
Players to watch
Zamalek's goals have been shared around, with Hossam Ashraf and Ahmed Sherif both scoring twice in their last four appearances, while Oday Dabbagh and M. Bentayg have combined for several assists in their last five games.
For El Mokawloon, Mostafa Gamal has two goals in his last four outings. Shady Hussein and D. Dokou have both picked up multiple yellow cards recently, so discipline is something to keep an eye on.

How this one might unfold
Put the pieces together and this doesn't look like a one-sided afternoon. Zamalek's home form has wobbled just as El Mokawloon have started winning on the road, and the head-to-head history shows these two sides drawing more often than the table gap would suggest.
That points towards a tighter, more cagey contest than Zamalek's league position alone implies, even if they're still the team with more going for them overall.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Abou El Fotouh | Egypt | 28 | Midfielder | 177 | 68 |
| Omar Gaber | Egypt | 34 | Defender | 174 | 71 |
| Chico Banza | Angola | 27 | Attacker | 182 | 74 |
| Al Mahdi Soliman | Egypt | 39 | Goalkeeper | 189 | n/a |
| Abdalla El Said | Egypt | 41 | Midfielder | 175 | 75 |
| Naser Mansy | Egypt | 28 | Attacker | 183 | n/a |
| Mahmoud Hamdi El Wensh | Egypt | 31 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| Mohamed Sobhi | Egypt | 27 | Goalkeeper | 183 | 80 |
| Ahmed Rabia | Egypt | 37 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed Awad | Egypt | 34 | Goalkeeper | 184 cm | 88 kg |
| Oday Dabbagh | Palestine | 27 | Attacker | 183 | 80 |
| Mostafa El Zenary | Egypt | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed Ismail | Egypt | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed Shehata | Egypt | 25 | Midfielder | 168 | 73 |
| Hossam Ashraf | Egypt | 25 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmed Sherif | Egypt | 23 | Midfielder | 187 | n/a |
| M. Bentayg | Morocco | 27 | Defender | 181 | 79 |
| A. Kaied | Sweden | 24 | Midfielder | 177 | n/a |
| Ahmed Hossam | Egypt | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Mahmoud Gehad | Egypt | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | 74 |
| Ahmed Esho | Egypt | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| A. Jafeli | Tunisia | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmed Rabie | Egypt | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed El Sayed | Egypt | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Esho | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Hamad | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M. Farag | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Khodary | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islam Gaber | Egypt | 30 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Omar Kamal | Egypt | 33 | Defender | 186 | 80 |
| Mahmoud Abou El Saoud | Egypt | 38 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 74 |
| Omar El Wahsh | Egypt | 31 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Mido Gaber | Egypt | 34 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Sherif Reda | Egypt | 29 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Ochaya | Uganda | 32 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| I. Niang | Senegal | 34 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Khaled Abdel Fattah | Egypt | 27 | n/a | 173 | n/a |
| Mohamed Ammar | Egypt | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| I. Thiam | Mauritania | 26 | Attacker | 178 | 69 |
| Ahmed Belya | Egypt | 26 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Nader Hesham | Egypt | 27 | Defender | 175 | n/a |
| Shady Hussein | Egypt | 33 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| Joackiam Ojera | Uganda | 28 | Midfielder | 186 | n/a |
| Mohamed Hamed | Egypt | 33 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Dokou | Benin | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed Fawzi | Egypt | 29 | Goalkeeper | 190 | n/a |
| Ahmed Fouad | Egypt | 27 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Mohamed Abdelnasser | Egypt | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Aouled Behi | Tunisia | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ahmed Magdy Kahraba | Egypt | 27 | Defender | 180 | n/a |
| Hassan Hussein | Egypt | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mostafa Gamal | Egypt | 36 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Anas Baniouwda | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| H. H. Shakoush | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| I. Adel | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Rifaat | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M. Sandouqa | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Youssef Safina | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Taking Zamalek with a safety net built in feels like the sensible way to approach this. Their overall form and table position point to them edging it, but the draw has been a genuine feature of this fixture and of El Mokawloon's season more broadly.
A line that protects against a drawn result looks like the right balance between respecting Zamalek's quality and acknowledging how often this particular match-up has finished level.
