The ninth round of the Egyptian Premier League concluded with thrilling matches, headlined by Al Ahly’s 2-1 victory over Zamalek in the 131st Cairo Derby, intensifying the race for the top spot despite the current stability at the top and bottom of the table.

The round featured balanced and exciting games, with Ismaily Electricity beating El Mokawloon 1-0, Haras El Hodood defeating ZED by the same score, while Pyramids crushed Tala’ea El Gaish 4-0. Petrojet secured an exciting 3-2 win over Al Masry in the highest-scoring match of the round. Modern Sport drew 1-1 with Pharco, Ghazl El Mahalla and Enppi ended goalless, and both Wadi Degla vs. Smouha and El Gouna vs. Ceramica finished 1-1. Bank Al Ahly also won 2-1 against Ismaily, while Al Ahly clinched the derby victory over Zamalek.

Players scored 21 goals during this round, with the Al Masry vs. Petrojet match being the highest-scoring with 5 goals. The Pyramids vs. Tala’ea El Gaish game was the second highest scoring, ending 4-0 in favor of the Sky Blue team. The round also saw 44 yellow cards issued and two red cards.

The Al Ahly vs. Zamalek match at Cairo Stadium was the highlight of the round, with Zamalek taking the lead before Al Ahly came back strongly, scoring the equalizer and then the winning goal in the final minutes, earning three valuable points that raised their tally to 15 points from just 8 matches. Zamalek remained top with 17 points from 9 games, making the title race even more intense.

Despite Al Ahly’s win, Zamalek stayed in first place by two points, but Al Ahly’s advantage of having played fewer matches makes them the closest contender to overtake the top spot in the coming rounds, promising more excitement in the title race.