Match Report
Abu Qir Semad went into the game 5th in the table on 49 points; Dekernes sat 3rd on 53 — a 4-point gap. Abu Qir Semad had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Abu Qir Semad were scoring 1.27 and conceding 1.07, Dekernes 1.07 and 0.77, against a competition average of 0.94 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Abu Qir Semad, winners of their last five. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Abu Qir Semad, 8/15 for Dekernes.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Abu Qir Semad wins, 2 for Dekernes, 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Haras El Hodoud Stadium (capacity 22,000).