Match Report
The table gap was wide: 57 points between Al Ahly (1st, 85 pts) and Baladiyyat Al Mehalla (16th, 28 pts). Recent form flatters Baladiyyat Al Mehalla's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: Baladiyyat Al Mehalla 0.91 scored and 1.91 conceded per game, Al Ahly 2.21 and 0.82, with the league averaging 1.19.
Baladiyyat Al Mehalla had lost three in a row. Momentum sat with Al Ahly, winners of their last four. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Baladiyyat Al Mehalla against 13/15 for Al Ahly.
El Mahalla Stadium in El-Mahalla El-Kubra staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.