Match Report
38 points for Ghazl El Mehalla (7th), 40 for Al Ahly (3rd): a 2-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Ghazl El Mehalla: only 38th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. In league terms the two rates read 1.15/0.85 for Ghazl El Mehalla and 1.65/0.95 for Al Ahly (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Level finishes had become the habit for Ghazl El Mehalla: five in a row. Al Ahly's unbeaten run stood at 15, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Ghazl El Mehalla had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Al Ahly, 11.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Ghazl El Mehalla, 4 by Al Ahly, 0 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
The venue was El Mahalla Stadium in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, with room for 29,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.