Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Masry (4th, 55 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Baladiyyat Al Mehalla (16th, 28 pts). Al Masry had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Baladiyyat Al Mehalla were scoring 0.91 and conceding 1.91, Al Masry 1.21 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Baladiyyat Al Mehalla had gone 6 games without a win. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Baladiyyat Al Mehalla against 12/15 for Al Masry.
El Mahalla Stadium in El-Mahalla El-Kubra staged the fixture, a ground that holds 29,000. Al Masry led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.