Match Report
In the standings it was National Bank of Egypt 3rd on 48 points, Al Masry 5th on 40 — separated by 8. Recent form told a different story for National Bank of Egypt: only 29th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, National Bank of Egypt were scoring 1.54 and conceding 1.23, Al Masry 1 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
National Bank of Egypt's unbeaten run stood at 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 5 National Bank of Egypt wins, 1 for Al Masry, 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture.
New Suez Stadium in Suez, capacity 27,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Masry: Ahmed El Armouty (46')