Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ceramica Cleopatra 4th with 38 points, Ismaily 14th with 20, 18 apart. On recent form Ismaily sat only 41st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Ceramica Cleopatra ran at 1.45 scored and 0.8 conceded, Ismaily at 0.31 and 0.92.
Ismaily arrived off five straight defeats. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Ceramica Cleopatra against 0/15 for Ismaily.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ceramica Cleopatra 2, draws 1, Ismaily 1, at 1.75 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Cairo International Stadium, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ceramica Cleopatra led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Ceramica Cleopatra: Fagrie Lakay (3') · Ismaily: Abdelkarim Mostafa (90')
Key stats
Possession: Ceramica Cleopatra 72% · Ismaily 28% · Total shots: 15-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 3-0