Match Report
Eastern Company SC went into the game 17th in the table on 33 points; National Bank of Egypt sat 7th on 46 — a 13-point gap. Eastern Company SC ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Per game in the league, Eastern Company SC were scoring 0.97 and conceding 1.65, National Bank of Egypt 1.18 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Eastern Company SC's last three games had all finished level.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.