Match Report
In the standings it was El Geish 9th on 37 points, Ghazl El Mehalla 7th on 38 — separated by 1. Ghazl El Mehalla ranked just 38th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Per game in the league, El Geish were scoring 0.54 and conceding 0.77, Ghazl El Mehalla 1.15 and 0.85, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Ghazl El Mehalla.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for El Geish, 0 for Ghazl El Mehalla and 2 drawn, at 1.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 20% of the meetings.
The venue was Cairo Military Academy Stadium, with room for 22,000 spectators. El Geish led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
El Geish: Fares Hatem (45')
Key stats
Possession: El Geish 57% · Ghazl El Mehalla 43% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 2-4