2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaily | 5 | W1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13/15 | 13-5 |
| El Olympi | 4 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3/12 | 5-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ismaily | 2 | 30 | 63 | 21 | WWWWW | 1 | +1 |
| El Olympi | 16 | 30 | 24 | -28 | DLLLW | 14 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-02-22
On the table this was a mismatch: Ismaily (2nd, 63 pts) held a 39-point advantage over El Olympi (16th, 24 pts). Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Ismaily ran at 1.73 scored and 1.03 conceded, El Olympi at 1 and 1.93.
Ismaily had not lost in 5 games.
The match was played at Ismaïlia Stadium in Ismailia (capacity 18,525). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
