Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sporting Alexandria 6th with 46 points, El Raja 16th with 8, 38 apart. Sporting Alexandria had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, El Raja ran at 0.23 scored and 3.13 conceded, Sporting Alexandria at 1.47 and 0.9.
El Raja had been beaten in 12 straight games. Sporting Alexandria had not lost in 6 games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for El Raja, 11/15 for Sporting Alexandria.
Abou Keir Stadium in Al-Iskandarîah staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000.




