Match Report
Ghazl El Mehalla went into the game 20th in the table on 1 points; Zamalek sat 1st on 13 — a 12-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Ghazl El Mehalla 0.2 scored and 1.8 conceded per game, Zamalek 1.6 and 0.2, with the league averaging 1.01.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Zamalek. Over the last five, Ghazl El Mehalla had taken 4 of 15 points to Zamalek's 15.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 0 for Ghazl El Mehalla, 3 for Zamalek and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting.
M. Bassiouni officiated: 33 games logged, averaging 1.8 yellow cards each. The match was played at El Mahalla Stadium (capacity 20,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Zamalek: Ahmed Sherif (88')
Key stats
Possession: Ghazl El Mehalla 39% · Zamalek 61% · Total shots: 11-10 · On target: 2-3 · Corners: 3-0