Match Report
7 points and 11 places separated them: National Bank of Egypt 12th with 6, Zamalek 1st with 13. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, National Bank of Egypt ran at 0.8 scored and 1.4 conceded, Zamalek at 1.6 and 0.2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 0 National Bank of Egypt wins, 3 for Zamalek, 3 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. 83% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Cairo International Stadium, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.
Goal scorers
Zamalek: Chico Banza (51'), Hossam Ashraf (86'), Ahmed Esho (90')
Key stats
Possession: National Bank of Egypt 56% · Zamalek 44% · Total shots: 19-11 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 5-2