Match Report
Zamalek went into the game 1st in the table on 13 points; Petrojet sat 8th on 7 — a 6-point gap. Per game in the league, Zamalek were scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.2, Petrojet 1.6 and 1.6, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Zamalek wins, 0 for Petrojet, 2 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Cairo International Stadium, capacity 74,100, hosted the game. With 37 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, T. Magdy was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, Zamalek led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Zamalek: Hossam Ashraf (40'), Mohamed El Sayed (63') · Petrojet: Badr Mousa (90')
Key stats
Possession: Zamalek 51% · Petrojet 49% · Total shots: 12-23 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 1-6