Match Report
25 points separated the sides: Zamalek 1st on 56, Smouha 6th on 31. On recent form Smouha sat only 42nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1.01 goals per team per game, Smouha ran at 1.05 scored and 0.65 conceded, Zamalek at 1.17 and 0.67.
Smouha had lost three in a row.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Smouha 2, draws 1, Zamalek 4, at 2.86 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 71% of the meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 29% of the meetings went over two goals.
Alexandria Stadium, capacity 19,676, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Zamalek: Oday Dabbagh (62')
Key stats
Possession: Smouha 45% · Zamalek 55% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 5-6