17th- against 11th place might not feel all that sexy. But look: Here's the info that makes Ghazl El Mehalla - National Bank of Egypt (even) more intriguing!
- Ghazl El Mehalla have the most conceded goals (45) in Premier League
- National Bank of Egypt have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier League
Mehalla are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. National Bank of Egypt are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Both contenders have had enough days rest since their last game. Let's trust this will be an animated game!
Ghazl El Mehalla form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Ghazl El Mehalla at their home stadium (El Mahalla Stadium) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats.
No payout for Ghazl El Mehalla in their previous match, an away game at Zamalek that ended in defeat 0-2. Midfield player Mkami got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, the max score being 10. Mkami hit one key pass and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).
In the match before that, Mehalla hosted Al Masry and drew the game 1-1.It should be added that a look at the 11 most recent league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
The manager Eid will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Haras El Hodood in only four days.
Ghazl El Mehalla aren't scoring a lot here at El Mahalla Stadium in the league, with only {15 goals} from 16 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Mehalla have conceded 23 in these home matches.
National Bank of Egypt form and stats
There's been little loot from National Bank of Egypt's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 16 away games in the Premier League. National Bank of Egypt only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 6 draws.
The attacking players of National Bank of Egypt have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 209 minutes.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Egypt Cup home loss versus Pyramids FC with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
The game before that, in the Premier League, was lost at home, a 0-3 defeat against Al Ahly.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Coca-Cola in just four days.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 21 goals have been conceded by National in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
National Bank of Egypt have avoided defeat in the last 5 matches (1-4-0) against Ghazl El Mehalla.The most recent archived meeting featuring both these sides is the National Bank of Egypt - Ghazl El Mehalla 2-2 played previously this season.
Ghazl El Mehalla missing players
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| Ghazl El Mehalla | National Bank of Egypt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 25 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 10 | 34 |
| 45 | 23 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 40 |
| 91% | 94% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 81% | 84% |
| 72% | 81% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 56% | 66% |
| 41% | 50% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 38% | 47% |
| 12% | 6% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 6% | 22% |
| 3% | 6% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 6% | 9% |
| 41% | 44% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 50% |
| 22% | 19% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 19% | 25% |
| 47% | 44% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 56% | 41% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.4 | 10.2 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
| 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| 25% | 22% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 24% | 31% |
| 11.7 | 11.6 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 9.9 | 9.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
- Ghazl El Mehalla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ghazl El Mehalla have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Ghazl El Mehalla have the most conceded goals (45) in Premier League
- National Bank of Egypt have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- National Bank of Egypt have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 27 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 44 | 69 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 30 | 67 |
| 3 | Coca-Cola | 32 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 58 |
| 4 | Zamalek | 31 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 56 |
| 5 | Al Masry | 31 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Al Mokawloon | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | ENPPI | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 42 |
| 9 | Pharco | 32 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
| 10 | Smouha | 32 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | National Bank of Egypt | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 35 |
| 12 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 32 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 34 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 34 |
| 14 | El Geish | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 41 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Aswan | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 33 |
| 16 | El Daklyeh | 32 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 32 |
| 17 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 45 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -20 | 32 |
| 18 | Haras El Hodood | 32 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | -25 | 21 |