Early sportsbook action indicate Al Ahly edge when hosting Ghazl El Mehalla

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Competition: Egypt Premier League
Competition: Wed 22.June
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: WE Al-Ahly Stadium (30000 seats)

Al Ahly are flying at 3rd, while Ghazl El Mehalla are lingering 16 points behind in the league table. Can they reduce the gap?

Insights:
  • Al Ahly have the most scored goals (40) in Premier League
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

These are hustling days for the team playing at home, as they had a game only three days ago in the Premier League. This match was also played here at WE Al-Ahly Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Ghazl El Mehalla have had more rest.

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Al Ahly form and stats

Al Ahly have been outstanding at home so far in the Premier League with 7 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.

Al Ahly drew their last game, also a home match. Zamalek (placed 1st) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Mohsen was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Zamalek after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Eastern Company SC in a game that was won 4-1.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Ahly home games with this odds we find 16 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 11 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 6 matches were won by at least two goals.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Egypt Cup game versus Pyramids FC in only four days. This game is also played here at WE Al-Ahly Stadium.

Goals decide football matches and Al Ahly are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 league matches. Al Ahly have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ghazl El Mehalla form and stats

There's been little loot from Ghazl El Mehalla's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Ghazl El Mehalla only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 5 draws. Visiting Ghazl El Mehalla has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Mehalla's previous game was their home loss versus El Geish (0-1).

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to ENPPI.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ghazl El Mehalla as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. 15 goals have been conceded by Ghazl El Mehalla in these games.

Head 2 Head

Ghazl El Mehalla - Ahly 2-3 was the end result in these participants' last H2H fixture, played this season. Data for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: seven wins for Al Ahly, two draws and one win for Ghazl El Mehalla. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

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Ghazl El Mehalla missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Ahly Ghazl El Mehalla
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 4 11 21
12 7 2 Won W 0 2 5
5 2 0 Drew D 1 5 10
1 0 0 Lost L 3 4 6
40 20 2 Scored S 0 7 19
14 4 0 Conceded C 7 15 24
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 73% 81%
67% 56% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 55% 62%
56% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 33%
44% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 19%
28% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 10%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 43%
44% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 25% 36% 33%
17% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 64% 43%
 
5.6 6.1 9 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.3 4
3.4 2.4 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 4.4 4.4
1.6 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.9 13.2 15 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.1 7.8
5.4 5.8 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.4 3
41% 38% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 31%
 
7.2 5.7 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9 8.3
2.6 2.1 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 3.3 2.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Ahly have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Al Ahly have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Ahly have scored more than double the goals of Ghazl El Mehalla.
  • Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the most scored goals (20) at home in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the most scored goals (40) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the the best goal difference (+26) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zamalek 21 14 3 4 36 22 10 5 2 3 17 14 11 9 1 1 19 8 14 45
2 Pyramids FC 21 13 4 4 32 15 11 7 2 2 18 6 10 6 2 2 14 9 17 43
3 Al Ahly 18 12 5 1 40 14 9 7 2 0 20 4 9 5 3 1 20 10 26 41
4 Coca-Cola 22 11 6 5 36 20 10 6 3 1 19 10 12 5 3 4 17 10 16 39
5 Smouha 22 9 9 4 33 28 10 7 2 1 18 9 12 2 7 3 15 19 5 36
6 El Geish 22 8 9 5 15 17 12 6 4 2 11 8 10 2 5 3 4 9 -2 33
7 National Bank of Egypt 21 7 9 5 25 21 10 5 3 2 11 6 11 2 6 3 14 15 4 30
8 Pharco 22 7 9 6 17 15 11 5 3 3 10 9 11 2 6 3 7 6 2 30
9 ENPPI 22 5 11 6 26 28 12 2 6 4 13 16 10 3 5 2 13 12 -2 26
10 Ceramica Cleopatra 22 5 11 6 22 24 11 4 5 2 15 13 11 1 6 4 7 11 -2 26
11 Ghazl El Mehalla 21 5 10 6 19 24 10 3 5 2 12 9 11 2 5 4 7 15 -5 25
12 Al Ittihad 22 6 7 9 29 35 12 5 3 4 19 19 10 1 4 5 10 16 -6 25
13 Al Masry 22 5 8 9 25 30 12 3 5 4 12 15 10 2 3 5 13 15 -5 23
14 El Gounah 21 6 3 12 18 26 10 3 2 5 8 12 11 3 1 7 10 14 -8 21
15 Al Mokawloon 21 3 10 8 19 24 9 1 6 2 8 10 12 2 4 6 11 14 -5 19
16 Ismaily 21 4 7 10 17 26 11 2 5 4 7 13 10 2 2 6 10 13 -9 19
17 Misr Lel Makasa 22 2 8 12 10 28 11 1 6 4 4 9 11 1 2 8 6 19 -18 14
18 Eastern Company SC 21 2 7 12 16 38 11 1 4 6 10 21 10 1 3 6 6 17 -22 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zamalek 21 14 3 4 36 22 10 5 2 3 17 14 11 9 1 1 19 8 14 45
2 Pyramids FC 21 13 4 4 32 15 11 7 2 2 18 6 10 6 2 2 14 9 17 43
3 Al Ahly 18 12 5 1 40 14 9 7 2 0 20 4 9 5 3 1 20 10 26 41
4 Coca-Cola 22 11 6 5 36 20 10 6 3 1 19 10 12 5 3 4 17 10 16 39
5 Smouha 22 9 9 4 33 28 10 7 2 1 18 9 12 2 7 3 15 19 5 36
6 El Geish 22 8 9 5 15 17 12 6 4 2 11 8 10 2 5 3 4 9 -2 33
7 National Bank of Egypt 21 7 9 5 25 21 10 5 3 2 11 6 11 2 6 3 14 15 4 30
8 Pharco 22 7 9 6 17 15 11 5 3 3 10 9 11 2 6 3 7 6 2 30
9 ENPPI 22 5 11 6 26 28 12 2 6 4 13 16 10 3 5 2 13 12 -2 26
10 Ceramica Cleopatra 22 5 11 6 22 24 11 4 5 2 15 13 11 1 6 4 7 11 -2 26
11 Ghazl El Mehalla 21 5 10 6 19 24 10 3 5 2 12 9 11 2 5 4 7 15 -5 25
12 Al Ittihad 22 6 7 9 29 35 12 5 3 4 19 19 10 1 4 5 10 16 -6 25
13 Al Masry 22 5 8 9 25 30 12 3 5 4 12 15 10 2 3 5 13 15 -5 23
14 El Gounah 21 6 3 12 18 26 10 3 2 5 8 12 11 3 1 7 10 14 -8 21
15 Al Mokawloon 21 3 10 8 19 24 9 1 6 2 8 10 12 2 4 6 11 14 -5 19
16 Ismaily 21 4 7 10 17 26 11 2 5 4 7 13 10 2 2 6 10 13 -9 19
17 Misr Lel Makasa 22 2 8 12 10 28 11 1 6 4 4 9 11 1 2 8 6 19 -18 14
18 Eastern Company SC 21 2 7 12 16 38 11 1 4 6 10 21 10 1 3 6 6 17 -22 13

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