Soccer betting preview: Ghazl El Mehalla welcomes Pharco in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Egypt Premier League
Competition: Sat 24.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: El Mahalla Stadium (29000 seats)

The table tells us that 9 points divide the pair of competitors in this Premier League fixture. Ghazl El Mehalla hold both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pharco have yet to win a game away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only four days ago.

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Ghazl El Mehalla form and stats

Overall Premier League results at home this season for Ghazl El Mehalla are 3-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Ghazl El Mehalla bring valid hopes of a third.

Mehalla faced defeat in their previous match, away at Future FC (0-1).

Ahead of that match, Ghazl El Mehalla won a home game hosting El Geish (3-2).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mehalla have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 4 and lost 1.

The Ghazl El Mehalla fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Pharco form and stats

0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Pharco playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Pharco has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Pharco failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Al Ahly (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. Pharco were so close to getting something from the game against Al Ahly, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal seven minutes into overtime.

A 0-1 defeat away at Al Ittihad before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Pharco in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Pharco, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

A new game in only four days for Pharco, the Premier League home match versus Future FC. Busy days.

Pharco are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {1 goals} from 4 away games. It's not easy to score on Pharco as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Ghazl El Mehalla have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without losing (1-4-0) when facing Pharco.

Top Goalscorers

PharcoA. Sherif
A. Sherif
2 goals
PharcoR. Sabri
R. Sabri
1 goals
PharcoR. Hamroune
R. Hamroune
1 goals

Ghazl El Mehalla missing players

Pharco missing players

Ghazl El Mehalla Pharco
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 1 Played P 1 4 8
5 3 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 3
11 7 3 Scored S 0 1 5
8 6 2 Conceded C 1 3 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 88%
75% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 25% 50%
38% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 12%
12% 25% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
12% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 50%
25% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
25% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 75% 38%
 
4 4.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 7 5.2 3.8
4.8 4.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.5 6
1.4 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.6 10.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.2 7.1
3.8 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 2.8 2.9
37% 35% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 22%
 
10.6 10 9 Shots against (avg) S A 19 11 11
3.9 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4 4.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Ghazl El Mehalla's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ghazl El Mehalla have scored more than double the goals of Pharco.
  • Ghazl El Mehalla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Pharco have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pharco have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Pharco have yet to win a game away.

  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 8 7 1 0 16 4 4 3 1 0 7 2 4 4 0 0 9 2 12 22
2 Zamalek 8 6 2 0 17 3 4 3 1 0 9 2 4 3 1 0 8 1 14 20
3 Future FC 8 5 3 0 8 2 4 3 1 0 4 1 4 2 2 0 4 1 6 18
4 Pyramids FC 8 5 2 1 10 4 4 3 1 0 6 1 4 2 1 1 4 3 6 17
5 Ghazl El Mehalla 8 5 1 2 11 8 4 3 0 1 7 6 4 2 1 1 4 2 3 16
6 Al Ittihad 8 5 0 3 9 7 4 3 0 1 6 3 4 2 0 2 3 4 2 15
7 Ceramica Cleopatra 8 3 2 3 11 11 5 2 2 1 6 6 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 11
8 Al Mokawloon 7 2 4 1 6 6 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 10
9 El Geish 8 3 1 4 10 14 4 3 0 1 6 6 4 0 1 3 4 8 -4 10
10 Al Masry 7 1 4 2 5 8 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 3 1 3 5 -3 7
11 Pharco 8 1 4 3 5 7 4 1 2 1 4 4 4 0 2 2 1 3 -2 7
12 Smouha 8 1 4 3 3 7 4 0 2 2 2 5 4 1 2 1 1 2 -4 7
13 National Bank of Egypt 8 1 3 4 7 10 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 0 2 2 1 4 -3 6
14 Ismaily 8 1 3 4 6 9 4 0 1 3 1 4 4 1 2 1 5 5 -3 6
15 ENPPI 8 1 3 4 9 13 4 0 3 1 3 4 4 1 0 3 6 9 -4 6
16 Aswan 8 2 0 6 7 11 3 1 0 2 1 2 5 1 0 4 6 9 -4 6
17 El Daklyeh 8 0 4 4 3 10 4 0 2 2 1 5 4 0 2 2 2 5 -7 4
18 Haras El Hodood 8 0 3 5 1 10 4 0 2 2 0 3 4 0 1 3 1 7 -9 3