Football betting preview: National Bank of Egypt with moderate expectations before welcoming Al Ahly

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Competition: Egypt Premier League
Competition: Wed 18.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Shorta Stadium (1000 seats)

National Bank of Egypt will plan to make use of their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The home side are currently 9 points behind Al Ahly.

Insights:
  • National Bank of Egypt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Premier League

Al Ahly could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a CAF Champions League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at ES Sétif. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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National Bank of Egypt form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Al-Shorta Stadium as National Bank of Egypt have scored 11 goals to get 16 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 5-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

National Bank of Egypt travelled for their previous game, a trip to El Geish that ended 1-1.

Preceding that game was the away draw at ENPPI that finished 2-2.

National are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Ismaily awaits in four days.

The National Bank of Egypt fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 8 matches. National Bank of Egypt have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Al Ahly form and stats

Al Ahly have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 4-2-1 from 7 games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to ES Sétif in their previous outing. The CAF Champions League duel ended 2-2.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to ENPPI.

Ahly create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 18 goals in 7 travels. Al Ahly have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

National Bank of Egypt and Al Ahly have met before this season: Al Ahly - National 1-0. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's zero National Bank of Egypt victories, three draws and one Al Ahly win. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

National Bank of EgyptM. Helal
M. Helal
7 goals
NationalN. El Mansi
N. El Mansi
5 goals
Al AhlyM. Sherif
M. Sherif
5 goals

National Bank of Egypt missing players

Al Ahly missing players

Total First Half Second Half
National Bank of Egypt Al Ahly
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 7 14
6 5 0 Won W 1 4 10
6 1 0 Drew D 1 2 3
5 2 2 Lost L 1 1 1
20 11 1 Scored S 4 18 32
18 6 3 Conceded C 4 9 10
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
71% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 86% 64%
41% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 50%
12% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 57% 43%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 43% 29%
59% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 71% 43%
18% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 50%
24% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 14%
 
4.4 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 5.3
5.1 5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.3 3.1
2.1 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.7
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.6 8.5 7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.1 12.5
3.3 3.9 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.9 5.4
36% 35% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 53% 43%
 
11.5 11.1 13 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.4 6.6
5.1 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.9 2.1
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Al Ahly have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Al Ahly have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals (10) 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 (18) away in Premier League
  • Al Ahly have the the best goal difference (+22) in Premier League
  • Al Ahly haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • National Bank of Egypt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • National Bank of Egypt have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • National Bank of Egypt haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 19 13 2 4 32 19 9 4 2 3 15 13 10 9 0 1 17 6 13 41
2 Pyramids FC 18 12 3 3 29 13 9 6 1 2 15 5 9 6 2 1 14 8 16 39
3 Al Ahly 14 10 3 1 32 10 7 6 1 0 14 1 7 4 2 1 18 9 22 33
4 Smouha 19 9 6 4 27 22 9 7 1 1 17 8 10 2 5 3 10 14 5 33
5 Coca-Cola 18 9 4 5 32 18 9 6 2 1 18 9 9 3 2 4 14 9 14 31
6 Pharco 19 7 6 6 16 14 10 5 2 3 10 9 9 2 4 3 6 5 2 27
7 El Geish 19 6 8 5 10 14 10 5 3 2 7 5 9 1 5 3 3 9 -4 26
8 National Bank of Egypt 17 6 6 5 20 18 8 5 1 2 11 6 9 1 5 3 9 12 2 24
9 ENPPI 18 5 9 4 21 21 9 2 5 2 9 10 9 3 4 2 12 11 0 24
10 Ghazl El Mehalla 19 5 9 5 17 21 9 3 5 1 12 8 10 2 4 4 5 13 -4 24
11 Ceramica Cleopatra 19 4 9 6 17 22 9 3 4 2 10 11 10 1 5 4 7 11 -5 21
12 Al Masry 18 4 8 6 22 23 9 2 5 2 10 11 9 2 3 4 12 12 -1 20
13 Al Ittihad 19 4 7 8 27 34 10 3 3 4 17 19 9 1 4 4 10 15 -7 19
14 Al Mokawloon 19 3 9 7 19 23 9 1 6 2 8 10 10 2 3 5 11 13 -4 18
15 El Gounah 18 5 2 11 17 25 9 2 2 5 7 12 9 3 0 6 10 13 -8 17
16 Ismaily 18 4 5 9 14 22 9 2 3 4 5 11 9 2 2 5 9 11 -8 17
17 Misr Lel Makasa 19 2 7 10 9 23 10 1 5 4 4 9 9 1 2 6 5 14 -14 13
18 El Sharqia Dokhan 18 2 5 11 12 31 10 1 3 6 8 19 8 1 2 5 4 12 -19 11

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 19 13 2 4 32 19 9 4 2 3 15 13 10 9 0 1 17 6 13 41
2 Pyramids FC 18 12 3 3 29 13 9 6 1 2 15 5 9 6 2 1 14 8 16 39
3 Al Ahly 14 10 3 1 32 10 7 6 1 0 14 1 7 4 2 1 18 9 22 33
4 Smouha 19 9 6 4 27 22 9 7 1 1 17 8 10 2 5 3 10 14 5 33
5 Coca-Cola 18 9 4 5 32 18 9 6 2 1 18 9 9 3 2 4 14 9 14 31
6 Pharco 19 7 6 6 16 14 10 5 2 3 10 9 9 2 4 3 6 5 2 27
7 El Geish 19 6 8 5 10 14 10 5 3 2 7 5 9 1 5 3 3 9 -4 26
8 National Bank of Egypt 17 6 6 5 20 18 8 5 1 2 11 6 9 1 5 3 9 12 2 24
9 ENPPI 18 5 9 4 21 21 9 2 5 2 9 10 9 3 4 2 12 11 0 24
10 Ghazl El Mehalla 19 5 9 5 17 21 9 3 5 1 12 8 10 2 4 4 5 13 -4 24
11 Ceramica Cleopatra 19 4 9 6 17 22 9 3 4 2 10 11 10 1 5 4 7 11 -5 21
12 Al Masry 18 4 8 6 22 23 9 2 5 2 10 11 9 2 3 4 12 12 -1 20
13 Al Ittihad 19 4 7 8 27 34 10 3 3 4 17 19 9 1 4 4 10 15 -7 19
14 Al Mokawloon 19 3 9 7 19 23 9 1 6 2 8 10 10 2 3 5 11 13 -4 18
15 El Gounah 18 5 2 11 17 25 9 2 2 5 7 12 9 3 0 6 10 13 -8 17
16 Ismaily 18 4 5 9 14 22 9 2 3 4 5 11 9 2 2 5 9 11 -8 17
17 Misr Lel Makasa 19 2 7 10 9 23 10 1 5 4 4 9 9 1 2 6 5 14 -14 13
18 El Sharqia Dokhan 18 2 5 11 12 31 10 1 3 6 8 19 8 1 2 5 4 12 -19 11

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