Match-goers at Al-Shorta Stadium haven’t witnessed many home wins this season, with National Bank of Egypt struggling in the 14th position. The opposing Al Ittihad will believe to shield their higher league spot in this game.
- National Bank of Egypt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Al Ittihad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
National Bank of Egypt and Al Ittihad should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
National Bank of Egypt form and stats
The total Premier League stats at home this season for National Bank of Egypt are 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for National.
The home team returns to Al-Shorta Stadium after drawing with El Daklyeh (placed 16th) on their last time out; the game ended 3-3. A goal frenzy last time out for National Bank of Egypt, with a total of 6 goals in the match against El Daklyeh. Fun stuff to watch! A painful moment in the game against El Daklyeh was the missed penalty kick from Helal in the 90th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Aswan.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 National have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 5 and lost 0.
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 8 in 6 matches. National's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Ittihad form and stats
There's been little loot from Al Ittihad's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Premier League. Al Ittihad only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Al Ittihad are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Al Ittihad's last game was the home draw against Zamalek (0-0).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Al Masry wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ittihad playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 3 Al Ittihad wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Take note: 8 of the latest 10 league games involving this team have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).
A new game in only four days for Al Ittihad, the Premier League home match versus Haras El Hodood. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Ittihad have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Al Ittihad have avoided a loss in the last 4 games (2-2-0) versus National.Top Goalscorers
  M. Helal 4 goals | M. Youssef 4 goals |  C. Paciencia Mabululo 4 goals |
National Bank of Egypt missing players
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| National Bank of Egypt | Al Ittihad | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 77% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 62% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 46% |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 6.2 |
| 2.2 | 3 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 10.2 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9.7 | 11.1 |
| 4 | 5 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 25% | 27% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 27% |
| 8.8 | 9 | 7.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- Al Ittihad have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Al Ittihad have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Ittihad have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Premier League
- Al Ittihad have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Al Ittihad haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- National Bank of Egypt have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Coca-Cola | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Zamalek | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 4 | Pyramids FC | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Al Mokawloon | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| 6 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Al Ittihad | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Al Masry | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 18 |
| 9 | Aswan | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Pharco | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Smouha | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | El Geish | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | National Bank of Egypt | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | Haras El Hodood | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 16 | El Daklyeh | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | ENPPI | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 18 | Ismaily | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
