After the first game it's Smouha - National Bank of Egypt 0-1 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second Premier League game of the season?
It's no vacation for neither Smouha nor National Bank of Egypt as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Smouha form and stats
Last season, Smouha's league stats were 11 wins, 14 draws and 9 losses, resulting in 6th position in the League Cup. Over these 34 matches they scored {44 goals} and let in 45. Playing at their own stadium in the last season Smouha generated 8-7-2 (win-draw-lost) with {26 goals} and 17 conceded.
Hamdy was the last player to score a league goal for Smouha and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Smouha haven't scored in 219 minutes.
Smouha drew their last game, also a home match. National Bank of Egypt (placed 10th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
Heartbreak before that as Smouha lost 0-2 at Zamalek's place.This is expected to be a close game, with Smouha perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Smouha as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Smouha has won 4 of these, drawn 11 and lost 3.
National Bank of Egypt form and stats
Let's have a look at how National Bank of Egypt performed last season in the League Cup: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 13 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded {41 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 7 and lost 5 with 21/23 goals scored/conceded.
National Bank of Egypt are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Smouha (placed 18th).
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Pharco.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by National Bank of Egypt in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for National, 11 draws and 5 defeats.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Smouha one win, three draws and National Bank of Egypt one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Smouha missing players
National Bank of Egypt missing players
| Smouha | National Bank of Egypt | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Smouha | Last season | National Bank of Egypt | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 34 | 17 | Played | P | 17 | 34 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Drew | D | 7 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 44 | 26 | Scored | S | 21 | 40 | ||
| 45 | 17 | Conceded | C | 23 | 41 | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 71% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 76% | 71% | ||
| 38% | 35% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 47% | ||
| 26% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 21% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 6% | ||
| 50% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 65% | 62% | ||
| 29% | 35% | Clean Sheets | C S | 6% | 18% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 26% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 8.1 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 34% | ||
| 10 | 10.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.9 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ittihad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Al Mokawloon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Pyramids FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | National Bank of Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Pharco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | El Geish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | El Daklyeh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Al Masry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Ismaily | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Aswan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Haras El Hodood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Smouha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 29 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 33 | 77 |
| 2 | Pyramids FC | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 71 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 62 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 41 | 70 |
| 4 | Coca-Cola | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 56 |
| 5 | El Geish | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 56 |
| 6 | Smouha | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 44 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 28 | -1 | 47 |
| 7 | National Bank of Egypt | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | -1 | 46 |
| 8 | Pharco | 34 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 42 |
| 9 | ENPPI | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 37 | 39 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -2 | 39 |
| 10 | Al Masry | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 23 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Al Mokawloon | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 38 |
| 12 | Al Ittihad | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 38 |
| 13 | Ismaily | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | -12 | 38 |
| 14 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -7 | 37 |
| 15 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -11 | 36 |
| 16 | El Gounah | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 46 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 22 | -13 | 36 |
| 17 | El Sharqia Dokhan | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 33 | 56 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -23 | 33 |
| 18 | Misr Lel Makasa | 34 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 12 | 50 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 29 | -38 | 15 |