Football preview: Smouha vs Pharco - predictions and statistics

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Competition: Egypt Premier League
Competition: Sun 08.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Alexandria Stadium (20000 seats)

It hasn't been easy for Smouha so far, and that also applies to Pharco. These students from the school of hard knocks would do anything for some important points here.

Insights:
  • Smouha have the fewest scored goals (4) in Premier League
  • Pharco is in the worst form (0-3-3)

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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Smouha form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League, Smouha have managed 0 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 5 games. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Smouha.

The Smouha coach Ashri and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Coca-Cola (placed 3rd).

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Ghazl El Mehalla.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Smouha have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 11 league games, 10 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus El Geish in only three days. This game is also played here at Alexandria Stadium.

Smouha has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: {2 goals} from 5 games.

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Pharco form and stats

0-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Pharco in their Premier League matches away.

Pharco's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus El Geish that finished 1-1.

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Coca-Cola.

We have checked recent matches where Pharco have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

A tale of few goals? 9 of this side's latest 11 league rounds have seen zero, one or two goals.

Goals are few and far between in Pharco's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 5 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings featuring these sides: Smouha won zero, Pharco triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

PharcoR. Hamroune
R. Hamroune
3 goals
PharcoA. Sherif
A. Sherif
2 goals
SmouhaHussein Faisal
Hussein Faisal
1 goals

Smouha missing players

Pharco missing players

Smouha Pharco
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 0 Played P 0 5 11
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
7 3 0 Drew D 0 3 6
3 2 0 Lost L 0 2 4
4 2 0 Scored S 0 1 8
8 5 0 Conceded C 0 3 11
55% 60% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 60% 82%
45% 60% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 20% 55%
9% 20% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 18%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 9%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
27% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 55%
55% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 27%
64% 60% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 80% 36%
 
5.5 7.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5 4
4.4 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.4 5.3
2 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.8 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.3 11.8 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 7.8 7.3
2.7 3.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.2 2.5
11% 8% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 9% 29%
 
5.9 6.2 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10.2 10
1.9 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 4.1
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Pharco have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pharco have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
  • Pharco have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Pharco have yet to win a game away.
  • Pharco is in the worst form (0-3-3)
  • Smouha have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Smouha have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Smouha have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Premier League
  • Smouha have the fewest scored goals (4) in Premier League
  • Smouha have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Premier League
  • Smouha have the most matches under the total-line (10) in Premier League
  • Smouha have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Smouha have yet to win a game 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 Al Ahly 11 8 3 0 20 5 6 4 2 0 10 2 5 4 1 0 10 3 15 27
2 Zamalek 11 7 3 1 21 6 5 4 1 0 12 3 6 3 2 1 9 3 15 24
3 Coca-Cola 11 6 5 0 12 5 6 3 3 0 5 2 5 3 2 0 7 3 7 23
4 Pyramids FC 11 6 2 3 14 9 5 4 1 0 9 1 6 2 1 3 5 8 5 20
5 Ghazl El Mehalla 11 5 3 3 11 11 6 3 1 2 7 9 5 2 2 1 4 2 0 18
6 Al Ittihad 11 6 0 5 11 12 6 4 0 2 8 5 5 2 0 3 3 7 -1 18
7 Ceramica Cleopatra 11 4 3 4 15 13 6 2 3 1 7 7 5 2 0 3 8 6 2 15
8 Aswan 11 5 0 6 13 13 5 3 0 2 5 3 6 2 0 4 8 10 0 15
9 Al Mokawloon 11 3 6 2 12 12 6 3 3 0 9 6 5 0 3 2 3 6 0 15
10 Al Masry 11 3 5 3 10 12 5 1 2 2 5 7 6 2 3 1 5 5 -2 14
11 El Geish 11 3 4 4 13 17 5 3 1 1 8 8 6 0 3 3 5 9 -4 13
12 National Bank of Egypt 11 2 4 5 10 13 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 0 3 3 2 6 -3 10
13 Smouha 11 1 7 3 4 8 5 0 3 2 2 5 6 1 4 1 2 3 -4 10
14 ENPPI 11 2 4 5 11 16 5 0 4 1 3 4 6 2 0 4 8 12 -5 10
15 Pharco 11 1 6 4 8 11 6 1 3 2 7 8 5 0 3 2 1 3 -3 9
16 El Daklyeh 11 1 5 5 5 12 6 1 2 3 3 7 5 0 3 2 2 5 -7 8
17 Ismaily 11 1 4 6 7 13 6 0 2 4 1 5 5 1 2 2 6 8 -6 7
18 Haras El Hodood 11 1 4 6 7 16 5 1 2 2 2 4 6 0 2 4 5 12 -9 7