If you need your football fix on Christmas Day, then look no further than the Egypt Premier League. The Egyptian top flight will present a full slate of fixtures on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Ismaily and Al Masry will play on Sunday in a six-point affair between two lower midtable teams. Al Masry are 10th in the division ahead of the fixture, while Al Ismaily are 14th in the standings.
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Al Masry took seven points from the last six games. Just one of those six games ended as a win, as Al Masry went winless in their last five matches. Al Masry scored seven goals and conceded seven times across the last six fixtures.
The Green Eagles took just three points from four games on the road. All three points came from draws. Al Masry scored a mere three goals away from home while conceding five goals on their travels.
Ismaily picked up six points from the last six games in the Egypt Premier League. Like Al Masry, just one of Ismaily’s last six games ended as a win. Ismaily are coming off of that win, which was a 1-0 victory over ENPPI. Ismaily scored just five goals and conceded six times in the last six games.
The Yellow and Blue are the worst team in the Egypt Premier League in terms of points at home. Ismaily have one point from four games on their home turf. Just one goal was scored by the Yellow and Blue in their four home matches.
Al Masry slightly edged Ismaily in their previous six head-to-head matches in all competitions. The Green Eagles posted a record of 3W-1D-2L in the six games.
The home team in head-to-head matches between Ismaily and Al Masry went unbeaten in the last five games.
Last season, Ismaily won at home 3-2 but Al Masry returned the favour with a 4-1 home victory of their own. Al Masry coach Ehab Galal has watched his team struggle for goals.
Abderrahim Deghmoum leads the team in goals with just two strikes. Al Masry have scored a mere seven goals this term as a team.
Ismaily have scored six times in the Egypt Premier League. Christmas Day’s game is likely to be low scoring, with the match ending 1-1.
The trend of the home team being unbeaten in matches between Ismaily and Al Masry will continue. Expect a low-scoring game, as the rivals can’t be separated.