The race for survival in the Egyptian Premier League is heating up. On Thursday night, Haras El Hedoud will host Aswan SC in a relegation six-pointer. Both teams were promoted last season, and it looks like both could return to the second tier.
Haras El Hedoud are bottom of the Premier League table going into the fixture. The team is on a six-game losing streak and sit 10 points adrift of safety.
A win could ignite survival hopes. However, a loss could see the club relegated from the top flight. Relegation would depend on results elsewhere.
Aswan, on the other hand, are 14th in the standings, with 31 points from 29 matches. Four of Aswan’s last five matches ended in defeat. They go to Haras El Hedoud on the back of two straight losses.
The teams met five times previously with Aswan posting a record of 3W-1D-1L. They outscored Haras El Hedoud 6-4 in their five previous meetings. Earlier this season, the rivals drew 1-1, as neither side could find the winner.
Haras El Hedoud are bottom of the current form table with zero points from the last six games. They were outscored 11-2 by their last six opponents.
Haras El Hedoud are the Premier League’s worst home team with a mere 10 points from 13 matches. They are on a four-match home losing streak.
Aswan didn’t do much better in their last six matches. The club picked up four points out of 18 points on offer. They were outscored 10-5 across the last six fixtures. Aswan failed to win their last three road matches.
Manager Ayman El Ramadi has no fresh injuries at Aswan going into the match. The team is led in goals by forward Mohamed Hamdi with 11. Midfielder Ahmed Belhadji is Aswan’s chief goal-creator with seven assists.
Haras El Hedoud manager Ahmed Ayoub has no fresh injury worries either. The team is led in goals by Mostafa Ziko with seven. Haras El Hedoud are the Premier League’s lowest-scoring team. They have managed a mere 14 goals and 50% of their goals were scored by Ziko.
Making matters worse for Ayoub is the defence. Haras El Hedoud have allowed the third-most goals this season with 37.
The reverse fixture finished 1-1, with neither team able to get the upper hand. Haras El Hedoud are playing poorly right now. They are on a six-match losing streak ahead of Aswan’s visit. Aswan should post a narrow win with the game ending 1-0.