On Sunday evening, Al Masry and Ismaily go head-to-head at the Al Masry Club Stadium as both teams look for potentially vital points in the Egyptian Premier League.
The home team is currently in sixth place in the table, just four points adrift of league leaders FC Masr. Al Masry heads into this game on the back of two straight victories in the league over ENPPI and Zamalek.
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The 1-0 win over Zamalek last time out ended a run of high-scoring games, as their previous three outings in the league had all produced over 2.5 goals.
Al Masry have been relatively strong on home soil in recent months, winning three of their last four home matches in the Egyptian top-flight. However, the majority of their recent league games on home soil have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last eight outings.
The visitors are only out of the relegation zone courtesy of a superior goal difference to 16th place Dakhleya after a poor recent run of form.
A 1-0 defeat at ENPPI last time out in the league means that Ismaily have won just one of their previous seven matches in the Egyptian top-flight, suffering five defeats in the run.
The loss against ENPPI ended a run of high-scoring games, as their previous three league games have all produced over 2.5 goals.
Part of the reason Ismaily is near the bottom of the table is their poor recent away form in the Egyptian top-flight, as they head into this game winless in five league games on their travels.
Their recent away games in the league have been relatively low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven matches on their travels.
Forebet predicts this will be a close encounter, with Al Masry recording a victory in a low-scoring match.