El Ismaily take on the visitors Smouha in the round 24 match of Egyptian Premier League. The match will be played on Wednesday, July 13th at Borg El Arab Stadium (Alexandria).
Whether the third place in the league cup will give the hosts additional motivation is not sure, but their struggle to maintain residence in the championship continues. For the most part, the team is not only has too many draws, but rather does not use the opportunities for its own victories. They rarely lose on their field, Ismaily has no special problems with defense. There is only a weak attack. If they manage to score, they can count on the points scored. The current state of affairs is satisfactory, if we consider the hosts as an underdog. Only one defeat in six league matches, and it was to Zamalek. But they have to start winning.
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The Alexandrians are on the same fifth line, where they finished last season. In the last round, Al-Ahly was beaten, the 1/8 cup stage was passed. Attention is drawn to the aggressive game in the attack. So, in the last seven matches, Smouha scored 22 times! Which is an excellent result based on the overall performance of the Egyptian championship. The unbeaten run of the guests has been going on since mid-May, on the road the team has not lost four rounds in a row. Compete for getting into the top three is quite real. Only Al-Ahly has fewer defeats in a season.
The bookmakers give to the hosts a small advantage. It is not clear, whether due to the home field factor, or because of the recent head-to-head confrontation in the cup. And yet, Smouha plays high-scoring football and rarely leaves the field without a goal scored. Lately there's been more than one per meeting. Ismaily, as it was noticed, have big problems with the attack. It is unlikely that in this case one of the leaders will lose to one of the outsiders. Zero handicap for a fly seems to me the best option in this confrontation. Yes, and for an odd above two.
Prediction for the match: Smouha to win with 0.0 handicap.
