Abu Qair Semad vs Ghazl El Mehalla Prediction

Both sides short on form

Abu Qair Semad's longer run of results spans two different competition levels, so it's worth treating their overall record with some caution. What's clearer is their start to this Premier League campaign: one win from five games, that victory coming against National Bank of Egypt, with four defeats against tougher opposition in Al Ahly, Zamalek and Pyramids.

Abu Qair Semad: 20 completed matches; Ghazl El Mehalla: 20 completed matches.

Abu Qair Semad

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

40% 8 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

17

Conceded

18

Difference

-1

Ghazl El Mehalla

20 matches

Win

20% 4 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

16

Conceded

22

Difference

-6

Ghazl El Mehalla's picture looks similar, if anything flatter. Across a wider sample of twenty matches they've won only four times, and their last five league fixtures have brought just a single point, with a goalless draw against Enppi sandwiched between four defeats. Goals have been hard to come by for them as well.

Both teams have struggled for goals in their most recent matches, which could shape how open this one is.

Comparative Team Statistics: Abu Qair Semad vs Ghazl El Mehalla

Just one meeting on record

These two have only one recorded meeting, back in October 2023, when Ghazl El Mehalla won 2-0 at home in a Second League fixture. That's three years old now, came in a different competition, and with home advantage reversed compared to this match, so it tells us little about where either side stands today.

Early season places

Abu Qair Semad sit 17th with three points from five games, while Ghazl El Mehalla are placed 20th with a single point. Both have shipped more goals than they've scored by a noticeable margin so far, though with only five rounds played there's plenty of time for things to shift.

Cards could be a factor for Abu Qair Semad

Three Abu Qair Semad players, Seif Shika, Y. Hamdi and M. Alaa, have each picked up two yellow cards in their last five appearances. That's not a suspension risk on its own, but it suggests the hosts have been getting booked at a fairly steady rate this season.

Abu Qair Semad:

Penalty cards:

Seif Shika x 2

Y. Hamdi x 2

M. Alaa x 2

A tight, low-scoring game looks the shape of things

With both sides averaging well under a goal a game in their current league form, and neither looking especially solid at the back either, this has the look of a scrappy, low-event match. Abu Qair Semad's extra point and their win over NBE give them a touch more confidence, but Ghazl El Mehalla's longer-term numbers aren't radically different.