Ceramica Cleopatra vs Petrojet Prediction & Betting Tips

Longer form picture is closer than it looks

Looking back over each side's last 20 matches across all competitions, the overall records are actually pretty similar: Ceramica have won eight, drawn seven and lost five, while Petrojet have won eight, drawn six and lost six.

Ceramica Cleopatra: 20 completed matches; Petrojet: 20 completed matches.

Ceramica Cleopatra

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

19

Difference

+8

Petrojet

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

27

Difference

0

The bigger difference is at the back. Ceramica have conceded 19 in that span compared with Petrojet's 27, even though both sides have scored 27 themselves. That points to Ceramica generally being the tighter side defensively over time.

Comparative Team Statistics: Ceramica Cleopatra vs Petrojet

Head-to-head leans Ceramica's way

Ceramica have won four of the last five meetings between these two, including three home wins by two goals or more: 2-1, 4-1 and 4-1. Petrojet's only win in that spell came in a League Cup tie at their own ground.

That's a decent recent record for the home side, though it's worth noting some of those bigger wins go back over a year now.

History favours Ceramica, but it shouldn't be treated as a guaranteed script.

Table position tells its own story

Ceramica sit fourth in the current table with 12 points from five matches, built on four wins and just the one defeat. Their goal difference is comfortably positive, having scored ten and conceded only three so far.

Petrojet are down in eighth with seven points from the same number of games, level at eight goals for and eight against. Two wins, a draw and two defeats is a fair reflection of a side still searching for consistency this season.

It's still an early-season table, so there's time for things to shift either way.

Key men in attack

Mostafa El Badry has been Petrojet's most productive forward recently, with three goals in five matches and an assist on top. Ahmed Bahbah has also chipped in with two goals for Petrojet over the same stretch.

Ceramica Cleopatra:

Best scorers:

Mohamed Reda - 2

Ahmed Belhadji - 2

Best assist providers:

Mohamed Reda - 2

Ahmed Belhadji - 2

Petrojet:

Best scorers:

Mostafa El Badry - 3

Ahmed Bahbah - 2

Mohamed Osman - 1

Best assist providers:

Mostafa El Badry - 1

Ahmed Bahbah - 1

Mohamed Osman - 1

For Ceramica, Mohamed Reda has two goals and two assists in his last five outings, and Ahmed Belhadji has matched that scoring and creative output too. Between them they cover a good chunk of Ceramica's attacking threat.

How this one could play out

Ceramica look like the more settled side right now: better league position, a tighter defensive record over the longer run, and a head-to-head edge at home. Petrojet can score goals but also leak them, and their away record against Ceramica specifically is patchy.

None of that guarantees a comfortable night for the hosts. Petrojet have beaten Ceramica in this fixture before, in a League Cup tie, and Ceramica's own 20-match sample includes five defeats too.