Petrojet vs Smouha SC Prediction

How each side has been playing

Petrojet's longer run shows a fairly even split of results, with as many draws as losses mixed into their wins. That points to a team capable of competing but not always closing games out, and they've shipped goals at a similar rate to the ones they've scored.

Petrojet: 20 completed matches; Smouha SC: 20 completed matches.

Petrojet

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

29

Difference

-3

Smouha SC

20 matches

Win

35% 7 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

16

Conceded

20

Difference

-4

Smouha's sample over the same stretch is tougher reading. They've lost well over half of these matches and have struggled to score, netting only a handful of goals across twenty games. That's a sample from across recent months rather than a single tidy run, so it should be read as a general trend rather than a guarantee of current sharpness.

Petrojet's record looks sturdier on paper, but their own defensive numbers aren't spotless either.

Comparative Team Statistics: Petrojet vs Smouha SC

A history that swings both ways

These two have met plenty of times down the years, and the results have gone all over the place, including heavy wins for both sides at different points. The most recent meeting, in the league last season, finished goalless.

Older meetings go back over a decade and span different competitions, so they're not much use as a guide to current form. The scoreless draw last time out is the most relevant data point here, and it fits with a fixture that's often been close.

Where they sit right now

Petrojet currently sit ninth with eight points from six games, while Smouha are down in thirteenth on seven points from the same number of matches. It's a narrow points gap despite the difference in position, which suggests this league is tightly packed around both sides.

Petrojet's goal difference is level at ten for and ten against, while Smouha have scored only two and conceded four in their six games. That's a notably quieter scoring record for the away side so far.

Players to keep an eye on

Petrojet's scoring in their recent sample has leaned on Mostafa El Badry, who has three goals in his last five appearances, with Ahmed Bahbah also among the goals and both players contributing an assist too. That gives the home side a reasonably clear source of threat going forward.

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

Smouha SC:

Penalty cards:

Amr El Sisi x 3

On the other side, Smouha's data flags Amr El Sisi as the player picking up the most bookings recently, with three yellows in his last five games. That's a disciplinary note worth being aware of rather than a sign anyone is suspended for this one.

How this one could play out

Petrojet's home form has featured goals at both ends, and with El Badry and Bahbah in form, they look capable of causing problems if Smouha's leaky recent defence shows up again. Smouha, though, have had enough poor results that they may set up cautiously and look to avoid a repeat of their heavier losses.

Given the tight points gap and last season's goalless draw between the two, a low-scoring, scrappy contest wouldn't be a surprise. Nothing in the data points strongly to one side dominating.