Saudi Arabia vs Egypt, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Saudi Arabia vs Egypt — Worldcup .
- Saudi Arabia 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
- Egypt 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
- Referee Tiago Martins
- Referee Hiroshi Yamauchi
- Referee Artur Soares Dias
- Referee Carlos Astroza
- Referee Wilmar Roldan
- Referee Alexander Guzman
- Referee Christian de la Cruz
- Referee Ricardo Montero
12 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 10.9 goals/gameHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Egypt gets underway.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mohamed Salah made 396 appearances and scored 176 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Saudi Arabia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' What a strike from Mohamed Salah! The score is 0-1.
- 27' It looks surprising Egypt does not make any changes. Hussain Al Moqahwi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 42' Saudi Arabia is showing some good football. However, Saudi Arabia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 45' What a strike from Salman Al Faraj! The score is 1-1.
- 45' The referee calls foul for Aly Gabr. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' Amr Warda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Abdulla El Said on 45 minute.
- 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yasir Al Shahrani, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 51' GOAL! Salman Al Faraj scores on 45.
- 56' It’s high time Pizzi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Egypt that had 4 games and scored 3 goals.
- 64' It is a substitution in Egypt team. Marwan Mohsen is replaced by Ramadan Sobhi on 64 minute.
- 65' The whistle greets Hattan Babhri as he departs to be replaced by Muhannad Asiri.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 79' Another change for Saudi Arabia made on 79 minute. Fahad Al Muwallad leaves to be changed by Yahia Al Shehri.
- 81' The whistle greets Trezeguet as he departs to be replaced by Kahraba.
- 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ahmed Fathy on 86.
- 90' Goal! Salem Al Dawsari scores his 3 goal in 7 matches.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
Saudi Arabia Lineups
Starting XI
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- 13
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- 3
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- 16
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9
Hattan Babhri ↓ Muhannad Asiri 65'
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- 14
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Bench
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20
Muhannad Asiri ↑ 65'
- 22
- 1
- 2
- 10
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Yahia Al Shehri ↑ 79'
- 12
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Coach PizziEgypt Lineups
Starting XI
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- 7
- 6
- 13
- 2
- 17
- 21
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19
Abdulla El Said ↓ Amr Warda 45'
- 8
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Marwan Mohsen ↓ Ramadan Sobhi 64'
- 10
Bench
- 3
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11
Kahraba ↑ 81'
- 5
- 18
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14
Ramadan Sobhi ↑ 64'
- 15
- 20
- 12
- 16
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22
Amr Warda ↑ 45'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Salem Al Dawsari 1 Salman Al Faraj 1 Mohamed Salah 1 Salem Al Dawsari 1 Salman Al Faraj 1 Mohamed Salah 1 Head to Head
Saudi Arabia Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.64 Saudi Arabia xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.11 Egypt xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Saudi Arabia winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Saudi Arabia or Draw 76%Draw or Egypt 49%Saudi Arabia or Egypt 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.5%1 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.4%0 – 0 8.3%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 1 6.2%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 5%3 – 0 4.5%0 – 2 3.9%3 – 2 2.9%Asian Handicap — Saudi Arabia
Handicap Saudi Arabia covers Push Egypt covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 15% 74% -1.5 26% — 74% -1 26% 22% 52% -0.5 48% — 52% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 15% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Egypt keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.