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Saudi Arabia vs Egypt, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Saudi Arabia
2 – 1
Full Time
Egypt
Mon 25 Jun 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Aly Gabr
Y 86' Ahmed Fathy

Overview

Match Preview

Saudi Arabia vs Egypt — Worldcup .

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
15 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Saudi Arabia 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Egypt
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-25 Saudi Arabia 2–1 Egypt

Recent Form

Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Egypt H 2–1 W
20 Jun Uruguay A 0–1 L
14 Jun Russia A 0–5 L
19 Aug MSV Duisburg H 0–2 L
Egypt
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jun Saudi Arabia A 1–2 L
19 Jun Russia A 1–3 L
15 Jun Uruguay H 0–1 L
19 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–5 L

Season Stats

Saudi Arabia Egypt
#32 Position #26
2 Points 5
3 Played 3
0 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 0
1 Scored 5
5 Conceded 3
-4 GD +2
0.67 PPG 1.67
0% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season
0% Clean Sheets
Egypt this season

Saudi Arabia are 32nd (2 pts). Egypt are 26th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Saudi Arabia
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Egypt
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Saudi Arabia to score. At the same time, Egypt does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Saudi Arabia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' 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 Fahad Al Muwallad suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Saudi Arabia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 22' Egypt is taking the lead after the goal scored by Mohamed Salah on 22.
  • 27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Egypt that had 5 games and scored 5 goals.
  • 42' It looks surprising Saudi Arabia does not make any changes. Abdullah Otayf has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Goal! Salman Al Faraj scores his 2 goal in 8 matches.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Egypt player. Aly Gabr gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' It is a substitution in Egypt team. Abdulla El Said is replaced by Amr Warda on 45 minute.
  • 50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Trezeguet, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 51' Salman Al Faraj puts Saudi Arabia on the lead.
  • 56' The travelling Egypt supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 64' Another change for Egypt made on 64 minute. Marwan Mohsen leaves to be changed by Ramadan Sobhi.
  • 65' Muhannad Asiri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Hattan Babhri on 65 minute.
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Egypt needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 79' The Saudi Arabia manager makes a substitution. Fahad Al Muwallad departs to be replaced by Yahia Al Shehri.
  • 81' The Egypt manager makes a substitution. Trezeguet 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 8 matches.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Egypt.

Lineups

Saudi Arabia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pizzi

Egypt Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hector Cuper

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12 Saudi Arabia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.48 Egypt xG
I would bet for: Saudi Arabia or Egypt 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Saudi Arabia36% Draw27% Egypt37%
Actual: Saudi Arabia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Saudi Arabia or Draw
63%
Draw or Egypt
64%
Saudi Arabia or Egypt
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Saudi Arabia21% Draw48% Egypt31%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
10%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.3%
0 – 3
3.8%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Saudi Arabia

Handicap Saudi Arabia covers Push Egypt covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Egypt keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.