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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

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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
16 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.1 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
3/2
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/–
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Egypt
Mostafa Ziko 2 G 1 A
Emam Ashour 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Saudi Arabia get us underway at .
  • 5' Egypt have won 13 goals from 9 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The travelling Egypt supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Egypt fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Egypt are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' Brilliant from the ! Mohamed Salah makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 22.
  • 27' 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 Hussain Al Moqahwi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 42' Marwan Mohsen is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Egypt so far.
  • 45' Goal! Salman Al Faraj scores his 2 goal in 10 matches.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Egypt player. Aly Gabr gets a Yellow card.
  • 45' The Egypt manager makes a substitution. Abdulla El Said departs to be replaced by Amr Warda.
  • 50' Saudi Arabia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 51' What a moment for Salman Al Faraj! That strike on 45 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 56' Ahmed Fathy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 9 appearances.
  • 61' has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 64' Time for substitution for Egypt. Marwan Mohsen is replaced by Ramadan Sobhi.
  • 65' Saudi Arabia ring the changes. Hattan Babhri has done his job and it is now time for Muhannad Asiri to step up.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . Egypt seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Saudi Arabia and Egypt are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 79' Yahia Al Shehri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fahad Al Muwallad on 79 minute.
  • 81' Kahraba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Trezeguet on 81 minute.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Ahmed Fathy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' GOAL! Salem Al Dawsari scores on 90. Assisted by Abdullah Otayf
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Saudi Arabia to claim maximum points.

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.