Ismaily and Wadi Degla meet at Ismaïlia Stadium, in a match for the 20th round of the Premier League. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, on 10-05-2019, Ismaily won away by (0‑1). In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 4 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 07‑11‑2018, for the Premier League, which ended with the victory of Wadi Degla by (1‑3). The goals of the match were scored by C. Mendouga (42 ‘), for Ismaily, and Mohamed Reda (3’), Mohamed El Gabbas (82 ‘) and Karim Mamdouh Khaled (85’), for Wadi Degla. Despite being a match between th and 14th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the ranked number in home games and the 7th away.
Ismaily :
After 6 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, the home team is currently in the th position, without having won any points. In their last match, they drew (1‑1) against El Gounah at home, after having lost (1‑2) at home in the previous match, against Zamalek. This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 10 points away and at home, with 5 goals scored and 9 suffered as away, against 11 goals scored and 12 suffered at home. In their last match, for the Friendlies, they beat Masr away by (0‑2). In their last 10 home games for the championship, Ismaily won 3, tied 3 and lost 4, for which they won 12 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (6 out of 10 matches). The team has not been very strong defensively, since they have always suffered goals in the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that rarely scores first. In fact, he never opened the scoring in the last 18 games for the Premier League.
In this match against Wadi Degla, coach Didier Gomes Da Rosa must present his team in a 4-3-3, favoring counterattacks, mostly from the flanks. The three most advanced players responsible for launching panic in the opponent’s defensive zone are Mohamed El Shamy, Ben Youssef and Patrick Kaddu. As for the midfield, it must be formed by Ahmed Madbouli, Mahmoud Dunga and Humam Tariq. For this match, the coach of the home team has all units available.
Wadi Degla :
The visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 18 points won, after 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Tanta by (0‑0). In the last match, they won at home against Haras El Hodood by (1‑0). This is a team that tends to achieve more positive results away from home than at home, as they won 12 points away and 6 in their stadium, with 10 goals scored and 9 suffered as away, against 8 goals scored and 18 suffered at home. For the championship, Wadi Degla won 12 points out of 27 possible, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 9 games they played as a visitor. In their away league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (5 out of 10 matches). The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 5 of the last 9 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. This is a team that has struggled to open the scoring and only managed to score the first goal once in the last 19 Premier League games.
In this away game, Nicky Papavasiliou’s team must line up in the usual tactical pattern, 4-3-3, to benefit tactical organization and offensive transitions. Hossam Arafat, Ahmed Sherif and Ragab Omran should be the main figures in the attack of the visitors. In midfield the bet should be on Ahmed Said, Amr Saleh and Mohamed Abdel Aati. Coach Wadi Degla appears to have the entire squad at his disposal for this match against Ismaily.
PREDICTION: El Ismaily to win @ 2,00
