National Bank of Egypt vs El Gaish Prediction: A draw is expected to be the outcome here

Cairo International Stadium will be the venue for this round 18 Egyptian Premier League game between the National Bank of Egypt and El Gaish. While they will enter this match, the National Bank of Egypt are seated 13th in the league table, while the visiting team sit 12th. Which side wins here?

National Bank of Egypt are off a 1-0 win over El Daklyeh, and coming into this game, they will hope for another positive result. In that game, the National Bank of Egypt got their goal through Mohamed Hetal’s goal from the spot. In the meantime, that win is now National Bank of Egypt's second in a row, the first coming against Al Ahly, having lost to Pharco in a prior encounter on the road. Heading into this game, the National Bank of Egypt have scored 23 goals from 17 games this season while conceding 24 in the same run.

El Gaish will look to extend their unbeaten run 11 in a row, but this time with a win. In their last four games in the league, El Gaish failed to pick a win, as they drew Al Ittihad, Pharco, El Daklyeh, and Pyramids in that run. In the meantime, El Gaish have garnered 21 points from a possible 45 this season, a span where they scored just 14 goals while conceding 12.

Since their first meeting in January of 2021, El Gaish and the National Bank of Egypt have seen themselves face one another on eight occasions. El Gaish pulled off wins three times in those matches, while National Bank of Egypt were victorious four times. In the meantime, one other encounter ended in a 1-1 draw in 2022. In those matches, the National Bank of Egypt scored nine times, while El Gaish found the back of the net seven times.

I expect both teams to come here to protect their unbeaten run more rather than taking three possible points from it. Also, most of their games have ended with two goals, and with both teams expected to focus on defense in this one, few goals can also be considered.