Zamalek SC vs National Bank of Egypt Prediction: We anticipate a comfortable victory for the hosts here

On Thursday, Zamalek SC will face off against National Bank of Egypt at the Cairo International Stadium. The White Knights are unbeaten in their last five matches and head here with a deserved (2-1) victory over arch-rival Al Ahly. At the same time, the visitors match here with two consecutive defeats. 

Last five games: DWLWW

The White Knights continue to impress under coach Jose Manuel Gomes, heading here with a six-game undefeated run. After defeating Al Ahly (2-1) at the Cairo International Stadium, Zamalek advanced to the final of the CAF Confederation Cup following their (0-3) victory at the Baba Yara Stadium in Ghana. Zamalek won back-to-back games in the league, defeating Al Ittihad and Al Ahly. There has been a massive shake-up in the team's management as they installed a new tactician and laid off some players. Former Reading FC, Almeria, and Maritimo coach will lead Zamalek for the remainder of the season. The changes have yielded results, and they can't wait to lay their hands on a title this season. 

Zamalek have won four, drawn a game, and lost once in their last six games at home. 

Last five games: LWWLL

The visitors had a little setback in the league with defeats against El Gaish and Pyramids. They failed to take their chances against ten men Pyramids FC as the hosts punished them despite the advantage. Pyramids scored three while they responded twice against them on the road. 

National Bank of Egypt are now five points above the relegation zone after securing six points from a combined fifteen in recent matches. Tarik Mostafa's men's decent run ended with a disappointing performance on their home turf, which was followed by an away loss. National Bank of Egypt have a pretty decent coach who always loves to attack and have scored in almost all their games this season. New signing Yaw Annor has scored twice and provided two assists since his signing. National Bank of Egypt have won twice, drawn two, and lost five away from home this season.

Over their previous eight meetings, Zamalek have won five and drawn twice, while National Bank of Egypt have recorded just a victory. Zamalek are back to their usual self, improving in each match. They have defeated Al Ahly and Dreams FC in their last games and are pretty confident coming into this game. They still have twelve days to prepare for their final of the CAF Confederation Cup against RSB Berkane in Morocco. At the same time, National Bank of Egypt have been unstable this season but can be very dangerous against big clubs. They have already defeated Al Ahly this season and will be confident of getting something out of this game. Unfortunately for them, the hosts will be keen to maintain their decent performance against them. We think Zamalek will win and score more than once here for 1.90.

We expect to see more than two goals here for 2.17.

The hosts will get off to a flying start, so we expect Zamalek to win before the break for 2.23.

Good luck!