Haras El Hodood vs Ghazl El Mahallah Prediction: Visiting Mahallah expected to take advantage of weak Hodood

This Egyptian Premier League encounter between Haras El Hodood and Ghazl El Mahallah will take place at Haras El-Hedoud Stadium in round 34 of the competition. A victory for the away club will improve their chances of staying up in the standings, while a loss for the home team will make it more difficult for them to avoid relegation.

Haras El Hodood - playing for pride here

In their previous games, Haras El Hodood had a winning record of one game against Aswan, a losing record of two games against Pyramids FC and Al Ahly, and two draws against El Daklyeh and Al Ittihad. Haras El Hodood was able to score six goals while also allowing five goals to be scored against them in those matches. During the current league season, Haras El Hodood has scored 0.56 goals on average in every game they have played. In terms of disciplinary actions, the home team has been issued 49 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, and they have committed an average of 1.78 fouls per game. The average rating for the Haras El Hodood team is 6.65 points per game. For whatever reason, Haras El Hodood's season-long average possession percentage of 43.70% shows that they are unable to keep the ball in play.

Ghazl El Mahallah - a much needed win for the visiting side

Ghazl El Mehalla comes into this match having failed to win any of their previous five matches. However, this side lost three matchups against Pyramids FC, ENPPI, and Zamalek, drawing two against Al Masry and National Bank of Egypt. The visiting team was held to a tally of three goals while allowing seven goals in those matches. Away from home, Ghazl El Mehalla's offense was held to an average of 0.76 goals per game, while their defense was responsible for 1.36. The away squad was shown 53 yellow cards but none of the more serious red cards, although they committed a total of 25 fouls during the game. The squad rating that Ghazl El Mehalla receives on average is 6.32 after each match. Ghazl El Mehalla have a poor ball possession percentage of 48.86% on average so far this season.

Head-Head Statistics

Haras El Hodood and Ghazl El Mehalla have played 15 times in the last seasons, with Haras El Hodood winning 8 games and Ghazl El Mehalla winning 3 games. A total of four of the games were decided by a draw. In the head-to-head matchups, Haras El Hodood scored 15 goals, while Ghazl El Mehalla only managed to score 10 goals.

Expert Betting Tips

Both sides should be motivated to provide their best effort in this contest because they both have a strong desire to come out on top. Despite this, I think that the significance of this competition for both of the competing teams should determine the outcome of this match. In the meantime, despite the fact that Ghazl El Mahallah have not been a very impressive team, I feel that their desire to stay up in the league will motivate them to perform better here and lead to a victory. In the meantime, I believe that there will be a lot of offensive play in this match, which is why I'm going to bet on the over.