Wadi Degla and ENPPI meet at Petrosport Stadium, in a match for the 6th round of the Premier League. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which registers 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 7 matches. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 12‑09‑2020, for the Premier League, which ended with the victory of ENPPI by (2‑1). The goals of the match were scored by Ahmed Ramadan (18 ‘), for Wadi Degla, and Omar Fathi Saviola (16’) and Mohamed Sherif (85 ‘), for ENPPI. In this game, the home factor may be decisive, since the ENPPI presents considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.
Wadi Degla:
After 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 11th position, with 5 points won. In their last match, they drew in an away match against Al Ahly by (0‑0), after losing in the previous match (1‑2) at home, in a match against Smouha. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 17 suffered; against 5 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 13 goals scored and 16 suffered. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Wadi Degla won 4, tied 3 and lost 3. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 3 of the last 4 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition.
Wadi Degla comes to this match after a 0x0 draw in the visit to the Al Ahly stadium, on matchday five of the Egyptian Premier League. The locals dominated the game most of the time, but were unable to translate that dominance into goals. With this result, the local team added the second consecutive game without winning for the championship, in which it now occupies the eleventh position, with five points.
In this game against ENPPI, coach Nikodimos Papavasiliou must present himself in a 4-3-3, promoting the defensive organization and counterattacks, mostly articulated by the flanks. Diego Calderón, Alexander Jakobsen and Jorginho will be the offensive references of the local team. For its part, the central zone should be made up of Amr Saleh, Mohamed Reda and Ahmed Magdy. Apparently, the coach of the home team can count on all the units.
ENPPI :
After 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, the visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 4 points won. In their last match, they lost to Zamalek at home by (1‑2), after in the previous match having drawn at home, in a match against Ghazl El Mehalla, by (1‑1). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 5 victories, 7 draws and 3 defeats as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 13 suffered; against 5 victories, 6 draws and 4 defeats in his stadium, with 17 goals scored and 15 suffered. In their last away match for this competition, they won (0‑1) against Misr Lel Makasa. In its last 10 away matches the ENPPI has recorded 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 3 of the last 4 matches, so they have not presented great defensive strength, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for few goals, since in 12 of the last 13 they played there were less than 3 goals.
The ENPPI received and lost with Zamalek, by 1×2, and added the second consecutive game without tasting the taste of victory. Ramy Sabry scored the only goal for the home team, which turned out to be little to avoid defeat. Thus, the visiting team has four points added and occupies the fourteenth place in the classification table.
The formation led by Helmi Toulan should act in the usual tactical design, the 4-3-3, to benefit ball possession and positional attacks. The three most advanced players, responsible for creating problems for the opponent’s defensive structure, are John Ebuka, Karim Fouad and Dinopeter Jude Airaodion. Regarding the midfield, it should be formed by Salah Rico, Mohamed Morsi and Abdelrahman Amer. Ahmed Youssef will be out of this game, due to being injured.
