Egypt vs Zimbabwe: result 2-1 and analysis
Africa Cup of NationsGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on December 22, 2025 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
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What was the result of Egypt vs Zimbabwe?
Egypt won 2-1 on December 22, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 20′P. DubeZimbabwe
- 64′Omar MarmoushEgypt
- 90′Mohamed SalahEgypt
Official lineup for Egypt vs Zimbabwe
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Egypt
- 22Omar Marmoush
- 7Trézéguet
- 8Emam Ashour
- 10Mohamed Salah
- 14Hamdi Fathy
- 19Marwan Attia
- 3Mohamed Hany
- 4Hossam Abdelmaguid
- 6Yasser Ibrahim
- 12M. Hamdi
- 23Mohamed El Shenawy
Zimbabwe
- 11W. Navaya
- 7P. Dube
- 8J. Fabisch
- 14D. Msendami
- 18M. Nakamba
- 23Emmanuel Jalai
- 2John Gerald Tungamirai Takwara
- 4M. Garananga
- 15T. Hadebe
- 21Godknows Murwira
- 22W. Arubi
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Egypt have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Zimbabwe have 2, 6 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2025 | Nigeria(home) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Jordan(home) | 0-3 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 6, 2025 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 1-1 | Arab Cup |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Kuwait(home) | 1-1 | Arab Cup |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Cape Verde Islands(home) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | Qatar(away) | 2-1 | Friendlies |
| Nov 13, 2025 | Algeria(away) | 1-3 | Friendlies |
| Oct 13, 2025 | Lesotho(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Oct 10, 2025 | South Africa(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
| Sep 9, 2025 | Rwanda(home) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Africa |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 1 Egypt win, 0 draws, 0 Zimbabwe wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 2019 | Egypt 1-0 Zimbabwe | Africa Cup of Nations |
How many goals should we expect?
Egypt score 1.3 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Zimbabwe score 0.8 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 1.3 | 0.8 | 8 | 5/15 | 5/15 |
| Zimbabwe | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2 | 8/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Egypt sit 1st in Africa Cup of Nations (7 points from 3 matches) and Zimbabwe sit 4th (1 point from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
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