Saudi Arabia vs Egypt: result 2-1 and analysis
World CupGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on June 25, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Volgograd Arena, Volgograd
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What was the result of Saudi Arabia vs Egypt?
Saudi Arabia won 2-1 on June 25, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 22′Mohamed SalahEgypt
- 45′Salman Al FarajSaudi Arabia (pen.)
- 90′Salem Al DawsariSaudi Arabia
Official lineup for Saudi Arabia vs Egypt
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Saudi Arabia
4-1-4-1- 19Fahad Al Muwallad
- 14Abdullah Otayf
- 18Salem Al Dawsari
- 9Hattan Bahbri
- 16Hussain Al Moqahwi
- 7Salman Al Faraj
- 6Mohammed Al Burayk
- 23Motaz Hawsawi
- 13Yasir Al Shahrani
- 3Osama Hawsawi
- 21Yasser Al-Mosailem
Egypt
4-2-3-1- 9Marwan Mohsen
- 10Mohamed Salah
- 21Trézéguet
- 17Mohamed Elneny
- 8Tarek Hamed
- 19Abdalla El Said
- 2Ali Gabr
- 6Ahmed Hegazy
- 13Mohamed Abdul Shafy
- 7Ahmed Fathy
- 1Essam El Hadary
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Saudi Arabia have 4 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats; Egypt have 3, 4 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2018 | Uruguay(away) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Russia(away) | 0-5 | World Cup |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Germany(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Jun 3, 2018 | Peru(home) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| May 28, 2018 | Italy(away) | 1-2 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2018 | Russia(away) | 1-3 | World Cup |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Uruguay(home) | 0-1 | World Cup |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Belgium(away) | 0-3 | Friendlies |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Colombia(home) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| May 25, 2018 | Kuwait(away) | 1-1 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Saudi Arabia score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Egypt score 0.7 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 0.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 5/15 | 8/15 |
| Egypt | 0.7 | 1.3 | 3 | 7/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Saudi Arabia sit 2nd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Egypt sit 4th (1 point from 1 match).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saudi ArabiaGroup H | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | EgyptGroup G | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy