Arab Contractors vs National Bank of Egypt Prediction: Tough test for Arab Contractors at home

Arab Contractors Stadium will host the Egyptian Premier League encounter between Arab Contractors and the National Bank of Egypt. The last time these two teams met, the National Bank of Egypt secured a win on the road. Can Arab Contractors avoid a defeat in this encounter?

Arab Contractors are coming off a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Pyramids last time out in the league. However, this team has been disappointing in their last matches, and they will now look to be doing their best to avoid another defeat. In their last five games, Arab Contractors have lost three, two others against El Daklyeh and Tersana, while they drew Pharco in one other encounter. However, Arab Contractors' lone win in recent games was against El Gaish, securing a 3-1 victory. In the Egyptian Premier League this season, Arab Contractors have accumulated 19 points from 25 matches, positioning them 17th.

National Bank of Egypt will look to secure another statement win in this game following a 5-0 demolition of Baladiyat El Mahalla. In that encounter, the National Bank of Egypt scored just one goal in the first half, with Mohamed Helal putting his side in the lead. However, a more balanced half saw this team score three times, with Mohamed Bassiouny, Osama Faisal, and Mohamed Grendo all finding the back of the net, while Ahmed El Aash’s own goal in the 90+1 minute extended National Bank of Egypt's lead to five. Heading into this game, the National Bank of Egypt are unbeaten in their last five games, defeating Petrojet in one other encounter, while they drew El Ismaily and El Gouna. National Bank of Egypt scored 12 goals in those matches while conceding four. 

In their last five games, Arab Contractors failed to win a single one, while National Bank of Egypt won three. However, the other two encounters ended in identical 1-1 draws. In those matches, Arab Contractors scored four goals, while the National Bank of Egypt scored eight.

I will trust the National Bank of Egypt in this game despite being on the road. In recent games, Arab Contractors have not lived up to expectations, and in this fixture, they have also been disappointing. While the National Bank of Egypt have not had it easy also, they have just scored five past their last opponent and given that I expect more from them here, a bet on the road team is worth taking a chance on in a game that could end 0-2.