El Daklyeh vs Zamalek Prediction: Zamalek to take advantage of struggling Daklyeh

The Egyptian Premier League game in week 31 between El Daklyeh and Zamalek will take place at Al-Salam Stadium Cairo. In their last meeting in February, Zamalek rattled to a 1-0 win at home. Can El Daklyeh, this time at home, pick a point in this fixture?

El Daklyeh are coming off a disappointing performance against Pharco in what was a road game, which they lost. In that encounter, El Daklyeh forced a goalless draw at halftime, but following a second yellow card received by Karim Yehia, which led to his sending off, El Daklyeh could not hold to pick a point in that game as they conceded twice in the last minutes of that game. 

However, looking at this team's recent performance it is not impressive. In their last six games, El Daklyeh picked up just one win against ZED FC in a home encounter. However, other encounters saw El Daklyeh play Al Ittihad to a 1-1 draw while suffering defeats at the hands of Al Ahly twice and Smouha. The home team has 19 points from a possible 90 in the league standings, leaving them seated at the bottom. 

Zamalek are coming off a cup encounter against Proxy in which they won 5 goals to 2. In that encounter, Zamalek scored three goals within the first 8 minutes of the game, with Mohab Yasser, Youssef Obama, and Nasser Maher finding the back of the target. In the meantime, Proxy got two back before the end of the first half, but goals from Abdallah Said and Nasser Mansy Dessouky were crucial to send Zamalek to the next round. 

However, this team's last league encounter was against Baladiyat El Mahalla, where they drew 0-0. Heading into this game, Zamalek have an unbeaten record of six matches. In those encounters, Zamalek won four, settling for draws in the remaining two. Zamalek have 42 points from 26 games this season and are seated 6th spot in the league standings with 40 goals scored and 26 conceded. 

Zamalek won three times in their last five meetings, while the two others ended in draws. Out of those three wins, one was after extra time. Zamalek scored seven goals, while El Daklyeh scored four. 

Despite being on the road, this game is going to be an easy one for Zamalek. El Daklyeh have not been a threat to top sides this season, and looking at their run of games into this one, I do not see them making a statement in this fixture. Expect this game to be dominated from the first minute to the end by Zamalek, and a win with goals is the best option here.