El Gouna vs National Bank of Egypt Prediction: An evenly contested game is expected

At El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna will take on the National Bank of Egypt in a round 26 encounter of the Egyptian Premier League. How will this contest end?

El Gouna's last game was against Future FC, and this team lost in a poor fashion, a 3-1 defeat. In that game, El Gouna did take the lead in the 18th minute of the encounter through Reda Abdelrahman’s strike. However, Arnold Eba leveled the scores for El Gouna before the halftime break, while Joseph Ngwem and Hadji Barry also got on the scoresheet in the second half. Heading into this game, El Gouna have not won a game in 90 minutes in seven consecutive matches. Also, El Gouna have 30 points from a possible 75 this season, positioning them 12th in the standings.

National Bank of Egypt will look to take the momentum from their last league cup encounter, where they defeated Petrojet 4-1. In that encounter, Mahmoud Kaoud, Ahmed Madbouli, and Issahaku Yakubu found the back of the net, earning this team their second win in their recent matches. However, in other encounters, the National Bank of Egypt lost to Ceramica Cleopatra while being held to draws by Future FC and El Ismaily. In the league this season, the National Bank of Egypt have 23 accumulated points from a possible 75, positioning them 14th in the standings, 2 points ahead of relegation-placed sides. 

The two teams have been woeful defensively, and I expect a lot of attacking plays in this game. At the moment, the National Bank of Egypt have a better performance, and while El Gouna are at home, I do not expect them to struggle too much. Overall, this looks like a draw game, but the focus should be on attacking play from both ends.