ZED vs Zamalek Prediction: A competitive encounter is expected

At the Cairo International Stadium, ZED will play Zamalek in game 23 of the Egyptian Premier League. Let’s look into the previews of this game and make a prediction. 

ZED are coming off a win over Smouha, a game that ended 1-2. In that game, Mohamed Samir’s strike gave this side the lead in the 15th minute, and in the 61st minute, Shady Hussein extended the lead to 0-2. However, Smouha got one back in that game in the 95th minute through Junior Ajayi’s strike, but that was not enough to deny ZED all maximum points. Taking a look at this team’s recent games, ZED have won four of their last five games, with their only defeat coming against Arab Contractors. ZED scored ten goals in that game while conceding three. This season, ZED have accumulated 36 points from 22 matches, positioning them 3rd in the standings.

Zamalek will come into this game following a CAF Confederation Cup final loss. In that game, Zamalek lost 2-1, conceding twice in the first half, and despite Seifeddine Jaziri’s strike in the early minutes of the second half, they could not still win. However, Zamalek's last league game was against Smouha, and this team still lost 1-0. In the meantime, the prior games to those losses saw Zamalek boast of an unbeaten run of seven games, where they won 5 and drew 2 of the encounters. Heading into this game, Zamalek have accumulated 24 points from 15 league games, positioning them 13th in the standings.

This is going to be a close encounter, looking at how the two teams are performing right now. Zamalek have just lost a CAF Confederation Cup final, while ZED has won back-to-back league games. Both teams' chances are high here, and we could witness a lot of top plays. Take both teams to score here, while Zamalek takes maximum points, thanks to quality in the squad and experience.