ISMĀʻĪLĪYAH, Egypt (Jan. 22, 2026) (Interstat) — El Mokawloon El Arab SC overturned a projected defeat to beat Ismaily SC 2-1 on Thursday in an Egyptian Premier League match at Ismaïlia Stadium.

Interstat’s simulator had projected a 1-0 win for Ismaily, which held a 65.3% win probability. The visitors defied those odds with two goals in a six-minute span. Joackiam Ojera opened the scoring for El Mokawloon in the 55th minute. Ismaily’s Abdelrahman El Dah equalized in the 62nd, assisted by Abdelkarim Mostafa. Ojera netted the decisive goal just six minutes later, assisted by Marwan Hamdy.

The match featured five yellow cards. El Mokawloon’s Ibrahim El Qadi received a straight red card in the 80th minute. El Mokawloon begins its league season 1-0, while Ismaily starts 0-1.