El Ahly SC 3, El Mokawloon El Arab SC 1

CAIRO (Interstat) — Defying a tight pregame projection, El Ahly SC delivered a commanding performance to open its Egyptian Premier League campaign with a 3-1 victory over El Mokawloon El Arab SC on Thursday afternoon at Arab Contractors Stadium. The match, which statistical models suggested would be a close affair, was controlled by the visiting side, who leveraged decisive contributions from their bench to secure three points. El Ahly, entering the contest with a 56.3% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, quickly established dominance but had to wait until late in the first half to break through. The opening… Read more...