PHARCO, Egypt (Interstat) — Two Egyptian Premier League sides stuck in contrasting runs of form meet Friday when Pharco hosts National Bank of Egypt Club at a venue to be determined.

The match, scheduled for May 22, 2026, pits a Pharco side mired in a six-game losing streak against a National Bank of Egypt team that has collected seven points from its past four outings.

National Bank of Egypt Club enters the fixture on the back of a 1-1 draw at home against El Gouna on May 17. The result extended the visiting side’s unbeaten run to three matches, following a 3-2 defeat of Petrojet on May 13 and a 1-0 win over Ismaily SC on May 7. Over their last 10 league games, National Bank of Egypt has posted five wins, two draws and three losses.

Pharco, meanwhile, has not earned a point since April 13, when it defeated Haras El Hodood SC 2-1. The home side has lost five straight since then, most recently a 1-0 defeat at Tala’ea El Gaish on May 18. Four of those five losses have been by a single goal, and Pharco has been held scoreless in four of its last six matches overall.

The head-to-head record favors National Bank of Egypt Club, which won the most recent meeting 1-0 on Feb. 25, 2026, in Alexandria. That result extended the visitors’ winning streak against Pharco to two matches.

A statistics-based simulation by Interstat projects a 1-1 draw, a result that would offer little relief for a Pharco side fighting to climb out of the bottom half of the table. National Bank of Egypt Club, currently midtable, will aim to build momentum toward the end of the season.

Kickoff is set for Friday evening. The Egyptian Premier League fixture will be the second of three matches scheduled this week as clubs jockey for final positioning before the season’s conclusion.