CAIRO (Interstat) — Ghazl El Mahalla SC visits Modern SC on Saturday in an Egyptian Premier League matchup that pits one of the league’s hottest teams against a home side struggling to find the net.

Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. local time at Modern SC’s home ground. The match, scheduled for May 23, 2026, marks the second meeting between the clubs this season after a 0-0 draw on Nov. 1 in El Mahalla.

Ghazl El Mahalla enters with momentum, having posted a 1-0 victory Monday over El Ittihad SC El Iskandary. The team, currently riding a two-match unbeaten streak, owns a 5-3-3 record in its last 11 games. A 2-0 loss to ZED on May 13 remains the club’s only defeat in that stretch. Ghazl El Mahalla has shown defensive discipline, recording clean sheets in six of those contests, including four via 0-0 scorelines. Their away form includes a 1-0 win at El Gouna on April 8 and a 1-1 draw at Petrojet on April 23.

Modern SC, by contrast, enters winless in six straight league matches. The club’s most recent outing ended in a 1-1 draw Sunday at Petrojet. Before that, Modern SC managed a 1-0 victory at Pharco on May 12, but has otherwise struggled to score (Interstat) — tallying just two goals across its last seven fixtures. Six of those seven games featured 0-0 or 1-0 scorelines. The home side’s record over its last 11 matches stands at 2-4-5, with both wins coming away from home.

Saturday’s matchup is complicated by Modern SC’s inability to generate offense. Since a 2-0 win at Ismaily SC on April 24, the team has scored only twice in five outings. Three of those five ended scoreless. Across the entire season, Modern SC’s attack has managed more than one goal in a match on just three occasions.

Ghazl El Mahalla, meanwhile, has found the net with greater consistency, scoring in seven of its last 11 games.

The Interstat game simulator projects a 1-0 victory for Ghazl El Mahalla.