Ceramica Cleopatra vs Ismaily prediction 08.06.2025 | Egypt League Cup

• Competition: Egypt League Cup, Semi-Finals, 2nd Leg
• Date: Sunday, 8th June, 2025
• Kickoff: 18:00 UK / 19:00 CEST
• Venue: Arab Contractors Stadium (Cairo)

After a dominant 2:0 for Ceramica Cleopatra over Ismaily in the first leg of the Egyptian League Cup Semi-Finals, these teams will meet again, this time at Arab Contractors Stadium in Cairo.

Ceramica Cleopatra had a decent campaign in the Premier League, finishing sixth, which is their best placement in a while. But once again, Ceramica Cleopatra is giving their prest performance in the League Cup as they are on the brink of securing another final. In the last two years, they secured the title in this competition and are looking like the best team in the competition this season. If they advance, they will face the winner of the Enppi vs. National Bank match. However, their recent poor home form raises some concerns ahead of the rematch with Ismaily.

Ismaily's results have slowly declined in recent years. From a team that were constantly in the top six or seven in the Premier League, they are now looking more like a relegation contender. This season was their worst yet - they finished eighth in the relegation group and should technically go down. However, according to reliable sources, there will be no relegation this year, so Ismaily will stay up. In the League Cup, they are in a tough spot after being clearly outplayed in the first leg and struggling in head-to-head matchups with Ceramica this season.

Ceramica Cleopatra vs Ismaily pick: Ceramica Cleopatra to win and cover the -1 AH spread

In the first leg, Ceramica Cleopatra absolutely dismantled Ismailiy, winning 2:0. However, we believe the scoreline does not represent just how dominant they were. They had 60% ball possession and many more goal attempts. In fact, they haven't allowed a single shot to Ismaily for the entire 90 minutes!

Ceramica Cleopatra have been inconsistent lately. However, they still won half of their last ten games, and most of their poor results happened against excellent teams like Zamalek, Al Ahly, or Pyramids. On the other hand, Ismaily won just once in regular time in the last nine matches.

Looking at the previous h2h games, we can see Ceramica Cleopatra were a lot better, winning the last three games and four of the previous five. Considering Cleopatra's domination in the first leg, the trend during the previous head-to-head games, the home pitch advantage, and all the above, we believe the hosts will secure another comfortable win against Ismaily.