Ceramica Cleopatra vs Zamalek prediction 14.06.2024

• Competition: Premier League
• Date: Friday, 14th June, 2024
• Kickoff: 17:00 UTC +1 / 18:00 CEST
• Venue: Arab Contractors Stadium (Cairo)

Ceramica Cleopatra joined the Premier League in 2020/21 and have been in the middle or bottom part of the league's table since then. In the last two seasons, they were super close to being relegated, finishing 14th and 13th, just one and four points away from the danger zone. This year, Ceramica are doing really well and is now just three points away from the third place, which leads to continental competition. However, Zamalek and Al Ahly played six and eight games fewer, and we expect they will move toward the top of the league's table. So, even though Ceramica are in a good position, they need to continue winning games to maybe reach the continental competition next year. Still, this season is successful for them regardless, and the primary reason for their good season is Ceramica's excellent home record.

Zamalek are the second-greatest team in Egypt, only behind Al Ahly. In 2020/21 and 2021/22, they won two league titles and one Cup title. However, last year, they weren't as successful, finishing 3rd and not even close to the eventual champs, Al Ahly. This year, the team from Giza had many games postponed and that's why they are in 12th place. If we look at points per game, we can see that Zamalek are on pace for another third-place finish, which is far from impressive, at least by their standards. However, Zamalek won the CAF Confederation title, and this season can already be considered successful.

Ceramica Cleopatra vs Zamalek pick: Under 2.5 goals

Most of Ceramica's good games happened at home at Arab Contractors Stadium. They only lost once in 12 games and four Cup games and were absolutely great defensively, keeping a clean sheet in seven of those 16 games - 44%. Because of good defense, they were under 2.5 goals in 12 of 16 home games!

Zamalek played only low-scoring games in recent matches, as they were under 2.5 goals in five of the last six games. Additionally, Zamalek are one of the best defensive teams in the league with only 0.94 allowed goals.

In the previous two h2h games, Zamalek won 1:0 and 2:0. Although we believe that Zamalek are a better team overall, we do not trust them to win this game away from home since Ceramica have been really good at home turf. Instead, we think that an under 2.5 goals bet is a much better option for this Premier League game.