El Gounah vs Future FC prediction 27.06.2024

• Competition: Premier League
• Date: Thursday, 27th June, 2024
• Kickoff: 14:00 UTC +1 / 15:00 CEST
• Venue: Cairo International Stadium (Cairo)

Last year, El Gounah won promotion to the Premier League, and this season, they are trying to secure survival in the Egyptian top division. In the last decade, whenever they participated in the Premier League, they were in the lower part of the league's table. Right now, they are in 13th place with 31 points from 27 rounds - nine away from the danger zone but with one game played more. Considering they have only three games remaining, survival is almost a certainty.

Future FC secured promotion to the Premier League in the 2020/21 season and was great in the following two, finishing fourth and third. Still, this season isn't going according to plan as they hold 7th place - four points away from third place, which leads to continental competition. Depending on the winner of the Cup, Future FC could secure continental competition from 4th place, which is only two points away. So, every game is a must-win for the team from Cairo. The alternative way of securing continental competition is to win the Cup, where they reached the 1/8 Finals, but that is pretty challenging since Pyramids and Al Ahly are playing great this season.

El Gounah vs Future FC pick: Under 2.5 goals

El Gounah are in terrible form. They are currently on a nine-game winless streak and have been really bad offensively, scoring just four goals - 0.44 per game. That is well bellow their average of 1.0 goals per game in the Premier League. So, expecting a good offensive display against one of the best defensive teams in the league is unreal.

Future FC is the best team in the league for this type of bet, with 77% of their games ending with fewer than three goals - 20 of 26. Just like El Gounah, Future FC averages only a goal per game, but a great defense keeps them pretty high on the league's table. They kept a clean sheet in 38% of road games, making them the fourth-best team in that category.

Considering that neither team has been impressive offensively this season, and all the above, we believe that an under 2.5 goals bet is the safest option for this Egyptian Premier League match.