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Al Ahly — Smouha SC: 1:0, Premier League

Premier League
Al Ahly L19 Aug · Away Barcelona · 1:2W23 Aug · Home Enppi · 3:2W28 Aug · Away Masr SC · 2:0W3 Sep · Home Smouha SC · 1:0D9 Sep · Away El Mokawloon · 1:1W15 Sep · Home Abu Qair Semad · 2:0
1:0
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Smouha SC L20 May · Away Al Assiouty Sport · 1:2L22 Aug · Away Al-Masry SC · 0:1D26 Aug · Home Asyut Petroleum · 0:0L3 Sep · Away Al Ahly · 0:1L8 Sep · Home Cerâmica Cleopatra · 0:2W14 Sep · Away El Geish · 1:0
Venue: Cairo International Stadium City: Cairo

In the Premier League game on 3 September 2026, Al Ahly beat Smouha SC 1:0. Match numbers: shots on target 4:0, corners 8:1.

Match report

Al-Ahly claimed a narrow 1-0 win against Smouha in the third round of the Premier League's regular season on Wednesday evening. The result keeps the hosts moving in the right direction after a mixed start to their campaign. It was a match decided by moments rather than dominance, though the statistics would tell a different story.

The decisive moment arrived in the 87th minute when Yasser Ibrahim Hanafi ended his side's barren spell. By then, Smouha had already been reduced to ten men, a situation they hadn't handled well. The visitors had been pegged back for most of the second half, unable to carve Al-Ahly open despite keeping their shape.

Al-Ahly controlled the tempo with 67 per cent possession and created more attacking opportunities, though their shot accuracy of 20 per cent meant chances went begging. They registered four shots on target but could only convert once. Smouha managed zero shots on target all night — a torrid evening for their attacking players who found the final third difficult to reach.

The yellow cards started piling up in the final quarter. Hesham Hafez went off for Smouha in the 45th minute, while Taher Mohamed and Amr El Sisi joined him after the break. A red card for the visitors further complicated matters, though the incident itself wasn't detailed. Al-Ahly made six substitutions to see out the game, bringing on fresh legs to protect their lead.

On the table, the result moves Al-Ahly to four points from two games with two wins. Smouha remain rooted to 17th place with just one point from two matches, including a draw against Asut Petroleum and a defeat to Al-Masri. Cup football has its own rhythm, but this league campaign is shaping up differently for both sides.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 67 – 33
Shots on target 4 – 0
Shots off target 7 – 0
Expected goals 1.42 – 0

Match events

  1. 45+3' 0:0 Smouha SC Yellow card Hesham Hafez
  2. 55' 0:0 Al Ahly Yellow card Taher Mohamed
  3. 57' 0:0 Smouha SC Yellow card Amr El Sisi
  4. 57' 0:0 Al Ahly Yellow card Mohamed Hany
  5. 61' 0:0 Smouha SC Substitution Mohamed Farouk off: Abdel Ghani Mohamed
  6. 61' 0:0 Smouha SC Substitution Attidjikou Samadou off: Mohamed Adel
  7. 67' 0:0 Al Ahly Substitution Taher Mohamed off: Mohamed Magdy Afsha
  8. 67' 0:0 Al Ahly Substitution Ali Mahmoud off: Monsef Bakrar
  9. 73' 0:0 Smouha SC Substitution Amr El Sisi off: Ahmed El Nadry
  10. 73' 0:0 Smouha SC Substitution Mohamed Desouki off: Emmanuel Nweke
  11. 81' 0:0 Smouha SC Substitution Hesham Hafez off: Ali Gamal
  12. 86' 0:0 Al Ahly Substitution Zizo Sayed off: Aqtay Abdallah
  13. 87' 1:0 Al Ahly Goal Yasser Ibrahim Hanafi
  14. 90+2' 1:0 Al Ahly Substitution S. Benjdida off: Ahmed Reda Hashem

Statistics

67 Possession, % 33
4 Shots on target 0
7 Shots off target 0
1.42 Expected goals 0
0 Big chances 0
110 Attacks 82
8 Corners 1
13 Fouls 12
10 Free kicks 12
1 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
5 Goal kicks 13
35 Throw-ins 14
All statistics
14/2654% Aerial duels 11/2446%
75 Backward passes 54
9 Blocked shots 0
22 Clearances 32
8/2631% Crosses 1/147%
4/1429% Dribbles 4/1233%
2.22 Expected assists 0.12
75 Failed passes 71
0 Goalkeeper saves 2
11 Interceptions 3
16 Key passes 0
13/4231% Long passes 30/6645%
172 Passes into the final third 42
396 Passes in the opposition half 153
182 Passes in own half 134
0.20 Shot accuracy 0
11 Shots from outside the box 0
8 Shots inside the box 0
9/1275% Tackles 11/1573%
552 Total passes 273

Line-ups

Al Ahly

Starting XI
# Player number
31 Mostafa Ahmed Abdelaziz Mohamed Shobeir 31
6 Yasser Ibrahim 6
26 Amr El-Ghazal 26
30 Mohamed Hany Gamal Eldemerdash 30
36 Ahmed Nabil Ashour Abdelaal 36
7 Taher Mohamed 7
8 Ahmed Reda 8
13 Marwan Attia Fahim Ghallab 13
17 Achraf Bencharki 17
21 Ali Mahmoud 21
25 Zizo 25
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Mohamed El-Shenawy 1
2 Yassin Marei 2
5 Hady Reyad 5
28 Karim Fouad Abdelhamid Mahmoud 28
14 Hussein Aly El Shahat Aly Hassan 14
19 Mohamed Magdi Mohamed Moursy 19
9 Soufiane Benjdida 9
10 Mounsef Bakrar 10
27 A. Abdullah 27
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Smouha SC

Starting XI
# Player number
28 Ahmed Abdelhamid Mayhoub 28
2 Hesham Hafez 2
3 Mohamed Ahmed Ali Desouki 3
6 Abdel Rahman Amer 6
24 Mohamed Ragab 24
7 Amr Emad Naguib 7
8 Samir Fekri Mohamed Ahmed 8
10 Khaled Metwali Abdelhamid 10
11 Mohamed Farouk 11
15 A. Samadu 15
23 Fady Farid 23
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Hussein Taimor 1
4 Ahmed Abdelrasoul 4
30 Ali Gamal 30
9 Marwan Hamdi 9
19 Mohamed Adel 19
66 Mohamed Kone 66
17 Ahmed El Nadry 17
21 K. Mohamed 21
45 Emmanuel Nweke 45
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Match prediction: Al Ahly — Smouha SC

Win: Al Ahly

Confidence 39%

Reasoning

  • Аль-Ахли — 3. place, 6 points after 2 games (2 wins, 0 losses)
  • Смуха — 14. place, 1 points after 2 games (0 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses)
  • Аль-Ахли, last 5 games: 4 wins, 1 losses
  • Смуха, last 5 games: 0 wins, 1 draws, 4 losses
  • Head-to-head: 8 games, Аль-Ахли — 6, 2 draws, Смуха — 0
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Recent form

Al Ahly

L19 Aug · Away Barcelona · 1:2W23 Aug · Home Enppi · 3:2W28 Aug · Away Masr SC · 2:0W3 Sep · Home Smouha SC · 1:0D9 Sep · Away El Mokawloon · 1:1W15 Sep · Home Abu Qair Semad · 2:0

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Smouha SC

L20 May · Away Al Assiouty Sport · 1:2L22 Aug · Away Al-Masry SC · 0:1D26 Aug · Home Asyut Petroleum · 0:0L3 Sep · Away Al Ahly · 0:1L8 Sep · Home Cerâmica Cleopatra · 0:2W14 Sep · Away El Geish · 1:0

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