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Arab Contractors welcome Al Ahly to their own stadium in Cairo with the gap between the two clubs looking wider than the table alone suggests. Al Ahly sit second with nine points from three games while Arab Contractors are stuck in 14th, already three points off a top-half finish. The last three meetings between these sides have produced 11 goals for Al Ahly against just four for the hosts, a pattern that hints strongly at how Tuesday’s game could unfold.
Watch for Zizo Sayed, who has scored twice in Al Ahly’s last five outings and remains their most direct attacking threat from wide areas. Achraf Bencharki also deserves attention, having produced 10 shots and 8 free kicks over the same stretch, numbers that show he’s central to almost every Al Ahly attacking move.
Hot stat: Al Ahly have fired 58 shots across their last five matches compared to just 28 from Arab Contractors, roughly double the attacking output. That gulf, paired with Al Ahly’s 22 corners won against only 10 for the hosts, paints a clear picture of which side dictates matches right now.
| 🏆 Tournament: | Egyptian Premier League 2026/27, Regular Season |
| 🏟 Venue: | Arab Contractors Stadium, Cairo |
| 🗓️ Date: | 09.09.2026 |
| ⏰ Time: | 19:00 CEST |
Arab Contractors vs Al Ahly prediction
We predict Al Ahly to win comfortably, and honestly the numbers make it hard to argue otherwise. Al Ahly have won 9 of their last 15 matches with only a single draw, while Arab Contractors have managed just 5 wins in the same span and sit with a negative goal difference this season. Al Ahly’s recent 30-day form reads three wins from four, a 75% success rate against a mere 33% for the hosts.
Style-wise, Al Ahly’s possession game (nearly double the pass volume of Arab Contractors in recent matches) tends to wear teams down, and their fouls count (35 in five games) is notably lower than Arab Contractors’ 50, suggesting a side that controls tempo rather than chases it. Arab Contractors commit more fouls and pick up more cards under pressure, which against a technical Al Ahly attack could easily translate into set-piece trouble and penalty risk. That combination of factors points toward goals, and probably more of them for the away side.
| 🔥Hot Tip: | Al Ahly -1 Asian Handicap |
| ⚽Total Goals: | Over 2.5 |
| 💥Both Teams To Score: | Yes |
| 🎯Total Corners: | Over 9.5 |
Team Analysis
Arab Contractors’ last outing ended in a 1-0 win over El Gouna, a rare bright spot after back-to-back losses to Al Masry (2-3) and Tala’ea El-Gaish (0-1). Before that stretch they beat Modern Sport Club 3-1 and drew 2-2 with Kahraba Ismailia. That gives them a mixed run of two wins, two losses and a draw in their last five, and the defense has looked shaky against sides that press with any real intensity.
Al Ahly, by contrast, arrive on the back of a 1-0 win over Smouha, continuing a run that includes a 2-0 win against ZED and a 3-2 win over Enppi. Their only blemish recently was a 1-2 loss in a friendly against Barcelona, hardly a reflection of domestic form, sandwiched between that Enppi win and an emphatic 5-1 victory over Al Nasr Cairo. Four wins from their last five domestic-level fixtures is a strong marker heading into Cairo.
Most recent Head-to-Head Matches
The head-to-head picture leans heavily toward Al Ahly. Across the last three meetings, Arab Contractors have scored four goals combined while Al Ahly have scored seven, including a 4-0 win in 2023/24 and a 3-1 win earlier this year.
| Statistic | Arab Contractors | Al Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 4 | 7 |
🚨Check out our dedicated Arab Contractors vs Al Ahly stats page for more info.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Al Ahly the favourite
- Moneyline Arab Contractors 7.25 | Al Ahly 1.41
- Draw 4.00
Bookmakers price Al Ahly as heavy favourites, giving them around 65% implied win probability against just 13% for the hosts. That gap matches everything we’ve seen in recent form and head-to-head results. The draw price near 4.00 looks generous on paper, but Arab Contractors have drawn plenty at home this season, so it’s not one to dismiss outright even if it isn’t our preferred angle.
Possible Starting Lineups
Arab Contractors possible starting eleven
- GK: Mahmoud Abou El-Saoud
- DF: Mohamed Hamed, hassan hussein, Kahraba, Nader Hesham
- MF: Dokou Dodo, Mostafa Gamal, Islam Gaber, Ahmed Aouled Behi
- FW: Omar Kamal, Shady Hussein
Samy Komsan should stick with the 4-2-3-1 that’s featured in each of the last five matches. Mohamed Hamed and hassan hussein anchor the back line with the highest pass counts among the defenders, while Dokou Dodo’s six interceptions make him the shield in front of the back four. Omar Kamal, with a goal in just two appearances, is the player most likely to trouble Al Ahly on the counter.
Al Ahly possible starting eleven
- GK: Mostafa Shobeir
- DF: Amr El Gazar, Mohamed Hany, Hady Reyad, Yasser Ibrahim Hanafi
- MF: Ahmed Koka, Marwan Attia
- FW: Achraf Bencharki, Zizo Sayed, Mohamed Magdy Afsha, Karim Fouad
Houcine Ammouta’s 4-2-3-1 relies on Ahmed Koka and Marwan Attia to control midfield, with Attia’s 259 passes over five games the highest of any Al Ahly outfield player. Zizo Sayed and Achraf Bencharki form the attacking spine, and both have the shot volume to punish a defense as porous as Arab Contractors’ has looked recently. Mostafa Shobeir starts in goal given his far higher minutes total compared to Mohamed El-Shenawy this season.
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Arab Contractors. Source: Official Facebook. Edited photo
The Verdict
Our punters team backs Al Ahly to win this one, and probably with something to spare. Arab Contractors have leaked goals all season, sitting with a negative goal difference and losses in two of their last three, while Al Ahly arrive with four wins from five and an attack averaging nearly double the shots of their hosts. The head-to-head record over the last three seasons only strengthens that view, with Al Ahly outscoring Arab Contractors seven goals to four.
We lean toward Al Ahly winning by at least two goals, with both sides finding the net given Arab Contractors’ tendency to score at home even in defeats. To be honest, the value looks stronger on the Asian handicap and total goals markets than on a straight moneyline bet given how short Al Ahly’s odds already are.
