Mediterranean Cup · Thursday 12 May 1949 · Athens, Greece
Egypt
TurkeyEgypt 2–3 Turkey (12 May 1949): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawTurkey win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Egypt and Turkey.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 1 wins, Turkey 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 7–1 Turkey on 28 May 1928 (Olympic Games).
- Egypt won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 17 goals.
- Turkey won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1547, Turkey 1378 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Norway24 Dec 1948 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Greece19 Jun 1936 · International Friendly
- 2–4 vs Hungary27 May 1934 · FIFA World Cup
- 4–1 vs Israel6 Apr 1934 · World Cup Qualification
- 7–1 vs Israel16 Mar 1934 · World Cup Qualification
Turkey: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Austria20 Mar 1949 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Greece28 Nov 1948 · International Friendly
- 1–1 vs Iran28 Oct 1948 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Austria30 May 1948 · International Friendly
- 3–1 vs Greece23 Apr 1948 · International Friendly
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt7–1Turkey28 May 1928 · Olympic Games