Palestine Cup · Wednesday 12 January 1972 · Baghdad, Iraq
Egypt
SyriaEgypt 4–2 Syria (12 Jan 1972): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawSyria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 2 between Egypt and Syria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 1 wins, Syria 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 1–0 Syria on 11 July 1971 (International Friendly).
- Egypt won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Syria won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1699, Syria 1548 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 1–1 vs Libya7 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 2–0 vs Kuwait5 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 0–0 vs Iraq1 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 3–2 vs Morocco27 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–3 vs Morocco13 Oct 1971 · AFCON Qualification
Syria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Algeria8 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 3–2 vs Qatar6 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 3–1 vs Palestine4 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 1–0 vs Yemen DPR1 Jan 1972 · Palestine Cup
- 2–3 vs Lebanon19 Dec 1971 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Previous meetings
Full head-to-head →- Egypt1–0Syria11 Jul 1971 · International Friendly