Palestine Cup · Monday 20 August 1973 · Tripoli, Libya
Egypt
SyriaEgypt 0–2 Syria (20 Aug 1973): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawSyria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 3 between Egypt and Syria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 2 wins, Syria 0, 0 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 4–2 Syria on 12 January 1972 (Palestine Cup).
- Egypt won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 20 goals.
- Syria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 10 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1700, Syria 1553 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Palestine16 Aug 1973 · Palestine Cup
- 0–1 vs Tunisia15 Aug 1973 · Palestine Cup
- 6–1 vs Yemen DPR12 Aug 1973 · Palestine Cup
- 10–1 vs Tanzania16 Jul 1973 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Ghana16 Jan 1973 · All-African Games
Syria: last 5 matches
- 7–1 vs Yemen DPR16 Aug 1973 · Palestine Cup
- 1–4 vs Tunisia13 Aug 1973 · Palestine Cup
- 1–1 vs Palestine21 Jul 1973 · Palestine Cup
- 1–0 vs Iran15 May 1973 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–3 vs North Korea13 May 1973 · World Cup Qualification