AFCON Qualification · Sunday 27 July 1997 · Alexandria, Egypt
Egypt
EthiopiaEgypt 8–1 Ethiopia (27 Jul 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawEthiopia win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 14 between Egypt and Ethiopia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 9 wins, Ethiopia 2, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ethiopia 1–1 Egypt on 23 February 1997 (AFCON Qualification).
- Egypt won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 5 goals.
- Ethiopia won 0 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 2 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1628, Ethiopia 1343 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Senegal13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–1 vs Morocco21 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Ghana16 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
- 0–0 vs Serbia14 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
- 1–3 vs South Korea12 Jun 1997 · Korea Cup
Ethiopia: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Morocco13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–3 vs Senegal22 Jun 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–4 vs Morocco31 May 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Egypt23 Feb 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–2 vs Senegal6 Oct 1996 · AFCON Qualification