International Friendly · Saturday 20 December 1997 · Aswan, Egypt
Egypt
AlgeriaEgypt 1–2 Algeria (20 Dec 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawAlgeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 13 between Egypt and Algeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 3 wins, Algeria 3, 6 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 1–1 Algeria on 14 July 1995 (AFCON Qualification).
- Egypt won 5 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 25 goals.
- Algeria won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 4 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1658, Algeria 1625 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 7–2 vs Togo18 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 3–2 vs Ghana3 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 5–0 vs Liberia17 Aug 1997 · World Cup Qualification
- 8–1 vs Ethiopia27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 2–0 vs Senegal13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Tanzania4 Oct 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Zambia30 Sep 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Kenya28 Sep 1997 · International Friendly
- 2–0 vs Benin27 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Mali13 Jul 1997 · AFCON Qualification