International Friendly · Wednesday 24 December 1997 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 1–2 Algeria (24 Dec 1997): Result & Goals
Pre-match prediction
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Egypt winDrawAlgeria win
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Match facts
- This is meeting number 14 between Egypt and Algeria.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 3 wins, Algeria 4, 6 draws.
- Previous meeting: Egypt 1–2 Algeria on 20 December 1997 (International Friendly).
- Egypt won 4 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 18 goals.
- Algeria won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 3 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1654, Algeria 1624 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 2–0 vs Cameroon22 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–2 vs Algeria20 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 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
Algeria: last 5 matches
- 0–1 vs Togo22 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 2–1 vs Egypt20 Dec 1997 · International Friendly
- 1–0 vs Tanzania4 Oct 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Zambia30 Sep 1997 · International Friendly
- 0–1 vs Kenya28 Sep 1997 · International Friendly