World Cup Qualification · Friday 5 September 2025 · Cairo, Egypt
Egypt 2–0 Ethiopia (5 Sep 2025): Result & Goals
Goals
- 41'
Mohamed Salah penEgypt
- 45'
Omar Marmoush penEgypt
Pre-match prediction
88%9%3%
Egypt winDrawEthiopia win
Based on Elo ratings (Egypt 1727, Ethiopia 1347) and the outcomes of 1,804 past internationals with a similar rating gap. Statistics, not betting advice. Try the predictor →
Match facts
- This is meeting number 19 between Egypt and Ethiopia.
- Head-to-head before this game: Egypt 13 wins, Ethiopia 3, 2 draws.
- Previous meeting: Ethiopia 0–2 Egypt on 21 March 2025 (World Cup Qualification).
- Egypt won 3 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 6 goals.
- Ethiopia won 2 of their last 5 matches before this game, scoring 8 goals.
- Elo ratings before kick-off: Egypt 1727, Ethiopia 1347 — Egypt were favourites.
Egypt: last 5 matches
- 1–0 vs Sierra Leone25 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–0 vs Ethiopia21 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 1–1 vs Botswana19 Nov 2024 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–1 vs Cape Verde15 Nov 2024 · AFCON Qualification
- 1–0 vs Mauritania15 Oct 2024 · AFCON Qualification
Ethiopia: last 5 matches
- 6–1 vs Djibouti24 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 0–2 vs Egypt21 Mar 2025 · World Cup Qualification
- 2–1 vs DR Congo19 Nov 2024 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–2 vs Tanzania16 Nov 2024 · AFCON Qualification
- 0–3 vs Guinea15 Oct 2024 · AFCON Qualification