Matchday 12 of the Premier League Egypt concludes on October 30 with a big clash between National Bank and Zamalek SC. To get back into the top 3, the visitors need to win. The home team wants to win and move closer to the top 5.
National Bank vs Zamalek SC key stats and trends
National Bank has lost only 1 of its last 8 games
National Bank has won 3 times during this period and drawn 4 times
National Bank has won 0 of its last 6 home games, including 2 defeats
National Bank scores 1 goal and concedes 0.5 on average
Zamalek has won 2 and drawn 2 of its last 5 games
Zamalek SC scores 1.4 goals and concedes 0.7 on average
National Bank vs Zalalek recent form
It was in the sixth round that National Bank won its first game of the 2025-26 Premier League Egypt season, beating Petrojet 3-0 after a series of five games without a win. The following week, they drew 1-1 with Wadi Delga and then beat Ismaily SC 2-1. In the 10th round, National Bank lost 0-1 for the second time this season to Al Masry before winning 3-0 against El Gouna last week. The team is solid defensively (5 goals in 10 games).
Leaders before round 10 of the Egyptian Premier League, Zamalek were held to a 1-1 draw by Ghazl Al Mahalla. Before that, they lost 2-1 to Al Ahly and drew 1-1 with El Gouna. Now down to fifth place, Zamalek SC have 18 points, five behind the leaders. Zamalek SC has won the Egyptian Premier League 14 times, in 2015, 2021, and 2022. The royal club salvaged its poor 2025 season by winning its 29th Egyptian Cup. Recently, Zamalek brilliantly qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup by outclassing Somalia's FC Dekadah 6-0 and 1-0.
Form
National: W D W L W
Zamalek: D L D W W
Predicted line-ups
National Bank probable line-up: Balouti, Salah-Zenary-Gazar-Yakubu, Nadry-Fathi-Ashraf, Osama-Mostafa-Rayan
Zamalek SC probable line-up: Sohbi, Omar-Ismail-Hossam-Bentayg, Hamdi-Rabia, Bezzera-Maher-Abdel, Nasser
Previous matches: National Bank vs Zalalek
National Bank has won 0 of the last 10 head-to-head matches
Zamalek SC has won 7 times during this period
3 matches ended in a draw
An average of 2.8 goals were scored in the last 5 head-to-head matches
Expert tip: Zamalek SC to win
The odds are 42% and 2.31. Zamalek has gained confidence by winning and qualifying for the CAF Confederation Cup with 7 goals scored in two games. They will face a defensively solid team, but one whose attack is not performing well. We see the visitors winning.
