Egypt 1–0 Russia
Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Mahmoud Saber scored 100.0
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.3 – 1.2
- Actual xG
- 1.4 – 0.4
- Goals
- 1 – 0
Footybot made Egypt favourites at 40%.
Egypt won and made the better chances: 1.4 xG to 0.4.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Mohamed Hany, 73.9 in 85′.
Well above their usual level: Mohamed Hany +20.9, Danil Krugovoy +20.2.
Well below it: Haissem Hassan −12.2, Mostafa Shobeir −11.8, Ibrahim Adel −9.3.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Egypt
| 31 Mar 2026 | D 0–0 | at Spain |
| 27 Mar 2026 | W 4–0 | at Saudi Arabia |
| 17 Jan 2026 | D 0–0 | v Nigeria |
| 14 Jan 2026 | L 0–1 | at Senegal |
| 10 Jan 2026 | W 3–2 | v Côte d'Ivoire |
Russia
| 31 Mar 2026 | D 0–0 | v Mali |
| 27 Mar 2026 | W 3–1 | v Nicaragua |
| 15 Nov 2025 | L 0–2 | v Chile |
| 12 Nov 2025 | D 1–1 | v Peru |
| 14 Oct 2025 | W 3–0 | v Bolivia |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Egypt
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hossam Abdelmaguid | 8 | 100.0 | – |
| Mahmoud Saber | 1 | 100.0 | – |
| Mohamed Hany | 85 | 73.9 | +20.9 |
| Mostafa Ziko | 56 | 65.2 | – |
| Mahmoud Trézéguet | 34 | 60.9 | – |
| Mohamed Abdelmonem | 45 | 60.8 | – |
| Tarek Alaa | 10 | 57.7 | – |
| Rami Rabia | 45 | 57.5 | +0.6 |
| Marwan Attia | 90 | 55.6 | +6.1 |
| Karim Hafez | 90 | 55.4 | – |
| Mohamed El-Shenawy | 45 | 53.9 | +0.0 |
| Mostafa Shobeir | 45 | 53.3 | −11.8 |
| Yasser Ibrahim | 87 | 51.0 | −5.3 |
| Mohanad Lasheen | 89 | 50.2 | −4.2 |
| Omar Marmoush | 72 | 47.7 | −5.4 |
| Emam Ashour | 34 | 44.2 | – |
| Ibrahim Adel | 56 | 44.1 | −9.3 |
| Nabil Donga | 18 | 42.5 | – |
| Hamza Abdelkarim | 9 | 41.3 | – |
| Zizo | 34 | 34.3 | – |
| Haissem Hassan | 52 | 32.7 | −12.2 |
Russia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danil Krugovoy | 73 | 72.8 | +20.2 |
| Viktor Melekhin | 30 | 62.3 | – |
| Aleksey Batrakov | 60 | 54.9 | −3.8 |
| Aleksandr Silyanov | 90 | 53.1 | +3.2 |
| Maksim Glushenkov | 90 | 53.1 | −5.0 |
| Stanislav Agkatsev | 90 | 50.9 | +0.6 |
| Matvey Kislyak | 73 | 48.7 | −3.4 |
| Ilya Vakhaniya | 90 | 48.0 | −0.7 |
| Ivan Oblyakov | 60 | 47.3 | −4.3 |
| Aleksey Miranchuk | 73 | 47.1 | +5.7 |
| Mingiyan Beveev | 17 | 41.8 | – |
| Dmitriy Barinov | 30 | 40.2 | – |
| Anton Miranchuk | 30 | 39.1 | – |
| Georgiy Melkadze | 17 | 37.9 | – |