Smouha beat Ghazl El Mehalla by a clean goal in the Egyptian Premier League

Smouha achieved a valuable win over visitors Ghazl El Mehalla by 1-0, in the match that brought the two teams together in round 6 of the Egyptian Premier League for the 2026/27 season, held at 20:00 Damascus time.

The only goal of the match came in the 34th minute through player Pape Abasse Badji, giving his team a lead they maintained until the final whistle without Ghazl El Mehalla managing to equalise.

Chances were shared between the two teams, as Smouha registered 10 attempts compared to 9 for Ghazl El Mehalla, while shots on target favoured the home side with 3 shots compared to none for their visitors. Possession stood at 50 percent for each team, while Smouha showed superiority in pass accuracy with 81 percent compared to 77 percent for Ghazl El Mehalla.

Both teams received yellow cards without any dismissals, as Smouha picked up two yellow cards compared to one for Ghazl El Mehalla, and the match saw no red cards.

Ahmed El Aash of Ghazl El Mehalla was chosen as the best player of the match with a rating of 7.7 despite his team's loss, after playing 85 minutes of the game.

With this result, Smouha raised their tally to 4 points in 15th place after 5 matches, having won one, drawn one and lost 3, while Ghazl El Mehalla's tally remained frozen at one point in 20th place, after losing 4 matches and drawing one out of the 5 matches they have played.