Al Ahly vs Ceramica Cleopatra prediction 25.12.2023

• Competition: Super Cup
• Date: Monday, 25th December 2023
• Kickoff: 17:00 UTC / 18:00 CET
• Venue: Al Salam Stadium (Cairo)

Al Ahly is the reigning champion of the Egyptian Premier League and the CAF Champions League. They started the new season in an impressive way, so in the national league, Al Ahly are without a loss in six matches (4-2-0 record). In the last few days, Marcel Koller's team played at the FIFA Club World Cup, where they lost in the semifinal against Fluminense. Still, in the 3rd place game, Al Ahly won 4-2 against Urawa Reds. Although that match was far from easy, the Egyptian team had xG of 2.80, while Urawa had 1.95, so a win was well deserved.

In previous years, Ceramica Cleopatra were not one of the best Egyptian clubs, but last season, they won the cup, so the club from Giza got the right to play in the Super Cup. This season, Ceramica Cleopatra are solid with 14 points from nine matches. They have not lost in the last three matches. In the previous game, Ceramica Cleopatra played 1-1 on the road against Future FC. Guests were certainly better in that match as they had 11 shots on the goal more than the opponent, but still, the home side picked up one point. 

Al Ahly vs Ceramica Cleopatra pick: Al Ahly to win

Al Ahly usually have a lot of success at home against Ceramica Cleopatra. They won all three games at Al Salam Stadium in the last three seasons. Also, this season, Al Ahly won 2-1 on the road in the only h2h game. Al Ahly are clearly a better team, so I expect them to win on Monday evening.