Malawi vs Egypt preview: Lloyd Njaliwa offers Malawi hope as Egypt seek to extend strong form

Malawi face Egypt on 17 November at 13:00 GMT, with the hosts looking to recover from an uneven run of results and the visitors aiming to build on their recent unbeaten form.

Lloyd Njaliwa has scored one goal this season for Malawi, while he has not scored for Egypt. His contribution gives Malawi an important attacking reference point as they prepare to face an Egypt side that has shown greater consistency in its recent matches.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Malawi) — 0 assists, (Egypt) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: William Kilipota Thole (Malawi) — 0, Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt) — 2
• Tackles: (Malawi) — 0, Hossam Abdelmaguid (Egypt) — 2.
• Most encounters won: (Malawi) — 0, Emam Ashour (Egypt) — 15.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. H. Mastouri (4, Tunisia)
2. Y. Wissa (3, Congo DR)
3. Omar Marmoush (3, Egypt)
4. R. Mofokeng (3, South Africa)
5. M. Munetsi (3, Zimbabwe)

Team statistics:

The available recent-form record has Malawi on WLL, while Egypt’s latest sequence is DWW. That contrast gives Egypt the stronger momentum before kick-off, although Malawi will hope home advantage and a more disciplined performance can produce a change in direction.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Malawi — WLL
• Egypt — DWW

Malawi’s recent results suggest a team still searching for consistency. A win has been followed by two defeats, leaving little room for another poor performance if they are to take control of the match. Their priority will be to remain compact without the ball, avoid conceding early and make better use of their opportunities in the final third.

According to home statistics this season, Malawi scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	30.00%
16-30	50.00%	20.00%
31-45		20.00%
46-60		10.00%
61-75		10.00%
76-90		10.00%
91-105

Egypt has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	20.00%
16-30	20.00%
31-45	10.00%
46-60	10.00%
61-75	20.00%
76-90	20.00%
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Egypt		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Malawi		Egypt
26.5%	Winning the game	26.5%
23%	Attack potential	23%
0%	Potential in defense	0%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Egypt winning – 50%, draw – 50%, loss – 0. Thus Malawi, most likely, loss (loss or draw)

Goal Forecast:Malawi, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Egypt is likely to score no more than -4.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Malawi and Egypt will take place on November 17 at 13:00 (GMT) at the stadium Bingu National Stadium.