Preview

• Matchweek 7 of the 2026 WC Qualification Africa brings Egypt against Ethiopia on 2025-09-01 (kick-off 13:00 GMT).
• There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Hossam Hassan and G. Haile.
• After 6 matchdays, Egypt sit 1st with 16 points and Ethiopia are 4th having collected 6 points.
• There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Egypt or Ethiopia.
• We're predicting Egypt to deploy a four-at-the-back 4-3-3, and Ethiopia are expected to line up in 3-5-2.
• Egypt came off a win (1-0 vs Sierra Leone) and Ethiopia also triumphed (6-1 vs Djibouti).
• Egypt look strong (2-2-1) over the last 5 matches, whereas Ethiopia have 2-0-3 in the same span.
• Dominance for Egypt: across 3 clashes, they've won 2 games and only lost 1 game to Ethiopia, with 0 stalemates.
• Our model forecasts 2-1 for Egypt, bolstered by their 3-0-0 home record and an average of 3.00 goals per game.

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