Zamalek SC and Pyramids FC played out a goalless draw in the Super Cup semi-final at Al Nahyan Stadium, a result that the Lemeister model had rated as the most probable single outcome, giving a 34 per cent chance of a draw before kick-off. The match was decided not by any breakthrough in open play but by a defensive discipline that kept both scorelines clean, leaving the tie to be settled on penalties. The Lemeister model had projected a narrow 1-0 away win for Pyramids FC, who were named the favourites with a 34 per cent win probability, while Zamalek were given a 32 per cent chance. The goalless draw therefore represents an outcome that fell between those projections, neither side able to replicate the single goal the model anticipated for the favourites.
Neither side managed to score across 90 minutes, the only goals recorded in the data being absent. The absence of goals reflects a contest in which both defences held firm, though the data does not provide shot or expected goals totals to quantify the number of chances created. The home side, Zamalek, and the away side, Pyramids, each used five substitutions, suggesting both coaches sought to alter the flow of the game from the bench without success. The lack of any statistical detail on possession, passing accuracy or corners means that the balance of territorial control cannot be determined from the available numbers, leaving the narrative of the match to be built almost entirely around the card count and the competition context.
The match was marked by five yellow cards, all issued in the second half. Pyramids FC received three bookings: W. El Karti was cautioned in the 61st minute, followed by A. Atef and M. Lasheen both in the 80th minute. Zamalek collected two, with M. Shehata booked in the 79th minute and S. Farouk Gaafar cautioned in the 89th minute. The concentration of cards late in the game indicates rising tension as the prospect of extra time and penalties loomed, though no player was dismissed. The 61st-minute booking for W. El Karti was the earliest of the five, coming just past the hour mark, while the double booking for Pyramids in the 80th minute suggests a period of sustained pressure or frustration that led to two players entering the referee's book within the same minute. Zamalek's two cautions arrived in the final 11 minutes of normal time, timing that aligns with a side trying to disrupt the momentum of a favoured opponent.
Without detailed match statistics or player ratings, any assessment of individual performances is limited to the disciplinary record of the five named players. W. El Karti, A. Atef and M. Lasheen all contributed to Pyramids FC's three yellow cards, while M. Shehata and S. Farouk Gaafar accounted for Zamalek's two. The absence of ratings means that the attacking contributions of these players cannot be quantified, nor can the defensive work of the unnamed goalkeepers and defenders who kept the clean sheet. The data gives no indication of saves made, blocks executed or clearances completed, so the defensive solidity of both sides must be inferred purely from the scoreline.
The result leaves the semi-final unresolved after 90 minutes, requiring extra time and potentially penalties to determine who advances to the Super Cup final. For Zamalek, holding a side rated as the pre-match favourite to a clean sheet is a solid defensive foundation, while Pyramids will be left to reflect on a failure to convert their status into the goal the model had predicted. The winner will face the victor of the other semi-final in the competition decider. Both sides now face the challenge of regrouping for additional playing time, with the five substitutions already used by each team meaning that tactical flexibility will be more limited in extra time. The Super Cup, a competition that brings together the Egyptian Premier League champion and the Egypt Cup winner, now hangs on the outcome of the additional period and the possibility of a penalty shootout.
