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Egypt vs Benin result, stats & H2H

Egypt

3–1

AET

Benin

Mohamed Salah
Yasser Ibrahim
Marwan Attia

Jodel Dossou

05/01/2026 18:00 · Suez Canal Stadium

Egypt3–1Benin

Key events

Goals, cards and substitutions, minute by minute

Key events

Mohamed Salah
Yasser Ibrahim
Marwan Attia
Hamdy Fathy
Rami Rabia
Ahmed Fatouh
Marwan Attia

Jodel Dossou
Mohamed Tijani
Samadou Attidjikou
Matteo Ahlinvi
Junior Olaitan

Key stats

The main team numbers from the match feed; all of them are in the Stats tab

Key stats

EgyptBenin

7Shots on target3

15Fouls19

4Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

All stats (8)

Top-rated players

Highest player ratings from the official match data feed

Top 5

Egypt

Benin

Yasser IbrahimDF · 120′Player of the match9.2
Mohamed SalahFW · 120′8.9
Marwan AttiaMF · 120′8.3
Rami RabiaDF · 120′7.5
Mohamed HanyMF · 120′7.2

Yasser IbrahimDF · 120′Player of the match9.2
Mohamed SalahFW · 120′8.9
Marwan AttiaMF · 120′8.3

Sessi D'AlmeidaMF · 77′7.2
Marcel DandjinouGK · 120′7.0
Yohan RocheDF · 105′7.0

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Match information

Competition, kick-off in your time zone, venue and referee

Match information

Competition: Cup Of Nations
Kick-off: Mon 5 Jan 18:00 EET
Stadium: Suez Canal Stadium
Capacity: 10,000
City: Ismailia

Head-to-head

Results between the two teams and each team's latest matches. W win · D draw · L loss

Head-to-head

1Egypt wins

0Draws

0Benin wins

Last matches: Egypt

04.10.26FriendliesEgyptSouth Africa01L
29.09.26Africa Cup of Nations QualificationSouth SudanEgypt05W
25.09.26Africa Cup of Nations QualificationEgyptAngola00D
07.07.26FIFA World CupArgentinaEgypt32L
03.07.26FIFA World CupAustraliaEgypt11D

Last matches: Benin

06.10.26FriendliesArgentinaBenin30L
29.09.26Africa Cup of Nations QualificationBeninMauritania21W
25.09.26Africa Cup of Nations QualificationBurkina FasoBenin11D
09.06.26FriendliesTogoBenin51L
05.06.26FriendliesBeninNiger11D

Head-to-head matches

05.01.26Cup Of NationsEgyptBenin31W

4.00Avg goals100%Both scored100%Over 2.5

W/D/L from the perspective of the team in the list title (mutual games: the home team of this match).

Egypt vs Benin: head-to-head record

1 meetings since 2026: results, goals, BTTS and over/under.

1Egypt wins

0Draws

0Benin wins

3:1Goals (Egypt : Benin)

4.00Goals per match

100%BTTS

100%Over 1.5

100%Over 2.5

100%Over 3.5

Egypt at home: 1-0-03:1 goals in 1 games
Egypt's biggest win: 3–1Egypt 3–1 Benin, 5 Jan 2026

Meetings (1 most recent)

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away
5 Jan 2026	Cup Of Nations	Egypt	3–1	Benin

Every meeting we have on record: our match archive plus the head-to-head feed.

Form, last 5 matches

Newest first: result, date and competition, opponent, score. H = home, A = away

Egypt1W 2D 2L · goals 8–5

L04.10FriendliesHSouth Africa0–1
W29.09Africa Cup of Nations QualificationASouth Sudan5–0
D25.09Africa Cup of Nations QualificationHAngola0–0
L07.07FIFA World CupAArgentina2–3
D03.07FIFA World CupAAustralia1–1

Benin1W 2D 2L · goals 5–11

L06.10FriendliesAArgentina0–3
W29.09Africa Cup of Nations QualificationHMauritania2–1
D25.09Africa Cup of Nations QualificationABurkina Faso1–1
L09.06FriendliesATogo1–5
D05.06FriendliesHNiger1–1

Goals and trends · last 10

Averages and shares from each team's latest matches, all competitions

EgyptBenin

1.5Goals scored per game0.8

1.0Goals conceded per game1.5

60%Both teams scored40%

40%Over 2.5 goals40%

3Clean sheets3

20%Failed to score30%

1-2-1Home team at home · away team away (W-D-L)1-1-3

Season stats

Per game this season, each team in its own league

EgyptBenin

Africa Cup of Nations 2025 · 7 gamesAfrica Cup of Nations 2025 · 4 games

1.3Goals scored0.5

0.9Goals conceded1.8

3.6Corners3.8

10.3Shots9.0

49%Possession51%

1.7Yellow cards3.3

29%Clean sheets25%

43%Failed to score50%

4-0-1Home / away record (W-D-L)0-0-2

Match stats

Team and player statistics from the match feed

Match statistics

EgyptBenin

Top stats

7Shots on target3

Passes

646Passes510

533Accurate passes387

83%Pass accuracy76%

Defence

15Fouls19

3Goalkeeper saves2

Discipline

4Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

Player statistics

Top-rated players

9.2Yasser IbrahimEgypt
8.9Mohamed SalahEgypt
8.3Marwan AttiaEgypt
7.5Rami RabiaEgypt
7.2Mohamed HanyEgypt

Egypt (15)

Benin (17)

Ratings and per-player numbers come from the official match data feed. Hover or long-press a column header for its full name.

Standings

Both teams highlighted, with the clubs around them

Table · Group B

#	Team	P	GD	Pts	Form
1	Egypt	3	+2	7	DWW
2	South Africa	3	+1	6	WLW

Line-ups

Starting XI and formations, with ratings, goals, cards and substitutions when the feed has them

Line-ups

EgyptFormationBenin

Egypt

Benin

Goal
Yellow card
Captain
Player rating (match feed)

Substitutes

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About this match

Egypt vs Benin preview

Final score in the Cup Of Nations on Mon, 5 Jan 2026: Egypt 3–1 Benin.

Form · last 5 matches

EgyptLWDLD8 scored · 5 conceded

BeninLWDLD5 scored · 11 conceded

Key facts · last 5

EgyptBenin

1.5Goals scored per game0.8

1.0Goals conceded per game1.5

60%Both teams scored40%

40%Over 2.5 goals40%

3Clean sheets3

Head-to-head in numbers

1Egypt wins

0Draws

0Benin wins

1 meetings

League table

Egypt1st7 pts · 3 played

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Egypt come into the game with LWDLD in their last 5 (8 scored, 5 conceded), while Benin have LWDLD (5 scored, 11 conceded).

Over 2.5 goals came in 40% of Egypt's recent games and 40% of Benin's, with both teams scoring in 60% and 40%.

Per game, Egypt average 1.5 goals scored and 1.0 conceded (clean sheets: 3), Benin 0.8 and 1.5 (clean sheets: 3).

Head-to-head over 1 previous meetings: Egypt 1 wins, Benin 0 wins, draws 0.

Egypt are 1st in the table (7 pts from 3 games).

Nito explains: Egypt vs Benin

What the numbers on this page mean, in plain words. Every figure comes from our match data.

How often do Egypt and Benin matches see both teams score?

Both teams to score (BTTS) pays on "Yes" when each side scores at least once. It happened in 60% of Egypt's last 10 matches and 40% of Benin's last 10. In this match it landed (Egypt 3-1 Benin).

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

Over 2.5 goals wins when the match has 3 or more goals. Egypt reached that in 40% of their last 10 matches, Benin in 40% of their last 10. This match had 4 goals: over.

What does the form guide LWDLD mean?

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, newest result first. Egypt, last 5: 1 W · 2 D · 2 L (8 scored, 5 conceded). Benin, last 5: 1 W · 2 D · 2 L (5 scored, 11 conceded).

Egypt vs Benin: questions & answers

Who won Egypt vs Benin?

Egypt won 3–1.

Did both teams score in Egypt vs Benin?

Yes, the match finished 3–1.

When was Egypt vs Benin played?

Egypt vs Benin was played on Mon, 5 Jan 2026 at 18:00 (GMT+2) at Suez Canal Stadium.

What is the head-to-head record between Egypt and Benin?

1 meetings: Egypt 1 wins, 0 draws, Benin 0 wins.

Egypt vs Benin result, stats & H2H

Egypt

Benin

Key events

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Match information

Match information

Head-to-head

Head-to-head

Last matches: Egypt

Last matches: Benin

Head-to-head matches

Meetings (1 most recent)

Form, last 5 matches

Goals and trends · last 10

Season stats

Match stats

Match statistics

Top stats

Passes

Defence

Discipline

Player statistics

Top-rated players

Standings

Table · Group B

Line-ups

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Comments

Egypt vs Benin preview

Form · last 5 matches

Key facts · last 5

Head-to-head in numbers

League table

Nito explains: Egypt vs Benin

How often do Egypt and Benin matches see both teams score?

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

What does the form guide LWDLD mean?

Egypt vs Benin: questions & answers

More on this match

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Head-to-head

Head-to-head

Last matches: Egypt

Last matches: Benin

Head-to-head matches

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Passes

Defence

Discipline

Player statistics

Top-rated players

Standings

Table · Group B

Form · last 5 matches

Key facts · last 5

Head-to-head in numbers

League table

Egypt vs Benin: questions & answers

Meetings (1 most recent)

Form, last 5 matches

Goals and trends · last 10

Nito explains: Egypt vs Benin

How often do Egypt and Benin matches see both teams score?

What does over 2.5 goals mean for this match?

What does the form guide LWDLD mean?

More on this match

Line-ups

Line-ups

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Season stats