On Mar 16th, Ismaily will travel to Alexandria to battle Al Ittihad in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 9th placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 1-1 draw against El Geish. Mabululo struck first for Al Ittihad in the 34th minute on a penalty shot, but Mohamed got the equalizer for El Geish in the 71st minute on a penalty shot squeezing out at least the one point for El Geish. Al Ittihad is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while ismaily is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Pharco. Neither Ismaily nor Pharco could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Ismaily looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Al Ittihad won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Ismaily hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Ahmed Madbouli and Abdel Rahman Magdi, and they each have 1 goal. Mabululo has been the most effective weapon for Al Ittihad lately. The attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.