In this week 18 match on the 11th of May, Al Ittihad will play host to Smouha in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams in the ever popular Alexandria derby. 12th placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Ghazl El Mehalla. Mabululo struck first for Al Ittihad in the 40th minute, then Boateng added another in the 73rd minute In the end, Ghazl El Mehalla was frustrated by Al Ittihad’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Al Ittihad ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while smouha sits at 5th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Pyramids FC. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef struck first for Pyramids FC in the 9th minute on a feed from Fagrie Lakay, then Osama Galal added another in the 58th minute In the end, Smouha couldn’t muster any offence and Pyramids FC ran away with the shutout win. Smouha is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 25th of October, Smouha hosted Al Ittihad in their last match together. Smouha and Al Ittihad battled to a 4-4 draw. scored the first goal for Smouha in the 12th minute, then Marwan Hamdy added another in the 18th minute . Al Ittihad’s most prolific scorer has been Mabululo. He has netted two goals over the last five matches.