In this week 9 match on Dec 23rd, Al Ittihad plays host to Ceramica Cleopatra in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which is great football weather. 6th placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Smouha. Mabululo scored the first goal for Al Ittihad in the 79th minute, then Ibrahim Hassan added another in the 2nd minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Smouha couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ceramica Cleopatra recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against El Daklyeh. Ceramica Cleopatra had 11 on net, and El Daklyeh had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Ceramica Cleopatra is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Ceramica Cleopatra won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Ceramica Cleopatra hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Mohamed Adel and Ragab Nabil, and they each have 1 goal. Al Ittihad’s top weapon lately has been Mabululo, who has 2 goals in the last 5 matches.