In this week 12 match, on Wed Apr 6th, Al Ittihad will travel to Cairo to battle Al Ahly in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Al Ahly sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Pyramids FC. Mohamed Magdi Kafsha struck first for Al Ahly in the 47th minute, then Amr Al Sulaya added another in the 86th minute In the end, Pyramids FC couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ahly ran away with the shutout win. Al Ahly is on a hot streak lately, with 9 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 11th placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 1-2 loss against Ismaily. El Shamy struck first for Ismaily in the 24th minute, then Khaled Metwali Abdelhamid got the equalizer for Al Ittihad in the 27th minute on a feed from Ahmed Adel. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Al Ahly won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Ahmed Adel and Mabululo have been the hottest scorers for Al Ittihad in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. For Al Ahly, their top scorers are El Shahat and Mohamed Sherif, each having 3 goals in their last 5 matches.