June 19th features a match where Al Ahly will host Zamalek in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams in the ever popular al-Qāhirah derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 31 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. Al Ahly sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against El Sharqia Dokhan. Hussein El Shahat struck first for Al Ahly in the 25th minute, then Taher Mohamed added another in the 31st minute on a penalty kick. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Al Ahly should be reasonably happy with their performance, while zamalek sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Ismaily. Achraf Bencharki scored the first goal for Zamalek in the 41st minute, but El Mohamady got the equalizer for Ismaily in the 61st minute. Zamalek is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10 matches.
Al Ahly and Zamalek last played eachother at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday Nov 5th. Al Ahly took the match by a score of 5 to 3. Mohamed Abougabal struck first for Al Ahly on an own goal in the 16th minute, then Maaloul added another in the 20th minute on a penalty.
Zamalek is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ahmed Sayed and Omar El Said each having 2 goals in their last five. Al Ahly’s top weapon lately has been Maaloul, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.