In a mid week match in week 9, on Tue Feb 15th, Ghazl El Mehalla plays host to Al Mokawloon in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 11th placed Ghazl El Mehalla, recorded a 0-4 loss against Zamalek. Mostafa Fathi struck first for Zamalek in the 36th minute, then Achraf Bencharki added another in the 38th minute In the end, Ghazl El Mehalla couldn’t muster any offence and Zamalek ran away with the shutout win. Ghazl El Mehalla is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Mokawloon recorded a 2-2 draw against Ceramica Cleopatra. Mamadou Niass Ndiacko scored the first goal for Al Mokawloon in the 27th minute, then Mamadou Niass Ndiacko added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Ahmed Kaboria. Al Mokawloon looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Both Mohamed Salem and Mamadou Niass Ndiacko have been the hottest scorers for Al Mokawloon in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Ghazl El Mehalla hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Abdul Aziz Tawfik and , and they each have 1 goal.