In this week 14 match, on Thursday Apr 14th, National Bank of Egypt plays host to Al Ittihad in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. In their last match, National Bank of Egypt recorded a 2-2 draw against Pharco. Naser El Mansi struck first for National Bank of Egypt in the 57th minute, but Farag got the equalizer for Pharco in the 60th minute . National Bank of Egypt is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while al Ittihad sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Al Ahly. Luis Miquissone struck first for Al Ahly in the 35th minute on a feed from Aliou Dieng, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Al Ittihad couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ahly ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Al Ittihad won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Al Ittihad’s most prolific scorer has been Ahmed Adel. The midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. National Bank of Egypt hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Karim Bambo and Mahmoud Sayed, and they each have 1 goal.