In this week 1 match on Oct 20th, El Daklyeh will play host to El Geish in a clash of the Premier League in the anticipated Cairo derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. El Daklyeh has not played yet this season, while in their last match, 8th placed El Geish, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ismaily. Abdel Rahman Osama struck first for El Geish in the 34th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Ismaily couldn’t muster any offence and El Geish ran away with the shutout win. El Geish should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Hatem has been the most effective weapon for El Geish lately. The attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.