Week 8 brings us a match on Dec 19th, where Smouha will host Al Ittihad at Alexandria Stadium in a meeting of these two Premier League teams in the anticipated Alexandria derby. 10th placed Smouha is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against El Daklyeh. Neither El Daklyeh nor Smouha could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 4 and 10 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Al Ittihad recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Pharco. Mabululo struck first for Al Ittihad in the 47th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Pharco couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Smouha won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Al Ittihad’s top weapon lately has been Mabululo, who has 2 goals in the last five matches. Smouha is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alia Sylla and Benjamin Boateng each only have 1 goal in their last 5.