On the 27th of January, in this week 16 match, Al Mokawloon will play host to Al Ittihad in a Premier League match. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Al Mokawloon sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against El Daklyeh. Barakat Haggag Raslan struck first for El Daklyeh in the 10th minute, but John Okoli got the equalizer for Al Mokawloon in the 54th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 94th minute on a goal by Mamadou Niass Ndiacko to cap off a wild match. Al Mokawloon should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 21 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Al Ittihad, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Haras El Hodood. Mahmoud Alaa scored the first goal for Al Ittihad in the 84th minute from the penalty spot, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Haras El Hodood couldn’t muster any offence and Al Ittihad ran away with the shutout win. Al Ittihad is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Al Mokawloon won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Mabululo and Mahmoud Alaa have been the hottest scorers for Al Ittihad in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. John Okoli has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Al Mokawloon.