On Sun Feb 5th, Al Ittihad hosts Ismaily in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Al Ittihad sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Al Mokawloon. Neither Al Mokawloon nor Al Ittihad could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 6 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Al Ittihad should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 17th placed Ismaily, recorded a 3-1 win against El Daklyeh. Mohamed Makhlouf scored the first goal for Ismaily in the 22nd minute, then Firas Chaouat added another in the 41st minute. Ismaily looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Ismaily won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
For Ismaily, their top scorers are Mohamed El Shamy and Firas Chaouat, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Mahmoud Alaa has been the most prolific scorer on Al Ittihad in the last 5 matches with two goals.