In a mid week match on Wed Nov 30th, in week 5, Al Ittihad will host Ghazl El Mehalla in a clash of the Premier League. 2nd placed Al Ittihad is fresh off their 3-1 win against El Geish. Karim Tarek scored the first goal for El Geish in the 25th minute, but Mabululo got the equalizer for Al Ittihad in the 68th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 79th minute on a goal by Khaled Sobhy. Al Ittihad is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ghazl El Mehalla recorded a 1-1 draw against Al Ittihad. struck first for Ghazl El Mehalla in the 21st minute, then Karim El Deeb tied it up for Al Ittihad in the 78th minute on a feed from Marwan Attia earning them at least the one point. Ghazl El Mehalla 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 and 1 draw.
Ghazl El Mehalla’s most prolific scorer has been Ahmed El Sheikh. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Al Ittihad’s top weapon lately has been Austin Augustine Amutu, who has two goals in the last five matches.