In this week 11 match on the 2nd of January, El Daklyeh will host Al Masry at 30 June Air Defence Stadium in a meeting of these two closely matched Premier League teams. El Daklyeh is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against ENPPI. Neither ENPPI nor El Daklyeh could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 6 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Al Masry recorded a 1-2 loss against Aswan. Ilies Jelassi struck first for Al Masry in the 6th minute on a penalty, then Islam Salah tied it up for Aswan in the 39th minute on a penalty Finally they completed the comback in the 100th minute on a penalty goal by Malick Evouna to cap off a wild match. Al Masry is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Both Mohamed Grendo and Ilies Jelassi have been the hottest scorers for Al Masry in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. El Daklyeh’s top weapon lately has been Abdulrasheed Ahmed, who has two goals in the last five matches.