A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Al Ittihad in 5th position and Al Ahly placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Al Ittihad have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Premier League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only three days ago. That game was also an away game, at Ghazl El Mehalla. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Al Ittihad form and stats
Al Ittihad have played 10 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Ittihad manager H. Hussein and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Smouha (placed 6th) in the Premier League. Before that game, the home loss against Pyramids FC with the scoreline 0-2.
A disappointing finish for Al Ittihad in their match versus Smouha as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.
Ittihad are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at ENPPI awaits in three days.
Ittihad has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. On the other hand, Ittihad have conceded 11 goals.
Al Ahly form and stats
Al Ahly have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games.
Al Ahly play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Ghazl El Mehalla (placed 8th). A draw for Ahly before that, at their own venue hosting El Gounah (1-1).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Zamalek in just four days.
The visiting Ahly have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 8 games. Ahly's manager P. Mosimane has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 4 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Al Ahly - Al Ittihad 4-0 earlier this season. Ittihad-Al Ahly H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Al Ittihad one win, Al Ahly seven wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Sherif 9 goals |  R. Cissé 7 goals | R. Williams 5 goals |
Al Ittihad missing players
Al Ahly missing players
| Al Ittihad | Al Ahly | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 32 |
| 24 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 82% |
| 79% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 76% |
| 42% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 59% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 53% |
| 26% | 30% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 50% | 41% |
| 32% | 30% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.9 | 9.5 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 12 | 13.2 |
| 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
| 34% | 28% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 31% | 35% |
- Al Ahly have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Ahly have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Al Ahly have the most scored goals in the second half (22) in Premier League
- Al Ittihad have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zamalek | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 37 |
| 3 | Pyramids FC | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 4 | Al Masry | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Al Ittihad | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| 6 | Smouha | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 | ENPPI | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Ghazl El Mehalla | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Misr Lel Makasa | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -4 | 26 |
| 11 | El Gounah | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 12 | El Geish | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 13 | Aswan | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 20 |
| 14 | Al Mokawloon | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Ismaily | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 16 | Wadi Degla | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | National Bank of Egypt | 19 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 15 |
| 18 | El Entag El Harby | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -21 | 12 |