Ismaily and Al Ittihad face at Ismaïlia Stadium, in a match for the 23rd round of the Premier League. Al Ittihad won at home by (3‑0) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 30‑11‑2019. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there were 2 draws and 1 victory for each team in the last 4 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 28‑01‑2019, for the Premier League, which ended with the victory of Ismaily by (2‑0). The goals of the match were scored by Karim Bambo (38 ‘) and Wagih Abdel Hakim (90’) for Ismaily. Despite being a match between 8th and 5th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 9th classified in home games and the number one away.
Ismaily :
The home team is currently in 8th position, with 27 points won, after 7 wins, 6 draws and 8 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against Haras El Hodood by (2‑2). In the last match, they won away against Tanta by (1‑3). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 14 points as a visitor and only 13 in their stadium. In their last 10 home games for the championship, Ismaily won 3, tied 4 and lost 3, for which they have won 13 points out of a possible 30. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (7 out of 11 matches). Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that rarely scores first: they only opened the scoring in 2 of their last 21 Premier League games, of these 2 they reached the break in 1 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 1.
The new coach, Adham El Selhdar, should present his team in a 4-2-3-1, favoring organization and counterattacks, mainly by the wing backs. The forward, in charge of saving the goals of the local team is Benson Shilongo. As for the midfield, it should be formed by Abdel Rahman Magdi, Piqueti, Ahmed Madbouli, Omar El Wahsh and Emad Hamdi. Apparently the coach of the local club has all the players available for this match against Al-Ittihad Alexandria.
Al Ittihad :
After 7 wins, 10 draws and 4 losses, the visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 31 points won. In their last match, they tied with Haras El Hodood at home by (1‑1), after having drawn away in the previous match, in a match against Wadi Degla, by (0‑0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 15 points, against only in their away games. For the championship, Al Ittihad won 16 points out of a possible 30, after 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in the last 10 away games.
For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 5 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (6 out of 10 matches). In their home matches there is a tendency for few goals, since 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition have ended with Under 2,5 goals. This is a team that seldom scores first. Indeed, they failed to open the scoring in any of the last 21 Premier League games.
The visiting club should play the usual 4-3-3 tactical layout, with Khaled Metwalli, Ahmed Refaat and Khaled Kamar being the main figures in the visitors’ attack. For its part, the central corridor must be filled by Nour El Sayed, Ahmed Nabil and Mohamed El Sabahi. For this game, Coach Talaat Youssef has all the units.
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / NO @ 1,70
