It is Third vs First in Egypt as Future FC Meet Al Ahly SC
1923
The biggest fixture of the weekend in the Egypt Premier Leagues comes on the 2nd of July as Future FC meet Al Ahly SC.
The match will be played at the WE Al-Ahly Stadium and the hosts are currently third in the table on 57 points while the visitors are top on 68 points with several games in hand on the teams below them.
Future FC come into the game having suffered a 2-0 loss at Al Masry in the Egypt Premier League in midweek. With the score 0-0 at half time, Al Masry opened the scoring early in the second half and doubled their advantage in the 68th minute. Future FC could not breakdown the hosts in the time that remained.
The loss at Al Masry was the second successive defeat against the same opponents with the previous loss coming in the cup. The match ended 0-0 but it was Al Masry who kept their nerve from the penalty spot to progress at the expense of Future FC.
Trends show Future FC are unbeaten in 28 of their last 32 matches in the Premier League. However, they have lost 4 of their last 5 games in all competitions. They have lost 2 of their 3 most recent fixtures in the league but are undefeated in 18 of their last 19 league matches at home.
Under 2.5 goals have been scored in each of Future FC’s last 6 league games on home soil.
Al Ahly SC make the journey to the WE Al-Ahly Stadium on the back of a 3-0 win at the National Bank of Egypt in their most recent Egypt Premier League fixture. Al Ahly SC opened the scoring in the 18th minute and added a second goal 12 minutes later. The third goal came at the end of the match as Al Ahly SC recorded another 3 points.
The win at National Bank of Egypt means Al Ahly SC are undefeated in each of their last 18 games in all competitions.
They have won 9 of their 11 most recent fixtures in all competitions including a 2-1 win at home over Wydad Casablanca which helped them to claim the CAF Champions League.
Trends show Al Ahly SC are undefeated in their last 27 league games. They have won each of their last 7 Premier League matches on the road.
Team news and Future FC could make a couple of changes to the team that lost at Al Masry, with Omar El Said and Aymen Sfaxi coming into the starting XI.
Al Ahly SC are likely to go with the same starting XI from the win at National Bank of Egypt. The only change could be Ahmed Kendouci for Mohamed Magdi Kafsha.
This could be one of the toughest tests of the season for Al Ahly SC, who are going to go on and win the title. Future FC could keep things tight for much of the game and this one could end level, with under 2.5 goals scored.
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