Al Ahly SC Still Need Points for the Title as They Host Ismaily
Ahly Cairo vs Ismaily SC - 05/07/2023
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We have just one fixture to look forward to in the Egypt Premier Division this week and it is between Al Ahly SC and Ismaily.
The city rivalry will take place at the WE Al-Ahly Stadium on the 5th of July and the hosts are top of the table on 69 points while the visitors are in 13th place on 34 points and in danger of being relegated this season.
Al Ahly SC come into the match having been held to a 0-0 draw at Future FC in their most recent Premier League game.
The draw means Pyramids FC could close the gap at the top of the table but thanks to their games in hand, including this one, Al Ahly SC should still have enough to win the title this season.
The draw at Future FC means Al Ahly SC are undefeated in 19 fixtures in all competitions. They are undefeated in their last 28 Egyptian Premier League games, which is an incredible record and have not lost in 37 of their last 38 league matches.
Home form shows Al Ahly SC are undefeated in their 31 most recent games in the league. They have won each of their last 5 home league matches and have kept a clean sheet in their last 4 Premier League games on home soil.
Ismaily make the short journey to the WE Al-Ahly Stadium on the back of a 1-1 draw at home with Aswan last week.
It was Aswan who opened the scoring in the 18th minute from the penalty spot but it did not take long for Ismaily to equalise, scoring their goal 15 minutes later. There were no further goals in the game.
The draw at home with Aswan means Ismaily have failed to win any of their last 4 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been defeats at home against Nogoom in the cup and El Geish in the league plus a draw at Al Mokawloon in the league. However, trends show in their last 18 games in the Egypt Premier, Ismaily SC have recorded 15 undefeated encounters.
Away form in the league shows Ismaily have failed to win any of their last 3 matches. In fact, they have recorded only 2 wins from their 11 most recent away league fixtures.
Looking ahead to the team news and Al Ahly SC could make a couple of changes from the draw at Future FC, with Taher Mohamed and Mohamed Magdi Kafsha both coming into the starting XI.
Ismaily could bring Mahmoud Shabrawy into the team at the expense of Abdel Rahman Magdi. Mohamed El Shamy is expected to start in attack as top scorer, Mohamed Sherif, is unavailable.
Being a local rivalry, this could be a difficult game for Al Ahly SC, despite their overall dominance in the league. Ismaily will set up to make it as tough as possible for the hosts but we expect Al Ahly SC to make the breakthrough and a single goal could be enough to win the match.
Home team
Away team
Pred
Correct score
Avg. goals
Weather conditions
Coef.
Score
Live
coef.
Eg1
523513
1
1 - 0
1.88
31°
1.33
1.33
4.33
7.50
no
no
no
1 - 0(0 - 0)
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