El Gouna and Al-Ittihad Alexandria will meet on Friday for round 20 of the Egyptian Premier League. This is a fixture between two teams in the bottom half of the league table. Both sides are in desperate need of points to move away from the relegation zone.
Al-Ittihad Alexandria are 12th in the division. They have taken 22 points from 20 matches in the league. Al-Ittihad Alexandria are coming off of a 1-0 win over Pyramids FC, which ended a two-match losing streak in the division.
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El Gouna are 15th in the league’s standings ahead of matchday 20. They are winless in five straight games, but are coming off of a nil-nil draw with Pharco FC. The draw ended a four-match losing streak in the Egyptian Premier League.
Al-Ittihad Alexandria picked up seven points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They were outscored 12-10 across the last six matches. The good news for Al-Ittihad Alexandria manager Hossam Hossan is that the team has a good head-to-head record versus El Gouna.
The visitors have a head-to-head record of 3W-1D-2L across their last six matches in all competitions. Their last encounter in November 2021 ended in a 1-0 win for Al-Ittihad Alexandria.
El Gouna picked up a mere four points from the last 18 points on offer in the league. They were outscored 9-6 in their last six games.
El Gouna have not played well at home. Their last two matches in the league at home finished as defeats.
Just eight points from 27 have been picked up by El Gouna at home this term. Al-Ittihad Alexandria have struggled on the road this term.
Seven points have been picked up from 27 points on offer away from home for Al-Ittihad Alexandria. They are unbeaten in their last three road games.
El Gouna have scored just 17 goals in 19 matches in the Premier League. They have conceded the fourth-most goals with 25 in the division. Al-Ittihad Alexandria have allowed the league’s most goals with 34. However, they have scored the fifth-most goals in the division (28).
Neither side is playing well in the Egyptian Premier League at the moment. Friday’s match should finish as a stalemate between these rivals. Neither is in particularly good form.
Therefore, they should end the day level. El Gouna and Al-Ittihad Alexandria should finish 1-1 with nothing to separate the two rivals.