Al Ittihad Alexandria face El Gaish in round eight of the Premier League at Borg El Arab Stadium. The odds bookmakers offered on this match give Al Ittihad Alexandria a 35% win probability and El Gaish a 29% probability, with little between the sides.
Current Form - Al Ittihad Alexandria
Al Ittihad Alexandria sit fifth with 13 points from seven matches, having won four, drawn one and lost two while scoring nine goals and conceding six. Their last league match ended in a 2-1 loss away to Ghazl El Mahallah. Across their last five matches, they have recorded four wins and one loss; their scoring rate in that span was 1.6 goals per match, compared with 1.3 for the season, while their conceded rate was 0.6 against 0.9.
Current Form - El Gaish
El Gaish are 15th on seven points from seven matches, with two wins, one draw and four losses, six goals scored and 12 conceded. Their last league match was a 1-4 home loss to Pyramids. Their last five matches brought one draw and four losses, with 0.4 goals scored per match and 2.0 conceded, compared with season rates of 0.9 and 1.7 respectively. Their expected goals figure is 0.91 against a league average of 1.09, while expected goals conceded stands at 1.02 against the same average.
Head-to-Head Record
Al Ittihad Alexandria beat El Gaish 1-0 last season, with Al Ittihad Alexandria at home. Al Ittihad Alexandria have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five meetings against El Gaish. The meetings have averaged 1.2 goals, and both teams scored in one of those five matches. Al Ittihad Alexandria won their last three meetings against El Gaish.
Key Players to Watch
Al Ittihad Alexandria's Hossam Hassan, a forward, has four goals and is their top scorer. John Ebuka, also a forward, has one goal and one assist, while midfielder Mohamed Tony has one goal in six matches.
El Gaish forward Mohamed Atef has one goal and three assists. Defender Ahmed Alaa has one goal in two matches, and midfielder Khaled Ramadan has one assist in three matches.
Key Numbers
↔️ Yellow cards: Al Ittihad Alexandria 8 vs El Gaish 18
Al Ittihad Alexandria
ℹ️ Long passes: 69.9 per match (3rd most)
ℹ️ Tackle success rate: 70% (2nd fewest)
El Gaish
➖ Shot accuracy: 24% (2nd worst, league average 32%)
➖ Red cards: 4 (most in the league, league average 0.8)
Match Notes
El Gaish's Khaled Sotohi has one red card, received two matches ago. Youssry Wahid is now with Al Ittihad Alexandria after coming from El Gaish, where the academy product made 54 appearances and scored four goals across two seasons. Mahmoud Shabana is now with El Gaish after coming from Al Ittihad Alexandria, where he made 72 appearances and scored zero goals across four seasons.
Betting Insights
The odds give a 33% probability to over 2.5 goals and a 44% probability that both teams will score.
Goals implied by the odds: 2.0
These figures come from the odds bookmakers offered on this match, read the day before kickoff.
This content was generated using AI.
