Match Report
40 points for Al Ahly (3rd), 36 for Al Ittihad (10th): a 4-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Al Ahly 1.65 scored and 0.95 conceded per game, Al Ittihad 1.08 and 1.08, with the league averaging 1.01.
Al Ahly came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Al Ahly, 4/15 for Al Ittihad.
6 meetings are on record — 5 won by Al Ahly, 0 by Al Ittihad, 1 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, capacity 42,056, hosted the game. Al Ahly led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Al Ahly: Zizo (62'), Achraf Bencharki (15') · Al Ittihad: Fady Farid (68')