Match Report
In the standings it was Al-Ittihad 1st on 12 points, Asswehly 1st on 13 — separated by 1. Al-Ittihad had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Al-Ittihad ran at 2 scored and 0.75 conceded, Asswehly at 1.6 and 0.2.
Al-Ittihad were unbeaten in 15. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Asswehly.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Al-Ittihad have 4 wins to Asswehly's 4, with 3 draws, at 2.18 goals per meeting. Only 18% of these meetings ended in a home win. The recent trend is more open — 3.6 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.18 all-time.
The match was played at 11 June Stadium (capacity 67,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Asswehly: Ayoub Ayed (55')