Match Report
Al Ittihad went into the game 12th in the table on 39 points; El Raja sat 17th on 25 — a 14-point gap. Al Ittihad had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Al Ittihad were scoring 1.18 and conceding 1.35, El Raja 0.74 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Al Ittihad had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Borg El Arab Stadium, with room for 75,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: El Raja led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Al Ittihad: Mohamed Nagy (19'), Ahmed Kaboria (78') · El Raja: Hesham Fathallah (52'), Belal Gamal (49')
Key stats
Total shots: 7-22 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 5-4