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ZED FC 2 - 1 Al Ittihad Alexandria
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Al Ittihad Alexandria
Tuesday’s night sees a clash in the Egyptian Premier League Relegation Group between ZED FC and Al Ittihad Alexandria.
The hosts, ZED FC sit top of the relegation group ahead of round five. However, the Egyptian side have struggled in recent weeks, winning once and losing three in their last five matches. On the other hand, Al Ittihad Alexandria sit in 3rd place and after four games without a win, look to build on a win in their previous fixture over Tala’ea El Gaish.
As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about sides ahead of kick-off.
• ZED FC have scored five goals in their last five matches
• ZED FC have kept two clean sheets in their last three matches
• Al Ittihad Alexandria have scored two goals in their last five matches
• Al Ittihad Alexandria have lost three games out of their last five
ZED FC have had a strong season as they lead the Egyptian Premier League Relegation Group sitting in 1st place. ZED despite only winning six games in 21 games, have been the masters of not losing, with 10 draws this season. However, in recent weeks, the Egyptian side have not been in the best of form, losing three in a row, but after beating Ismaily SC 2-0 and drawing against Tala’ea El Gaish last time out, they are two unbeaten.
Their opponents, Al Ittihad Alexandria sit two places below their oppositon in 3rd place. Despite being one of the league leaders, Al Ittihad have also been in poor form, the Egyptian club winless in seven games before beating Tala’ea El Gaish 2-1.
Shady Hussein will be one to watch in this fixture, the Egyptian having eight goals and one assist in 20 appearances. ZED FC’s striker comes into the fixture on red-hot form – scoring two goals in his last three matches.
ZED FC Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Lotfi, Hamdi, Gamal, Tarek, Adel, Magassa, Mutumosi, Saad, Ismail, El Banouby, Hussein.
In attack, Shady Husein looks to continue his hot run of form, the Egyptian having scored five goals in his last five games. While Mostafa Saad will hope to build after scoring his second goal of the season against Ismaily SC.
On the other hand, shot-stopper Aly Lotfi will hope to continue his fantastic form in goal, the 35-year-old having kept successive clean sheets in his last two matches.
Al Ittihad Alexandria Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1): Al Mahdi Soliman, Shabana, El-Din, El Maghraby, Ayman, Salifu, El Wahsh, Samir, El Deeb, Gomaa, Farid.
Goal-scorer Fady Farid will hope to be the difference maker once again after scoring in the previous fixture, alongside Mahmoud Alaa El-Din, who has fantastically returned to the team, scoring and leading the Al Ittihad backline.
Operating in the Egyptian Premier League Relegation Group, ZED FC and Al Ittihad Alexandria have met on only a handful of occasions. Within their five meetings, a draw is the only likely outcome, with three matches ending in one compared to one win for ZED FC and one win for Al Ittihad Alexandria.
Recent Meetings:
• 20th December 2019 – Al Ittihad Alexandria 2-1 ZED FC
• 11th September 2020 – ZED FC 2-2 Al Ittihad Alexandria
• 30th November 2023 - Al Ittihad Alexandria 0-0 ZED FC
• 20th May 2024 – ZED FC 0-0 Al Ittihad Alexandria
• 11th January 2025 - Al Ittihad Alexandria 0-1 ZED FC
With both teams at the top of the Relegation Group, this one is a hard one to call. However, with two games unbeaten and at the top of the table – ZED FC come in as the favourites. With all of this in mind, our team of professional experts have decided that the best tip for this game is for ZED FC to win. Odds of 13/10 from PariMatch means that a £10 bet could see a potential return of £23.00.
ZED FC 2-1 Al Ittihad Alexandria
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