National Bank Egypt vs Al Ittihad Alexandria Prediction: Expect a close match

Petrosport will be the host venue for the Egyptian Premier League match between National Bank Egypt and Al Ittihad Alexandria. The home team is on a three straight draw into this match, while visiting Al Ittihad Alexandria held Zamalek to a draw.

National Bank Egypt - seeking first win against the visitors

National Bank of Egypt had a winning record of one game against Al Mokawloon, a losing record of one game against Haras El Hodood, and three draws against Ismaily, Aswan, and El Daklyeh in their previous matches. National Bank of Egypt was only able to score five goals while giving up seven goals. During the course of the current league season, National Bank of Egypt has scored an average of one goal per game. In terms of disciplinary action, the away team was given one red card and 26 yellow cards during their match at home. National Bank of Egypt looks to be adept at holding possession of the ball, as seen by their season-long average of 51.00% possession.

Al Ittihad Alexandria - visitors looking to extend dominance

Al Ittihad comes into this match having won one of their previous five matches against Ceramica Cleopatra, lost three of those matches to Pyramids FC, ENPPI, and Al Masry, and drawn one of those matches against Zamalek. The club was only able to score three goals while giving up seven. When playing away from home, Al Ittihad had a goal scoring average of 0.92 and a goals against average of 1.08. There were 19 yellow cards and 2 red cards handed out to the team. This season, Al Ittihad had very strong ball possession, with an overall average of 51.00% over the entire season.

Expert Betting Tips

Only four games have been played between National Bank of Egypt and Al Ittihad, with Al Ittihad coming out on top twice. There were two games that ended in ties. During those contests, National Bank of Egypt was only able to score one goal, while Al Ittihad notched a total of five goals.