Al-Ittihad vs Modern Sport prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups – December 25, 2024
Modern Sport FC
One of the matches of the 6th round of the Egyptian Premier League will be held on Tuesday in Alexandria, where local Al-Ittihad will face Modern Sport. A bet on the total number of goals in this game offers good winning chances.
- Also read: Orlando Pirates vs Marumo Gallants prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups – December 24, 2024
Match preview
Al-Ittihad has earned only two points in the last three rounds of the Premier League. Last Saturday, the team played to a goalless draw (0:0) away against Ghazl El-Mahalla. In the previous round, Al-Ittihad hosted Tala'ea El Gaish but suffered a narrow 0:1 defeat, conceding the decisive goal in the 90+5 minute.
After five matches, the team has accumulated eight points, positioning itself in seventh place in the Egyptian Premier League standings. The gap to first-place Al-Masry is only three points.
Modern Sport finished fifth last season, trailing Al-Masry by just one point. However, the team has made a poor start to the new campaign and is currently in 17th place.
In their first five matches, Modern Sport failed to secure a single win, drawing three times. They are now four points behind the top nine teams. In the last round, Modern Sport hosted National Bank of Egypt and suffered a narrow 0:1 defeat. This loss marked their second consecutive league defeat and third across all competitions.
Probable lineups
- Al-Ittihad: Soliman, Dawood, Bakry, Shabana, Ibrahim, Apei, Saleh, Salifu, Aubame, Farid, Mohamed
- Modern Sport: Hamdi, Taha, Reda, Elfil, Shaaban, El Sisi, Mohamed, Nosseir, Sadek, Yasser, Atef
Match facts and head-to-head
- The "both teams to score" bet has only hit in one of the last five matches.
- None of the last five matches saw the "total over 2.5" bet succeed.
- Only one of the last five games featured two goals.
Prediction
Bookmakers slightly favor the visitors in this match, with odds of 2.44 for a Modern Sport victory. Our bet for this match is "Total under 2.0" with odds of 1.60.
