Al Ahly vs El Dakhleya Prediction: The Red Devils won’t spare their opponent

Defending champions Al Ahly will lock horns with El Dakhleya at the Cairo International Stadium on Sunday. El Dakhleya will strive to upset the Red Devils after their most recent meeting display, which saw them share the spoils against Al Ahly.

The Red Devils have been in massive form since the commencement of this season; they are currently the Egyptian Premier League winner after winning the CAF Champions League and Egypt Cup. However, since their victory over Al Mokawloon, the Red Devils have failed to win any of the previous three games. Al Ahly head here after their slim (1-0) victory over Suez Montakhab in the round of 32.

Al Ahly have won this trophy thirty-seven times (37) and are the defending champion. Al Ahly are the clear favorite to advance despite their poor performance in recent weeks.

Alaa Abdelal's men escaped relegation after last day's dramatic victory over Aswan. Abdelrahman produced a five-star performance, scoring twice and assisting two goals in a (2-4) victory on the road. El Dakleya have won twice, drawn three, and lost twice over their previous seven games. El Dakleya head into this phase following their penalty shootout win over Aswan. After a (2-2) full-time stalemate, both teams resort to penalty kicks to decide who advances.

They were knocked out of this competition by Zamalek last season, and they’ll be cautious against the defending champions.

Over their previous seventeen meetings, Al Ahly have won twelve while El Dakhleya have won twice and three games ending in a share of the spoils. The Red Devils last three games are without a win, which is understandable, as they’ve decided to rest some key players. They will come in full force to punish the visitors who snatched a point the last time they met. El Dekhleya will look to cause trouble for the home side, but it will be difficult. Al Ahly are our favorite team to advance here, and we expect them to win and score more than once for 1.70.

The Red Devils will come into this encounter with all their arsenal and we expect them to win before the break for 1.89.

We expect more than two goals here for 2.04.

Good luck!