1- Beginning of the tale

The first match between the two teams was in the late 1940s, as Al Ahly met Al Ittihad in 1949 during the first season of the Egyptian Premier league and the Red Eagles succeeded to win the game 1-0.

2- Head to Head records

Both teams had met in 117 matches and today’s game would be number 118. Al Ahly have won 77 matches and lost 16 matches, while both teams drew in 24 games.

3- Biggest win

Al Ahly succeeded to defeat Al Ittihad 6-0 in 2005-2006 season and it was the biggest result in the history of this game. Emad El Nahhas scored a hat-trick, in addition to a brace from Mohamed Barakat and one goal by Mohamed Abu Trika.

4- Most clean sheets

Al-Ahly have the strongest defense against the Alexandrian team, as the Red Eagles kept their sheets clean for 72 times while Al Ittihad have 24 clean sheets.

5- Most goals

Al-Ahly have the most- scoring record as the Red Eagles scored 199 goals during all the matches by 92 players.

6- Top goal scorer

Al Ahly’s former forward Hossam Hassan became the all –time leading goal scorer in the history of this match as he scored 12 goals.

7- Most appearances

Al Ahly former midfielder Osama Oraby holds the record for most appearances in the fixture with 24 games during his career with the Red Eagles.