It's time to decide the outcome of the CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round meeting between Al Hilal Omdurman and Rivers United. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Hilal Omdurman form and stats
Al Hilal Omdurman have not come this way in the CAF Champions League without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Fasil Ketema. Omdurman was eliminated in the group stage last season in the CAF Champions League.This stadium, New Suez Stadium, has been a fortress for Al Hilal Omdurman in the Sudan Premier League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-2-1. On the other hand, in the CAF Champions League, Al Hilal Omdurman has performed like this (both home and away): 0 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Al Hilal Omdurman haven’t lost a league-game in 15 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Merreikh, 154 days ago.
The home team returns to New Suez Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Rivers United on their last time out; the CAF Champions League game ended 1-1.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Al Hilal Kadougli.Omdurman are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at New Suez Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 43 goals in 15 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Omdurman have only let in 5 goals at home.
Rivers United form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Young Africans in order to reach 2nd preliminary round of CAF Champions League.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rivers United so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 2-6-11 (win-draw-lose). Total CAF Champions League statistics for Rivers United: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Rivers United's last game was the home draw against Al Hilal Omdurman (1-1).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Young Africans in the CAF Champions League.The attacking power of Rivers when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 19 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Rivers have conceded 30 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the contenders faced each other earlier this season; Rivers United - Omdurman 1-1.Al Hilal Omdurman missing players
Rivers United missing players
| Al Hilal Omdurman | Rivers United | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 50 | 27 | Scored | S | 12 | 33 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 17 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 68% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 52% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.8 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 11.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 62% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 75 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 63 | 77 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 34 | 68 |
| 3 | Hay Al Wadi | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Hay Al Arab | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 42 |
| 5 | Al Khartoum | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 41 |
| 6 | Hilal Obayed | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 41 |
| 7 | Alamal Atbara | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 39 |
| 8 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -4 | 38 |
| 9 | Hilal El-Fasher | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 38 |
| 10 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 35 |
| 11 | Al Shorta | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -10 | 35 |
| 12 | Al Ahly Shendi | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 34 |
| 13 | Tuti | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -11 | 32 |
| 15 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 25 |
| 16 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -17 | 24 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akwa United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 53 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 71 |
| 2 | Enyimba | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 66 |
| 3 | Kwara United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 28 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 65 |
| 4 | Nasarawa United | 38 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 38 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 65 |
| 5 | Kano Pillars | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 64 |
| 6 | Rivers United | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 36 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 63 |
| 7 | Enugu Rangers | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 43 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 62 |
| 8 | Lobi Stars | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 58 |
| 9 | Plateau United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 35 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 51 |
| 10 | MFM | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 24 | -1 | 51 |
| 11 | Akwa Starlets | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 29 | -10 | 50 |
| 12 | Katsina United | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 35 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 32 | -7 | 49 |
| 13 | Heartland | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 36 | -7 | 48 |
| 14 | Abia Warriors | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 47 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 47 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 30 | -7 | 45 |
| 16 | Sunshine Stars | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 29 | -11 | 45 |
| 17 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 37 | -17 | 43 |
| 18 | Warri Wolves | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 35 | -15 | 41 |
| 19 | Ifeanyi Uba | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 38 | -17 | 39 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 39 | -35 | 25 |