It's time to decide the outcome of the CAF Champions League 1st Preliminary Round meeting between Al Merreikh and Arta / SIHD. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Al Merreikh form and stats
Merreikh participated in CAF Champions League the last season, where they reached the group stage.Home games in the Sudan Premier League have been a walk in the park for Al Merreikh so far, with 38 points won from 14 matches; 12 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
Al Merreikh are returning here after visiting Arta / SIHD in a CAF Champions League game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Kober.Defensively Al Merreikh have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Arta / SIHD form and stats
They also participated in CAF Champions League last season. This ended in the 1st preliminary round, when Tusker drew the shortest straw.Arta / SIHD have an excellent away record in the Division 1 so far with 7-1-1 from 9 games.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a CAF Champions League home defeat versus Al Merreikh with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
That result followed a home victory 12-1 versus Arhiba in the Division 1.Arta create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 23 goals in 9 travels. It's not easy to score on Arta / SIHD as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Al Merreikh and Arta / SIHD have faced off earlier this season: Arta / SIHD - Al Merreikh 1-2.
Al Merreikh missing players
Arta / SIHD missing players
| Al Merreikh | Arta / SIHD | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 44 | 25 | Scored | S | 30 | 72 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 60% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | ||
| 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | ||
| 6 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | ||
| 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 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 43 | 74 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 71 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 45 |
| 4 | Hilal El-Fasher | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 39 |
| 5 | Al Ahly Shendi | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Kober | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Wad Nubawi | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 36 |
| 9 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Tuti | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
| 11 | Hay Al Arab | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Al Shorta | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Hay Al Wadi | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 31 |
| 14 | Alamal Atbara | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | Hilal Obayed | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 16 | Al Khartoum | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -20 | 23 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arta / SIHD | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 43 | 45 |
| 2 | Port | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 35 |
| 3 | Guelleh / GR | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 35 |
| 4 | ASAS | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Gendarmerie | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | Police Nationale | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Dikhil | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 19 |
| 8 | Hayabley | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 14 |
| 9 | EAD / PK 12 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 14 |
| 10 | Arhiba | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 48 | -74 | 0 |
