The first of two encounters in the CAF Champions League 2nd Preliminary Round, as the hometeam Al Merreikh will try to edge Zanaco in their own ballpark.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for Zanaco when visiting Merreikh as the cities are 4900 kilometers apart.
Al Merreikh form and stats
Merreikh have not come this way in the CAF Champions League without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Express FC. Last season, Merreikh's CAF Champions League journey ended in the group stage.Al Merreikh are steadily winning Sudan Premier League games and points here at New Suez Stadium. 9 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 16 games. The Al Merreikh manager I. Hussein Al-Hussein might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A strong away win for Merreikh against Merreikh El-Fasher the last match.
Ahead of that match, Merreikh lost 1-2 at home to Al Hilal Omdurman.Merreikh are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 16 games. Merreikh have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Zanaco form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Akonangui in order to reach 2nd preliminary round of CAF Champions League.The Super League season is young and Zanaco have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
The Zanaco goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 321 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Zanaco had fun at their own home (New Suez Stadium) last time out, beating Nkana 1-0.
A draw for Zanaco before that, at their own venue hosting Prison Leopards (0-0).As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Zanaco has managed 0 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Al Merreikh missing players
Zanaco missing players
| Al Merreikh | Zanaco | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 59% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 32% | ||
| 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 | Green Buffaloes | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Buildcon | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Nkwazi | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Forest Rangers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Indeni | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Konkola Blades | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | Lusaka Dynamos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Kafue Celtic | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Kansanshi Dynamos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Nkana | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | ZESCO United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Green Eagles | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Chambishi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Prison Leopards | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 15 | Zanaco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Kabwe Warriors | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Red Arrows | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 4 |
| 18 | Power Dynamos | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 2 |