All the facts and stats for the CAF Champions League clash: Express FC - Al Merreikh

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Competition: Africa CAF Champions League
Competition: Fri 10.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium (3000 seats)

The first of two encounters in the CAF Champions League 1st Preliminary Round, as the hometeam Express FC will try to edge Al Merreikh in their own ballpark.

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Express FC form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at St. Mary's Stadium as Express FC have scored 22 goals to get 31 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 9-4-0 (wins-draws-losses). In general it's been a long time since Express tasted defeat here at St. Mary's Stadium, as they have taken at least one point from their last 13 home games in the league.

Express manager and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus KCCA in the Uganda Cup.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Uganda Cup home game that ended 0-0 versus KCCA.

Express have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St. Mary's Stadium with 22 goals in 13 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Express have only let in 5 goals at home.

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Al Merreikh form and stats

Al Merreikh's mission in CAF Champions League last season failed in the group stage.

The strength of Al Merreikh on their travels this season is incredible with 30 points collected from 12 Sudan Premier League away games. Al Merreikh has 9-3-0 on the road, with 24 goals scored and 6 conceded. Merreikh are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 18 in a row without losing.

Two travels in a row for Merreikh, whose manager L. Clark could celebrate last time after the Sudan Premier League win against Hilal El-Fasher.

A 0-2 loss hosting Hay Al Wadi before that.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Al Merreikh are regular goalscorers on their travels. Merreikh are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 6 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Express FC missing players

Al Merreikh missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Express FC Al Merreikh
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   11 25
16 9   Won W   7 13
7 3   Drew D   1 7
2 0   Lost L   3 5
42 20   Scored S   18 37
12 3   Conceded C   13 26
84% 83%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 84%
56% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 80%
40% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   64% 52%
28% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 24%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   9% 8%
32% 25%   BTTS BTTS   36% 36%
64% 75%   Clean Sheets C S   45% 52%
20% 17%   Failed to Score F T   27% 28%
 
5.3 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   6.3 6.4
2.9 2.3   Corners against (avg) C A   2.9 2.5
1.3 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 1
1 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
10.3 8.7   Shots (avg) S (   10.4 9.7
3 2.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 2.6
58% 77%   Goal Efficiency G E   56% 56%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Express FC 26 17 7 2 44 13 13 9 4 0 22 5 13 8 3 2 22 8 31 58
2 URA 26 17 6 3 41 18 13 10 2 1 22 7 13 7 4 2 19 11 23 57
3 Vipers 26 17 5 4 56 21 13 9 2 2 27 8 13 8 3 2 29 13 35 56
4 KCCA 27 14 6 7 56 22 13 9 1 3 37 9 14 5 5 4 19 13 34 48
5 Bright Stars 27 11 9 7 40 27 13 6 2 5 23 16 14 5 7 2 17 11 13 42
6 Police 27 11 7 9 50 31 14 8 4 2 29 10 13 3 3 7 21 21 19 40
7 Mbarara City 27 10 8 9 30 34 13 6 5 2 14 9 14 4 3 7 16 25 -4 38
8 UPDF 27 11 4 12 34 39 14 8 3 3 19 12 13 3 1 9 15 27 -5 37
9 Wakiso Giants 26 8 12 6 42 33 13 5 6 2 30 18 13 3 6 4 12 15 9 36
10 SC Villa 27 9 9 9 29 30 13 6 5 2 15 10 14 3 4 7 14 20 -1 36
11 BUL 27 9 6 12 39 41 13 5 3 5 20 21 14 4 3 7 19 20 -2 33
12 Onduparaka 26 8 4 14 25 45 13 4 4 5 13 16 13 4 0 9 12 29 -20 28
13 Jinja SSS 26 6 8 12 21 44 13 4 5 4 15 22 13 2 3 8 6 22 -23 26
14 Kyetume 27 5 8 14 28 47 14 5 3 6 15 19 13 0 5 8 13 28 -19 23
15 MYDA 27 3 5 19 32 77 14 1 3 10 19 40 13 2 2 9 13 37 -45 14
16 Kitara 27 3 4 20 35 80 14 3 2 9 21 39 13 0 2 11 14 41 -45 13
  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 27 21 5 1 70 11 15 12 2 1 43 5 12 9 3 0 27 6 59 68
2 Al Merreikh 27 18 8 1 45 14 15 9 5 1 21 8 12 9 3 0 24 6 31 62
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 28 10 10 8 23 28 13 4 8 1 12 10 15 6 2 7 11 18 -5 40
7 Alamal Atbara 29 10 9 10 25 28 14 5 5 4 9 11 15 5 4 6 16 17 -3 39
8 Hilal El-Fasher 29 10 8 11 34 38 14 5 3 6 18 21 15 5 5 5 16 17 -4 38
9 Al-Ahly Merowe 29 9 10 10 22 26 15 6 5 4 14 13 14 3 5 6 8 13 -4 37
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 Tuti 30 8 10 12 26 39 15 3 6 6 13 20 15 5 4 6 13 19 -13 34
13 Al Ahly Shendi 29 9 6 14 21 27 15 5 2 8 11 15 14 4 4 6 10 12 -6 33
14 Al Ahli Khartoum 29 7 10 12 17 28 15 5 5 5 12 14 14 2 5 7 5 14 -11 31
15 Merreikh El-Fasher 29 6 6 17 15 30 14 2 4 8 7 15 15 4 2 9 8 15 -15 24
16 Al Hilal Kadougli 28 4 10 14 19 36 13 1 5 7 6 16 15 3 5 7 13 20 -17 22

Table
  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 27 21 5 1 70 11 15 12 2 1 43 5 12 9 3 0 27 6 59 68
2 Al Merreikh 27 18 8 1 45 14 15 9 5 1 21 8 12 9 3 0 24 6 31 62
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 28 10 10 8 23 28 13 4 8 1 12 10 15 6 2 7 11 18 -5 40
7 Alamal Atbara 29 10 9 10 25 28 14 5 5 4 9 11 15 5 4 6 16 17 -3 39
8 Hilal El-Fasher 29 10 8 11 34 38 14 5 3 6 18 21 15 5 5 5 16 17 -4 38
9 Al-Ahly Merowe 29 9 10 10 22 26 15 6 5 4 14 13 14 3 5 6 8 13 -4 37
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 Tuti 30 8 10 12 26 39 15 3 6 6 13 20 15 5 4 6 13 19 -13 34
13 Al Ahly Shendi 29 9 6 14 21 27 15 5 2 8 11 15 14 4 4 6 10 12 -6 33
14 Al Ahli Khartoum 29 7 10 12 17 28 15 5 5 5 12 14 14 2 5 7 5 14 -11 31
15 Merreikh El-Fasher 29 6 6 17 15 30 14 2 4 8 7 15 15 4 2 9 8 15 -15 24
16 Al Hilal Kadougli 28 4 10 14 19 36 13 1 5 7 6 16 15 3 5 7 13 20 -17 22

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