It's game one of two in the CAF Confederations Cup as Al-Ahly Merowe host Gor Mahia. This is a 2nd Preliminary Round fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Al-Ahly Merowe and Gor Mahia.
Al-Ahly Merowe form and stats
Action has already taken place for Al-Ahly Merowe in CAF Confederations Cup as they have defeated Atlabara to reach the 2nd Preliminary Round.Al-Ahly Merowe have played 15 Sudan Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). 2W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Confederations Cup for Al-Ahly Merowe.
The Al-Ahly Merowe fans got no joy from their last match, a CAF Confederations Cup game also here at New Suez Stadium: A 1-3 defeat against Gor Mahia.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Atlabara.This is expected to be a close game, with Al-Ahly Merowe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Al-Ahly Merowe as a small favourite), we find six games. Al-Ahly Merowe has won one of these, drawn two and lost three.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al-Ahly here at New Suez Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (14 from 15 games). From these home matches, Al-Ahly have conceded only 13 goals.
Gor Mahia form and stats
Last season their CAF Confederations Cup adventure ended in the play-offs against NAPSA Stars.It's the second away game in a row for Gor Mahia, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Al-Ahly Merowe in the CAF Confederations Cup last time out.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs KCB.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Gor Mahia playing away and similar expectations, we found one relevant match. Results were one Mahia win, zero draws and zero defeats.
Head 2 Head
The duelists have fought previously this season: Al-Ahly - Gor Mahia 1-3.Al-Ahly Merowe missing players
Gor Mahia missing players
| Al-Ahly Merowe | Gor Mahia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 16 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 8% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 24% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.8 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6.2 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 7.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 56% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 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 | Bandari | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Sofapaka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Posta Rangers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Gor Mahia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Homeboyz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kariobangi Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Leopards | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ulinzi Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Talanta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Wazito | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Bidco United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Nzoia United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Vihiga Bullets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 14 | KCB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Police | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Tusker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Nairobi City Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Mathare United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |