Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the CAF Champions League. All the pre-match information is available here!
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 Etoile du Sahel when visiting Al Hilal Omdurman as the cities are 4900 kilometers apart.
Al Hilal Omdurman form and stats
Al Hilal Omdurman participated in CAF Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st round and lost against Club Africain.7-0-1 is the performance here so far in the Sudan Premier League, giving Al Hilal Omdurman a total of 21 from their 8 games here. Outstanding results! This match is a CAF Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Al Hilal Omdurman has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Al Hilal Kadougli.
Happy days for Al Hilal Omdurman in their previous game, a CAF Champions League match away at Etoile du Sahel that ended with a 1-0 victory. Before that, Al Hilal Omdurman had a Sudan Premier League home game versus Merreikh El-Fasher which ended with a victory 3-0.
Al Hilal Omdurman are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (20 goals in 8 games). As for guarding their own goal, Al Hilal Omdurman have only let in 3 goals at home.
Etoile du Sahel form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the quarter-finals against ES Tunis.2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Etoile du Sahel playing as the away team in the Ligue 1 this season. When we have look at the CAF Champions League statistics, we find 4W-0D-3L. This is both home and away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Etoile du Sahel are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Etoile du Sahel's last game was the home draw against Club Africain (1-1). A 0-1 loss hosting Al Hilal Omdurman before that.
Etoile du Sahel has another fixture away, a Ligue 1 game, against ES Tunis in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Etoile du Sahel have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Etoile du Sahel have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Etoile du Sahel - Al Hilal Omdurman 0-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 2 - 2 - 3 (Al Hilal Omdurman wins - draws - Etoile du Sahel wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hannachi 6 goals |  M. Ben Larbi 5 goals |  Y. Chikhaoui 4 goals |
Al Hilal Omdurman missing players
Etoile du Sahel missing players
| Al Hilal Omdurman | Etoile du Sahel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 39 | 25 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 17 | 5 | Conceded | C | 13 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 3.5 | 4.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 1.6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 25 | Total Shots | T S | 67 | 155 | ||
| 24 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 27 | 65 | ||
| 79% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Etoile du Sahel | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Platinum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Alamal Atbara | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Hay Al Arab | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 27 |
| 6 | Hilal Obayed | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 7 | Al Ahly Shendi | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 8 | Hay Al Wadi | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Al Khartoum | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Hilal El-Fasher | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 20 |
| 11 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 19 |
| 12 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Al Fallah | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -8 | 17 |
| 14 | Al Rabta Kosti | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -13 | 15 |
| 15 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 13 |
| 16 | Al Shorta | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 13 |
| 17 | Al-Ahli Atbara | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 24 | -22 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Monastir | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Stade Tunisien | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| 3 | CS Sfaxien | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | Club Africain | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 23 |
| 5 | ES Tunis | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 22 |
| 6 | Etoile du Sahel | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Ben Guerdane | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Slimane | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Chebba | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -4 | 14 |
| 10 | Kairouan | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -13 | 12 |
| 11 | CA Bizertin | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -12 | 11 |
| 12 | Metlaoui | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 13 | Hammam-Lif | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -12 | 9 |
| 14 | Tataouine | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -10 | 8 |