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!
Etoile du Sahel and Al Hilal Omdurman should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Etoile du Sahel form and stats
Last season, Etoile du Sahel's CAF Champions League journey ended in the quarter-finals against ES Tunis.When playing at home in the Ligue 1, Etoile du Sahel have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games. 4W-0D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the CAF Champions League for Etoile du Sahel. It’s been three wins in a row for Etoile du Sahel here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Etoile du Sahel are confident in defense, having played 305 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
In their previous game, the manager Juan Garrido led his Etoile du Sahel to a defeat in the Ligue 1 match away at Metlaoui. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Prior to that, an away loss at Stade Tunisien in the Ligue 1.
A decent goal production from Etoile du Sahel in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Etoile du Sahel have only let in 2 goals at home.
Al Hilal Omdurman form and stats
Last season their CAF Champions League adventure ended in the 1st round against Club Africain.3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. That’s the product of Al Hilal Omdurman playing as the away team in the Sudan Premier League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the CAF Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss both home and away.
The supporters enjoyed Al Hilal Omdurman's previous game versus Hilal Obayed, a Sudan Premier League 1-0 win played at home. Prior to that result Al Hilal Omdurman won their away game at Al Shorta in the Sudan Premier League. The scoreline was 3-2.
Al Hilal Omdurman find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Al Hilal Omdurman have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Etoile du Sahel 3 wins, 2 draws and Al Hilal Omdurman 1 victory. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Hannachi 6 goals |  M. Ben Larbi 5 goals |  Y. Chikhaoui 4 goals |
Etoile du Sahel missing players
Al Hilal Omdurman missing players
| Etoile du Sahel | Al Hilal Omdurman | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 39 | 25 | Scored | S | 10 | 46 | ||
| 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 18 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 24% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 161 | 80 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 38 | ||
| 68 | 37 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 21 | ||
| 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 86% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Platinum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 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 | Monastir | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 2 | Club Africain | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| 3 | Stade Tunisien | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | CS Sfaxien | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Ben Guerdane | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 6 | Etoile du Sahel | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | ES Tunis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Chebba | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| 9 | Kairouan | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Slimane | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | CA Bizertin | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 12 | Metlaoui | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 9 |
| 13 | Hammam-Lif | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 9 |
| 14 | Tataouine | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -11 | 5 |
| 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 Merreikh | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 32 |
| 2 | Alamal Atbara | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Hay Al Arab | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 27 |
| 5 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Al Ahly Shendi | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 20 |
| 7 | Hilal Obayed | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 8 | Al Khartoum | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Al Fallah | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Hay Al Wadi | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 13 |
| 13 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 14 | Hilal El-Fasher | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 15 | Al Rabta Kosti | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
| 16 | Al Shorta | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Al-Ahli Atbara | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 8 |