Victory to the hosting team is expected from this fixture if the league standings is to be trusted. The Al Hilal Port Sudan supporters are hopeful that the gap between 3rd and Al Khartoum's 16th position in the table will show on the ground.
- Al Khartoum have the most conceded goals (49) in Sudan Premier League
Khartoum are nearing the end of this stay in this division as relegation is now unavoidable.
These teams have little in common geographically as Al Khartoum have to travel 800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Al Hilal Port Sudan nor Al Khartoum as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Al Hilal Port Sudan form and stats
The story so far in the Sudan Premier League for Al Hilal Port Sudan at their home stadium (Jebel Aulia Stadium) is 3 wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
Hilal lost their last game at Hilal El-Fasher (placed 4th) after a 0-3 scoreline.
Preceding that match was the home game against Hilal Obayed that was lost 2-3.The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Al Hilal Port Sudan here at Jebel Aulia Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 14 games). From these home matches, Al Hilal Port Sudan have conceded only 12 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Khartoum form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al Khartoum so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 3-5-6 (win-draw-lose). Recent form does not give Khartoum much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Al Hilal Port Sudan will be a tough nut to crack.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Al Khartoum, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Hilal Obayed (placed 15th).
A 1-2 loss hosting Hilal El-Fasher before that.Khartoum are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 14 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Al Khartoum have conceded 21 goals in their away games. Al Khartoum has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the result Al Khartoum - Hilal 2-3 written in the official records. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Al Hilal Port Sudan won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Al Khartoum got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourAl Hilal Port Sudan missing players
Al Khartoum missing players
| Al Hilal Port Sudan | Al Khartoum | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 33 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 29 |
| 28 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | 49 |
| 83% | 71% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 90% |
| 59% | 57% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| 38% | 21% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 57% | 62% |
| 21% | 14% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 28% |
| 10% | 7% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 10% |
| 41% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 62% |
| 38% | 43% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| 38% | 43% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 29% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Al Khartoum have the most conceded goals (49) in Sudan Premier League
- Al Khartoum have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Sudan Premier League
| 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 | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | 43 | 74 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 29 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 42 | 71 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 45 |
| 4 | Hilal El-Fasher | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 39 |
| 5 | Al Ahly Shendi | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | -2 | 39 |
| 6 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Kober | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Wad Nubawi | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 36 |
| 9 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Tuti | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -5 | 34 |
| 11 | Hay Al Arab | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Al Shorta | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Hay Al Wadi | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | -9 | 31 |
| 14 | Alamal Atbara | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | Hilal Obayed | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 23 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 28 |
| 16 | Al Khartoum | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -20 | 23 |
