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- Al Merreikh have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Sudan Premier League
- Al Hilal Port Sudan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
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 Merreikh and Al Hilal Port Sudan.
Al Hilal Port Sudan have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Al Merreikh form and stats
Al Merreikh have performed here at Al-Merreikh Stadium this season with 8 wins from 12 Sudan Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. Merreikh haven’t lost a league-game in 23 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Hilal Kadougli, 225 days ago.
It's back home for Al Merreikh, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Al-Ahly Merowe away with the result 2-0.
Before that, Al Merreikh had a home game versus Al Ahli Khartoum which ended with a victory 2-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Al Merreikh, as the Sudan Premier League home game vs Alamal Atbara is only two days away.
Al Merreikh has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Defensively Al Merreikh have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Hilal Port Sudan form and stats
The visitors are W5-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Sudan Premier League. Al Hilal Port Sudan seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Hilal failed to get anything from their last game, a Sudan Premier League home match vs Alamal Atbara (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-3.
Prior to that match, the Hilal manager faced defeat when travelling to Al Hilal Omdurman and losing 0-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Al Ahly Shendi in just one day.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Al Hilal Port Sudan have scored 15 goals in 13 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (10 so far).
Head 2 Head
Merreikh and Al Hilal Port Sudan have faced each other before this season: Al Hilal Port Sudan - Al Merreikh 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's ten Al Merreikh victories, zero draws and zero Al Hilal Port Sudan wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Al Merreikh missing players
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| Al Merreikh | Al Hilal Port Sudan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 39 | 17 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 25 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 88% |
| 70% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 54% | 58% |
| 35% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 31% | 31% |
| 13% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 15% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 30% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 31% | 27% |
| 70% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 46% | 46% |
| 6.2 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3 | 4.3 |
| 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.6 | 7.4 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 4 | 6.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 100% | 88% |
- Al Hilal Port Sudan have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Merreikh have not yet lost a game.
- Al Merreikh have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Merreikh have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Sudan Premier League
- Al Merreikh have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 53 | 58 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 30 | 55 |
| 3 | Hay Al Wadi | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 | Al Khartoum | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 37 |
| 5 | Alamal Atbara | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Hay Al Arab | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -6 | 36 |
| 7 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 10 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Hilal El-Fasher | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 32 |
| 9 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 32 |
| 10 | Hilal Obayed | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 31 |
| 11 | Tuti | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | Al Ahly Shendi | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Shorta | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -14 | 25 |
| 14 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 24 |
| 16 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 25 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -15 | 20 |