A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Al Merreikh fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Al Shorta's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Al Merreikh is in the best form (3-3-0)
- Al Shorta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Al Merreikh form and stats
Al Merreikh, who have the most clean sheets (4) in Sudan Premier League, have collected 10 points from their Sudan Premier League home games so far after 3-1-0. It’s been three wins in a row for Al Merreikh here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Merreikh has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Merreikh have only let in 1 goal at home.
Al Shorta form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Sudan Premier League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Shorta have scored 4 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. Shorta have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Al Merreikh four wins, zero draws and Al Shorta one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Al Merreikh missing players
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| Al Merreikh | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 88% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 25% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 62% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.2 | 7.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 1.2 | 0.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 200% | 150% |
- Al Merreikh has the most clean sheets (3) at home in Sudan Premier League
- Al Merreikh has the most clean sheets (4) in Sudan Premier League
- Al Merreikh has the most points (10) at home in Sudan Premier League
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Al Shorta.
- Al Merreikh is in the best form (3-3-0)
- Al Shorta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 4 | Al Khartoum | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Alamal Atbara | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Hay Al Wadi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Hay Al Arab | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Al Ahly Shendi | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Tuti | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | Hilal Obayed | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Al Shorta | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 6 |
| 15 | Hilal El-Fasher | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 4 |