Let's look at this action-packed match in the Sudan Premier League. Al Merreikh is in the 16th position after participating in two fixtures. They host Al Shorta who are placed 12th after eleven matches.
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 have only played one Sudan Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 9 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats from 16 matches.
Merreikh's previous fixture was also a home event, the loss 1-3 vs Al Ahly (in CAF Champions League).
There will be little rest for Al Merreikh after this match as they are travelling to Alamal Atbara for a Sudan Premier League game in only three days.
At Jebel Aulia Stadium, Al Merreikh has the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Al Shorta form and stats
0-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Al Shorta in their Sudan Premier League matches away.
Al Shorta's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Al Ahli Khartoum that finished 1-1.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Hay Al Arab's place.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Kober in just three days.
The attacking power of Shorta when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. Al Shorta have conceded 6 goals in these away matches. When Al Shorta is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Hilal Obayed, Shorta, Al Hilal Omdurman, Al Khartoum and Hilal El-Fasher.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding seven meetings): Al Merreikh won five games, one match ended with a draw and Al Shorta have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / threeAl Merreikh missing players
Al Shorta missing players
| Al Merreikh | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 60% | 73% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 40% | 64% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 45% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 36% |
| 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 |
| 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 Ahli Khartoum | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Al Ahly Shendi | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Tuti | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Wad Nubawi | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Alamal Atbara | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Hay Al Arab | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Hay Al Wadi | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Kober | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | Hilal El-Fasher | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 12 |
| 12 | Al Shorta | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Hilal Obayed | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Al Khartoum | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | Al Merreikh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
