The league table in Sudan Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Al Merreikh leading Al Shorta by 22 points. Match preview to follow:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Al Merreikh form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Al-Merreikh Stadium as Al Merreikh, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Sudan Premier League, have scored 12 goals to get 17 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Sudan Premier League are 5-2-0 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Al Khartoum here at Al-Merreikh Stadium, Al Merreikh has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
Al Merreikh's last game was hosting Al Ahly Shendi (placed 6th) and winning 1-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Alamal Atbara (0-1).
A decent goal production from Al Merreikh in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Al Merreikh have only let in 0 goals at home.
Al Shorta form and stats
As the visiting team in Sudan Premier League matches, Al Shorta have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far. Al Shorta are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Al Hilal Kadougli fixture. Al Shorta seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Al Shorta failed to get anything from their last game, a Sudan Premier League home match vs Al Hilal Omdurman (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 2-3. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Merreikh El-Fasher.
Al Shorta are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 5 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Al Shorta have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 2 Al Merreikh victories, 0 draws and 1 Al Shorta win. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Al Merreikh missing players
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| Al Merreikh | Al Shorta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 86% | 71% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 57% | 57% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 43% | 29% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 58% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 4.7 | 4.7 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 15 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75% | 75% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Al Merreikh has the fewest conceded goals (0) at home
- Al Merreikh has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (-1)
- Al Merreikh has the most clean sheets (5)
- Al Merreikh has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- Al Merreikh have created more than twice as many corners as Al Shorta.
- Al Merreikh have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Al Merreikh have not yet lost a game at home.
- Al Merreikh have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Merreikh is in the best form (3-2-0)
- Al Shorta has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Al Shorta have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Al Shorta have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Shorta haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Shorta is in the worst form (0-0-0)
- All of Al Shorta's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
| 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 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 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 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 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 |