Can Al Merreikh beat Alamal Atbara in Al-Merreikh Stadium clash?

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Competition: Sudan Sudan Premier League
Competition: Wed 11.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Al-Merreikh Stadium (43645 seats)

This should be quite a game, with Al Merreikh placed 2nd and Alamal Atbara at 5th. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Al Merreikh have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in Sudan Premier League
  • Alamal Atbara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Alamal Atbara's home stadium. The visitors last 23 games on artifical turf have ended in 6 wins, 6 draws and 11 losses.

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Al Merreikh form and stats

28 points is a decent return from 12 Sudan Premier League games here at Al-Merreikh Stadium for Al Merreikh. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. Al Merreikh haven’t lost a league-game in 22 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Hilal Kadougli, 227 days ago.

Merreikh's last game was hosting Al Ahli Khartoum (placed 15th) and winning 2-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Al Shorta and winning 3-0.

Merreikh has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Al Merreikh have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Alamal Atbara form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Sudan Premier League travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. Alamal has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Two travels in a row for Alamal, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Sudan Premier League win against Al Hilal Port Sudan.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Al-Ahly Merowe.

Alamal have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 12 league away games 13 goals have been scored. 12 goals have been conceded by Alamal in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Alamal Atbara - Al Merreikh 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Merreikh wins - draws - Alamal Atbara wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Al Merreikh missing players

Alamal Atbara missing players

Al Merreikh Alamal Atbara
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 12 2 Played P 2 12 24
15 8 0 Won W 0 4 9
7 4 2 Drew D 0 4 9
0 0 0 Lost L 2 4 6
37 17 2 Scored S 0 13 22
9 4 2 Conceded C 5 12 18
82% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 79%
68% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 54%
36% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 21%
14% 17% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 8%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 4%
32% 25% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 42% 29%
68% 75% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 46%
18% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 42% 46%
 
6.2 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4 3.8
2.2 2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.4 3.5
0.6 0.6 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1 1.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.6 7.4 9 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.9 5.2
1.7 1.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.1 0.9
100% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 100%
Key stats in Sudan Premier League this season:
  • 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.
  • Alamal Atbara have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 22 15 7 0 37 9 12 8 4 0 17 4 10 7 3 0 20 5 28 52
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 Al-Ahly Merowe 24 8 8 8 19 20 12 5 5 2 13 9 12 3 3 6 6 11 -1 32
9 Hilal Obayed 24 7 10 7 19 26 12 3 8 1 10 9 12 4 2 6 9 17 -7 31
10 Hilal El-Fasher 24 7 8 9 27 31 12 4 3 5 14 18 12 3 5 4 13 13 -4 29
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 25 5 10 10 17 30 11 1 4 6 5 15 14 4 6 4 12 15 -13 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