The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Al Shorta are in the 10th position while the guesting Al-Ahly Merowe worry at 11th.
- Al Shorta have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Sudan Premier League
- Al-Ahly Merowe have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Sudan Premier League
This promises to be an entertaining fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both participants are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Al Shorta form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Sudan Premier League this season. Al Shorta have only managed 2 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Khartoum Stadium.
Shorta enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Hay Al Arab's place. The match ended 2-1.
Ahead of that match, Shorta won a home game hosting Al Hilal Kadougli (3-1).The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Shorta here at Khartoum Stadium in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 13 games). 17 goals have been conceded.
Al-Ahly Merowe form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Ahly Merowe so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose).
Al-Ahly are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Al Ahly Shendi (placed 13th).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Tuti.Al-Ahly are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 6 goals from 13 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Al-Ahly as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Al-Ahly Merowe - Shorta 2-0 was the scoreline in these sides' last head to head game, earlier this season. Last five meetings between these teams: Al Shorta won one, Al-Ahly Merowe triumphed in two and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Al Shorta missing players
Al-Ahly Merowe missing players
| Al Shorta | Al-Ahly Merowe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 8 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| 34 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 76% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 89% |
| 59% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 31% | 48% |
| 38% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 21% | 23% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 11% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 23% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 15% | 22% |
| 38% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| 55% | 69% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 62% | 48% |
| 3.9 | 5.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 3.6 | 4.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5.2 | 4.7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 0.9 | 0.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 90% |
- Al Shorta have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Al Shorta have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Sudan Premier League
- Al Shorta have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Al-Ahly Merowe have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (0) in Sudan Premier League
- Al-Ahly Merowe have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Sudan Premier League
| 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 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 70 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 59 | 68 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 27 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 62 |
| 3 | Hay Al Wadi | 29 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 47 |
| 4 | Hay Al Arab | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -4 | 42 |
| 5 | Alamal Atbara | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 39 |
| 6 | Al Khartoum | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -2 | 38 |
| 7 | Hilal Obayed | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -5 | 37 |
| 8 | Hilal El-Fasher | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 35 |
| 9 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | -5 | 35 |
| 10 | Al Shorta | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -10 | 34 |
| 11 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | Tuti | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -13 | 31 |
| 13 | Al Ahly Shendi | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
