The visiting Al Merreikh side should be favourites in this visit to Al Shorta, as the away team holds a 25 point advantage from their 21 league games this season.
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!
Al Shorta form and stats
4-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Sudan Premier League numbers at home for Al Shorta so far this season.
Al Shorta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 11 games. Al Shorta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al Merreikh form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (7) in Sudan Premier League, on their Sudan Premier League travels is 7 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Al Merreikh's last game was the home draw against Al-Ahly Merowe (0-0).
Al Merreikh are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. 11 goals have been conceded by Al Merreikh in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Al Merreikh - Al Shorta 4-0. Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: one win for Al Shorta, zero draws and three wins for Al Merreikh. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Al Shorta missing players
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| Al Shorta | Al Merreikh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 37 |
| 36 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 13 |
| 95% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 77% | 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 55% | 57% |
| 55% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 55% | 48% |
| 27% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 27% | 29% |
| 9% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 14% |
| 59% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 45% | 29% |
| 18% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 52% |
| 27% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 36% | 33% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 7.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 83% |
- Al Merreikh has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (-1)
- Al Merreikh has the most clean sheets (7)
- Al Merreikh has the most points (21) away
- Al Merreikh has the most scored goals (17) away
- Al Merreikh has the most scored goals in the first half (5)
- Al Merreikh has the most scored goals in the second half (5)
- Al Merreikh have created more than twice as many corners as Al Shorta.
- Al Merreikh have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Al Merreikh have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Al Merreikh have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Al Merreikh have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Al Merreikh haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Al Merreikh is in the best form (4-2-0)
- Al Shorta have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Al Shorta have won significantly less corners at home than 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 Hilal Omdurman | 21 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 48 |
| 2 | Hilal Obayed | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 45 |
| 3 | Al Merreikh | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 45 |
| 4 | Alamal Atbara | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 40 |
| 5 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Hay Al Wadi | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| 7 | Al Ahly Shendi | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Hay Al Arab | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -7 | 33 |
| 9 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 31 |
| 10 | Al Khartoum | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Hilal El-Fasher | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Al Fallah | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 23 |
| 14 | Al Shorta | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -14 | 20 |
| 15 | Al Rabta Kosti | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 27 | -20 | 19 |
| 16 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 17 |
| 17 | Al-Ahli Atbara | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 | -35 | 11 |