Jebel Aulia Stadium: Al Shorta vs Al Merreikh Sudan Premier League full preview

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Competition: Sudan Sudan Premier League
Competition: Tue 19.July
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Jebel Aulia Stadium (5000 seats)

Al Shorta will pray that their home support is enough to get something from this back-breaking dispute, against lively Al Merreikh.

Insights:
  • Al Merreikh have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Sudan Premier League

It's no vacation for neither Al Shorta nor Al Merreikh as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Al Shorta form and stats

Overall Sudan Premier League results at home this season for Al Shorta are 5-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Al Shorta against Al Ahli Khartoum the last match. Sweet to taste a league victory after five matches without one.

Before that game, the home loss against Hay Al Arab with the scoreline 0-1.

The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Kober in only three days.

Shorta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 13 games. Al Shorta are not conceding a lot of goals here at Jebel Aulia Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.

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Al Merreikh form and stats

Al Merreikh have an excellent away record in the Sudan Premier League so far with 8-6-0 from 14 games.

Merreikh had fun at their own home (Jebel Aulia Stadium) last time out, beating Al-Ahly Merowe 3-0.

Prior to that result Al Merreikh won their away game at Al Ahly Shendi. The scoreline was 2-0.

A tale of few goals? 14 of this team's most recent 18 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Al Merreikh are hosting Alamal Atbara in the Sudan Premier League only three days away.

Merreikh are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 14 away games so far. Al Merreikh are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 6 goals away.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting ended Al Merreikh - Al Shorta 1-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Shorta one win, one draw and Al Merreikh six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Al Shorta missing players

Al Merreikh missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Al Shorta Al Merreikh
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 14 27
7 5 1 Won W 4 8 19
7 5 1 Drew D 1 6 8
13 3 2 Lost L 0 0 0
26 14 4 Scored S 11 22 48
35 11 7 Conceded C 2 6 10
85% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 79% 85%
67% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 71% 70%
37% 15% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 37%
22% 8% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 14% 19%
15% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 4%
44% 38% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 43% 33%
33% 46% 25% Clean Sheets C S 60% 57% 67%
37% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 15%
 
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
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 (10) in Sudan Premier League
  • Al Merreikh have the most scored goals in the second half (2) 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 26 20 5 1 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 13 10 2 1 25 6 36 65
2 Al Merreikh 26 18 8 0 45 10 12 10 2 0 23 4 14 8 6 0 22 6 35 62
3 Al Hilal Port Sudan 26 12 8 6 30 21 12 3 6 3 9 8 14 9 2 3 21 13 9 44
4 Al-Ahly Merowe 26 9 10 7 32 31 14 6 4 4 16 15 12 3 6 3 16 16 1 37
5 Al Ahly Shendi 26 10 5 11 21 24 13 4 3 6 10 13 13 6 2 5 11 11 -3 35
6 Kober 26 9 7 10 27 27 13 4 5 4 13 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 0 34
7 Al Ahli Khartoum 26 9 6 11 19 22 13 5 2 6 10 12 13 4 4 5 9 10 -3 33
8 Hay Al Arab 26 7 11 8 17 17 12 3 3 6 8 11 14 4 8 2 9 6 0 32
9 Tuti 26 8 8 10 20 24 14 3 6 5 9 12 12 5 2 5 11 12 -4 32
10 Hilal El-Fasher 26 8 8 10 22 27 13 4 5 4 13 15 13 4 3 6 9 12 -5 32
11 Wad Nubawi 26 6 12 8 20 24 14 4 6 4 12 13 12 2 6 4 8 11 -4 30
12 Hay Al Wadi 26 7 8 11 21 29 13 4 4 5 11 16 13 3 4 6 10 13 -8 29
13 Alamal Atbara 26 5 11 10 20 33 14 3 5 6 10 21 12 2 6 4 10 12 -13 26
14 Al Shorta 26 6 7 13 25 35 13 5 5 3 14 11 13 1 2 10 11 24 -10 25
15 Al Khartoum 26 5 8 13 27 40 13 2 3 8 12 22 13 3 5 5 15 18 -13 23
16 Hilal Obayed 26 6 4 16 16 34 12 4 1 7 8 16 14 2 3 9 8 18 -18 22

Table
  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 26 20 5 1 49 13 13 10 3 0 24 7 13 10 2 1 25 6 36 65
2 Al Merreikh 26 18 8 0 45 10 12 10 2 0 23 4 14 8 6 0 22 6 35 62
3 Al Hilal Port Sudan 26 12 8 6 30 21 12 3 6 3 9 8 14 9 2 3 21 13 9 44
4 Al-Ahly Merowe 26 9 10 7 32 31 14 6 4 4 16 15 12 3 6 3 16 16 1 37
5 Al Ahly Shendi 26 10 5 11 21 24 13 4 3 6 10 13 13 6 2 5 11 11 -3 35
6 Kober 26 9 7 10 27 27 13 4 5 4 13 13 13 5 2 6 14 14 0 34
7 Al Ahli Khartoum 26 9 6 11 19 22 13 5 2 6 10 12 13 4 4 5 9 10 -3 33
8 Hay Al Arab 26 7 11 8 17 17 12 3 3 6 8 11 14 4 8 2 9 6 0 32
9 Tuti 26 8 8 10 20 24 14 3 6 5 9 12 12 5 2 5 11 12 -4 32
10 Hilal El-Fasher 26 8 8 10 22 27 13 4 5 4 13 15 13 4 3 6 9 12 -5 32
11 Wad Nubawi 26 6 12 8 20 24 14 4 6 4 12 13 12 2 6 4 8 11 -4 30
12 Hay Al Wadi 26 7 8 11 21 29 13 4 4 5 11 16 13 3 4 6 10 13 -8 29
13 Alamal Atbara 26 5 11 10 20 33 14 3 5 6 10 21 12 2 6 4 10 12 -13 26
14 Al Shorta 26 6 7 13 25 35 13 5 5 3 14 11 13 1 2 10 11 24 -10 25
15 Al Khartoum 26 5 8 13 27 40 13 2 3 8 12 22 13 3 5 5 15 18 -13 23
16 Hilal Obayed 26 6 4 16 16 34 12 4 1 7 8 16 14 2 3 9 8 18 -18 22

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