Having a home game is safe and nice for Hay Al Arab, but Al Merreikh are fully intent and capable to go home as winners. What will the score be?
- Hay Al Arab have the fewest scored goals (14) in Sudan Premier League
- Al Merreikh have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Sudan Premier League
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Both teams have had sufficient rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic game!
Hay Al Arab form and stats
3 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Hay Al Arab have to build on here at Khartoum Stadium in the Sudan Premier League.
Hay Al Arab's last game was hosting Tuti (placed 9th) and winning 1-0. What a relief, as that was the first league victory after going winless in eight consecutive games.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Al Hilal Omdurman that finished 0-0.Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 latest league matches highlights that 9 of them had goals from both sides.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Al Shorta in only four days.
Hay Al Arab have scored 7 league goals here from 11 matches, not a lot. Hay Al Arab are not conceding a lot of goals here at Khartoum Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Al Merreikh form and stats
Al Merreikh's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Al Merreikh collect 26 points from their 12 away matches in the Sudan Premier League. 7 victories and 5 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Merreikh hope to make it five in this match.
Al Merreikh had fun at their own home (Khartoum Stadium) last time out, beating Hilal Obayed 4-0. As mentioned above, Merreikh was the only team on the pitch versus Hilal Obayed in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Hilal El-Fasher.Low-scoring game? 11 of this club's most recent 14 league rounds have contained two or less goals.
The schedule is very tough for Al Merreikh now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Sudan Premier League game at Al Ahly Shendi is waiting in only four days.
Merreikh has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. Al Merreikh are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 5 goals away.
Head 2 Head
Hay Al Arab and Al Merreikh have duelled earlier this season: Hay Al Arab - Al Merreikh 0-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: zero - two - eight (Arab wins - draws - Al Merreikh wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Hay Al Arab missing players
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| Hay Al Arab | Al Merreikh | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 10 | 19 | 40 |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 61% | 73% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 83% |
| 39% | 36% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 65% |
| 17% | 18% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 22% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | 4% |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 42% | 35% |
| 57% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 58% | 65% |
| 61% | 64% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 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 |
- 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 scored more than double the goals of Hay Al Arab.
- Al Merreikh have the fewest conceded goals (5) away in Sudan Premier League
- Al Merreikh have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Sudan Premier League
- Al Merreikh have the most scored goals in the second half (2) in Sudan Premier League
- Hay Al Arab have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hay Al Arab have the fewest scored goals (14) 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 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 33 | 58 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 55 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Port Sudan | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Al Ahly Shendi | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 32 |
| 5 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 30 |
| 7 | Wad Nubawi | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 28 |
| 8 | Kober | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 9 | Tuti | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Hilal El-Fasher | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 28 |
| 11 | Al Shorta | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 27 |
| 12 | Hay Al Arab | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | Hay Al Wadi | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -10 | 22 |
| 14 | Alamal Atbara | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -13 | 22 |
| 15 | Hilal Obayed | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | -15 | 22 |
| 16 | Al Khartoum | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -13 | 19 |
