There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Merreikh El-Fasher leading Al-Ahli Atbara by 18 points.
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-Ahli Atbara have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Merreikh El-Fasher form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Alnagea Staduim as Merreikh El-Fasher have scored 11 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Sudan Premier League are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Merreikh El-Fasher after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Merreikh El-Fasher are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Merreikh El-Fasher's previous game was a Sudan Premier League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Al Rabta Kosti (placed 13th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Al Khartoum.
A decent goal production from Merreikh El-Fasher in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Merreikh El-Fasher have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Al-Ahli Atbara form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Al-Ahli Atbara, who have the most conceded goals (32) in Sudan Premier League, so far with only 1 point returning home. The records show 0-1-6 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Al-Ahli Atbara's last three away games as they have all been lost.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Sudan Premier League home defeat versus Al Merreikh with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Al-Ahli Atbara manager faced defeat when travelling to Al Ahli Khartoum and losing 1-7.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Al-Ahli Atbara manager as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Hay Al Wadi.
The attacking power of Al-Ahli Atbara when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Al-Ahli Atbara's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 19 goals in 7 travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Merreikh El-Fasher 3 wins, 2 draws and Al-Ahli Atbara 5 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 9 games had two or less.Merreikh El-Fasher missing players
Al-Ahli Atbara missing players
| Merreikh El-Fasher | Al-Ahli Atbara | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 11 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 19 | 32 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 54% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 85% |
| 31% | 43% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 69% |
| 15% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 43% | 46% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 29% | 31% |
| 38% | 43% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 62% |
| 46% | 43% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 31% |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
- Al-Ahli Atbara has the most conceded goals (19) away
- Al-Ahli Atbara has the most conceded goals (32)
- Al-Ahli Atbara has the the worst goal difference (-15) away
- Al-Ahli Atbara has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Al-Ahli Atbara have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Al-Ahli Atbara have yet to win a game away.
- Merreikh El-Fasher have created more than twice as many corners as Al-Ahli Atbara.
- Merreikh El-Fasher have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Merreikh El-Fasher have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Merreikh El-Fasher have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Al-Ahli Atbara have scored away.
- Merreikh El-Fasher have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Merreikh El-Fasher haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Alamal Atbara | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 3 | Al Hilal Omdurman | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 4 | Hay Al Arab | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -2 | 27 |
| 5 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Al Ahly Shendi | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | Hilal Obayed | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Al Khartoum | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Hay Al Wadi | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 11 | Al Fallah | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -7 | 16 |
| 12 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Al Rabta Kosti | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Al Shorta | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 15 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Hilal El-Fasher | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -7 | 9 |
| 17 | Al-Ahli Atbara | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | -18 | 5 |