Al Merreikh get ready to welcome Enyimba for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Champions League 1st Round leg 1 of 2.
1-8-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Enyimba when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 16 matches are 9-18 (scored/conceded).
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Al Merreikh form and stats
Merreikh was eliminated in the preliminary round last season in the CAF Champions League.24 points is a decent return from 10 Sudan Premier League games here at Al-Hilal Stadium for Al Merreikh. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Merreikh haven’t lost a league-game in 16 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Al Ahly Shendi, 317 days ago. Al Merreikh has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Al-Hilal Stadium. We remember; it was Hilal Obayed.
Merreikh's previous game was a CAF Champions League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Otoho d'Oyo. The home side are looking to build on that result.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), Al Merreikh's attacking play is working. Defensively Al Merreikh have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 10 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Enyimba form and stats
Enyimba was sent out of CAF Champions League in the 1st round last season.3-2-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Enyimba in their Npfl matches away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Enyimba, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Enyimba goalkeeper Olufemi Kayode is eager to challenge this, with his 183 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
There were no winners in Enyimba's previous match, a CAF Champions League home game that ended 1-1 vs Rahimo. Preceding that game was the away CAF Champions League victory against Rahimo with the score of 1-0.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Npfl trip to Heartland.
Enyimba are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Enyimba have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
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| Al Merreikh | Enyimba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 49 | 30 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 19 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 23% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.7 | 7.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.1 | 6.3 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 88% | 88% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 108% | 62% | ||
| 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 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 51 |
| 2 | Al Merreikh | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 27 | 48 |
| 3 | Hilal Obayed | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 26 | 48 |
| 4 | Alamal Atbara | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
| 5 | Hay Al Arab | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -5 | 39 |
| 6 | Merreikh El-Fasher | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | Hay Al Wadi | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
| 8 | Al Ahly Shendi | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 33 |
| 9 | Al-Ahly Merowe | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 31 |
| 10 | Al Khartoum | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 29 |
| 11 | Hilal El-Fasher | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -10 | 28 |
| 12 | Al Fallah | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Al Ahli Khartoum | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Al Hilal Kadougli | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -15 | 20 |
| 15 | Al Shorta | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -18 | 20 |
| 16 | Al Rabta Kosti | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 31 | -24 | 19 |
| 17 | Al-Ahli Atbara | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 53 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 | -33 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plateau United | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Rivers United | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 45 |
| 3 | Lobi Stars | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Enugu Rangers | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| 5 | Enyimba | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Akwa United | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 35 |
| 7 | Kano Pillars | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Akwa Starlets | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Sunshine Stars | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Katsina United | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | Warri Wolves | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 33 |
| 12 | Ifeanyi Uba | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 25 | -3 | 33 |
| 13 | Heartland | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 32 |
| 14 | MFM | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | Wikki Tourist | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | Abia Warriors | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 17 | Nasarawa United | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 29 |
| 18 | Jigawa Golden Stars | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 24 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | Kwara United | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 25 | -10 | 28 |
| 20 | Adamawa United | 25 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 34 | -30 | 20 |