Vipers get ready to welcome Al Hilal Omdurman for something different than the ordinary league football: The CAF Champions League Preliminary Round leg 1 of 2.
Vipers's stadium has a artifical turf surface. Al Hilal Omdurman have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Al Hilal Omdurman when playing on artifical turf; 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses from 15 matches. They have scored 23 goals in these games and conceded 9.
Al Hilal Omdurman have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Vipers form and stats
Vipers was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the CAF Champions League. CS Constantine was too strong.The home supporters can't complain about results here as Vipers have scored 18 goals to get 29 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 9-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Vipers goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 196 minutes without conceding a goal in the Premier League.
Vipers travelled for their previous game, a trip to Wakiso Giants that ended 0-0. Before that, Vipers had a Premier League home game versus Maroons which ended with a victory 5-0.
A decent goal production from Vipers in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Vipers have only let in 4 goals at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Al Hilal Omdurman form and stats
Omdurman was sent out of CAF Champions League in the group stage last season.Playing away, Al Hilal Omdurman have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Sudan Premier League this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Al Ahly game have they lost an away game, meaning Omdurman has taken points from 13 away matches in a row.
Al Hilal Omdurman find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Omdurman are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. 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 Hilal Omdurman missing players
| Vipers | Al Hilal Omdurman | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Scored | S | 20 | 45 | ||
| 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 17% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 36% | ||
| 60% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 69% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 271 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 43 | ||
| 109 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 19 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vipers | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 54 |
| 2 | KCCA | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | SC Villa | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 | Jinja SSS | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | URA | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 40 |
| 6 | BUL | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Mbarara City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 36 |
| 8 | Onduparaka | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Express FC | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -7 | 31 |
| 10 | Wakiso Giants | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Kyetume | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 30 |
| 12 | Bright Stars | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Police | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -4 | 25 |
| 14 | Maroons | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -15 | 24 |
| 15 | Proline | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 22 |
| 16 | Soana | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -21 | 22 |
| 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 |