Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Al Hilal Omdurman (2nd, 69 pts) held a 52-point advantage over Al-Ahli Atbara (17th, 17 pts). Recent form told a different story for Al Hilal Omdurman: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Al Hilal Omdurman were scoring 1.94 and conceding 0.59, Al-Ahli Atbara 0.81 and 2.25, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Al Hilal Omdurman were unbeaten in 6. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Al Hilal Omdurman against 5/15 for Al-Ahli Atbara.
The match was played at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (capacity 35,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 5-2.