Match Report
Al Khartoum, 8th with 46 points, sat 29 points above Al-Ahli Atbara (17th, 17). Recent form flatters Al Khartoum's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Per game in the league, Al Khartoum were scoring 0.94 and conceding 0.56, Al-Ahli Atbara 0.81 and 2.25, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Al-Ahli Atbara arrived off six straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Al Khartoum 6/15, Al-Ahli Atbara 0/15.
The venue was Khartoum Stadium, with room for 23,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 5-1.




