Match Report
1st against 2nd, but level on points: Al Hilal Omdurman and Al Ahly both had 10. The last five rounds placed Al Hilal Omdurman no better than 9th for form, against 1st in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.17 for Al Hilal Omdurman and 2.33/1.17 for Al Ahly (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.15.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Al Ahly, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Al Hilal Omdurman against 13/15 for Al Ahly.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Al Hilal Omdurman, 2 draws and 2 for Al Ahly, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Al-Hilal Stadium in Omdurman (capacity 35,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Al Ahly: Emam Ashour (80')