Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Al Hilal Omdurman 1st with 77 points, Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 15th with 29, 48 apart. Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.97/0.43 for Al Hilal Omdurman and 0.77/1.3 for Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.01.
Defeat had not touched Al Hilal Omdurman in 6 games, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Al Hilal Omdurman held 13 points of 15 and Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 4.
4 meetings are on record — 4 won by Al Hilal Omdurman, 0 by Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid, 0 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Khartoum Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.