Match Report
Al Shorta went into the game 3rd in the table on 13 points; Al Hilal Omdurman sat 1st on 19 — a 6-point gap. The last five rounds placed Al Shorta no better than 18th for form, against 3rd in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Shorta were scoring 0.8 and conceding 0.6, Al Hilal Omdurman 2 and 0.78, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
15 matches unbeaten backed Al Hilal Omdurman's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 0 for Al Shorta, 5 for Al Hilal Omdurman and 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 67% of meetings brought at least three goals.
Port Sudan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.