Match Report
Al Hilal Port Sudan (2nd, 19 pts) visited Al Merghani (5th, 7 pts) with 12 points between them. The last five rounds placed Al Merghani no better than 23rd for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Al Merghani were scoring 0.9 and conceding 1.4, Al Hilal Port Sudan 1.3 and 0.6, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
13 games without a win framed Al Merghani's arrival. Al Hilal Port Sudan had not lost in 6 games. The last-five ledger: Al Merghani 3/15, Al Hilal Port Sudan 11/15.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Al Merghani 1, draws 1, Al Hilal Port Sudan 2, at 2.25 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Port Sudan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.