Match Report
13 points for Al Shorta (3rd), 19 for Al Hilal Port Sudan (2nd): 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 Port Sudan 1.3 and 0.6, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
Al Hilal Port Sudan carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Al Shorta against 11/15 for Al Hilal Port Sudan.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Al Shorta have 1 win to Al Hilal Port Sudan's 3, with 1 draw, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Port Sudan Stadium, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.