Match Report
Al Merreikh and Hilal El-Fasher went into the game level on 19 points, 1st against 1st in the table. Hilal El-Fasher's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Al Merreikh were scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.8, Hilal El-Fasher 1.1 and 0.7, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Al-Merreikh Stadium (capacity 43,645). On the scoreboard, Al Merreikh led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.