Match Report
Wad Nubawi, 13th on 32 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Al Merreikh (2nd, 48). Against a league average of 1.06 goals per team per game, Al Merreikh ran at 1.74 scored and 0.42 conceded, Wad Nubawi at 0.74 and 0.89.
Al Merreikh arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Wad Nubawi had not lost in 9 games. Al Merreikh had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Wad Nubawi, 7.
Al-Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman staged the fixture, a ground that holds 43,645. Al Merreikh led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.