Mamelodi Sundowns vs Al-Merrikh SC (SDN) Prediction & Betting Tips - CAF Champions League

Prediction published on 01/04/2022, 16:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 01/04/2022 at 16:00 in CAF Champions League Predictions

Mamelodi Sundowns will be looking to finish their Champions League group stage engagements unbeaten when they host Al Merreikh in the last of their Group A matches. Ahead of this game the South African giants have 13 points, at the top of the group, while Al Merreikh have four points, at the bottom of the group. Sundowns are unbeaten in their five matches in the group, and in their last, they claimed a 4-2 win away to Al Hilal, despite playing the game with 10 men from the 11th minute. Brian Mandela was sent off early in that game and will be suspended for this one but having already qualified for the quarter finals. They have three straight wins in their last five matches and one loss. In their last three matches alone, they’ve scored 11 goals and conceded two. At home, they have four straight wins and clean sheets, and they have lost none of the last 23 matches at home across all competitions.

Al Merreikh have been poor in their recent matches; the only gain they can have in this group is a third placed finish, which gives a consolation in heading to the Confederations Cup. Al Merreikh have one win only in their last five matches and though they get to this game unbeaten in the last two, they have three losses in the last five. They’ve failed to score in just one of their last five matches and three straight losses in the CAF Champions League doesn’t leave them in a very strong position. Their only clean sheet in the five group games here came in the 0-0 draw with Sundowns at home. This season in the Champions League, their only win so far came against fellow sudanese side Al Hilal, while in their last 10 matches in this competition, they have managed just three wins, and lost six. Al Merreikh have eight straight away losses in the CAF Champions League and have not registered a win in 16 away matches in the competition.