Sudan vs Ethiopia preview: Ethiopia aim to extend winning run in September fixture

Sudan face Ethiopia on 25 September at 16:00 GMT, with both sides looking to make an early statement in the new season. Ethiopia arrive with back-to-back victories, while Sudan will aim to respond strongly when the teams meet.

The fixture gives both nations an opportunity to build momentum before the campaign develops. With the season still at an early stage, the result could provide important confidence and shape expectations for the matches ahead.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: (Sudan) — 0 assists, (Ethiopia) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: (Sudan) — 0, (Ethiopia) — 0
• Tackles: (Sudan) — 0, (Ethiopia) — 0.
• Most encounters won: (Sudan) — 0, (Ethiopia) — 0.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. (0)
2. (0)
3. (0)
4. (0)
5. (0)

Team statistics:

Ethiopia’s recent results offer the clearest form guide. They have won their last two recorded games and will hope that run continues against Sudan. Consecutive victories can bring greater belief to a team, particularly when a match is expected to be closely contested.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Ethiopia — WW

Sudan will be focused on controlling the pace of the game and preventing Ethiopia from settling into the contest. A disciplined start will be important, especially if Ethiopia try to use their recent success to apply pressure in the opening stages.

According to home statistics this season, Sudan scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Ethiopia has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	25.00%
16-30	25.00%
31-45	25.00%
46-60	25.00%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Sudan	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ethiopia		0	1	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Sudan		Ethiopia
66.5%	Winning the game	66.5%
0%	Attack potential	0%
0%	Potential in defense	0%
71%	Strength against each other	71%
62%	Goal Potential	62%

Summary: the probability of Ethiopia winning – 0, draw – 50%, loss – 50%. Thus Sudan, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Sudan, is likely to score None goals, Ethiopia is likely to score no more than -2.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
0	0	0

Save the date

The match between the teams Sudan and Ethiopia will take place on September 25 at 16:00 (GMT) at the stadium .