Mamelodi Sundowns v Al-Merrikh SC (SDN) Betting Tips [2 April 2022]

Mamelodi Sundowns are poised to finish their group stage journey in the CAF Champions League on a high when they host Sudanese side Al Merreikh. Sundowns top Group A with 13 points, nine ahead of bottom placed Al Merreikh. Going into this game Sundowns have only dropped points in the draw with Al Merreikh in this group. Their place in the quarter finals is assured and they go into this game having won each of their last three matches, scoring 11 times in the process. In their last 12 matches, Sundowns have lost just one game, a domestic league game against Maritzburg United. They have a superb form at home - four straight wins and 23 matches unbeaten. They haven’t conceded a goal in their last four home matches.

Al Merreikh do not have a very strong run going into this game; they have just one win in their last five matches. In the last two games they are unbeaten, but they had three straight losses before that and it hasn’t been easier for them away from home. In their last three away matches, Al Merreikh have no win, just two losses and a draw, and without a clean sheet in the three games. In Champions League action, they have three straight losses and it is worse away from home. The Sudanese side has eight straight away losses in the Champions League and conceded two or more goals in seven of those matches. They’ve however failed to score in just one of their last five away matches in this competition. Al Merreikh have no win in their last 16 away matches in the CAF Champions League.

Sundowns are on a good run of form and playing at home adds to their advantage here. They haven’t lost in this competition this season and at home they are unbeaten in 23 matches. While Al Merreikh have struggled away from home in this competition, Sundowns have managed clean sheets in all the last three at home in the competition. We expect the same here and we will go for Sundowns to win with a clean sheet.