Match details. CAF Champions League, 2nd Preliminary Round. Kick-off is Sat 24 Oct, 18:00 Lagos time. It is played at 30 June Stadium, Cairo.
What's at stake. It is one game, with penalties if it is level.
Form. Pyramids FC have won ten, drawn none and lost none of their last ten, 3.0 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. Al Merriekh FC Bentiu have won three, drawn none and lost four of their last seven, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W L L.
The numbers. Pyramids FC score three and concede 0.8 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets. Pyramids FC average 10.9 shots (4.7 on target), 4.9 corners and 2.4 cards a game. Al Merriekh FC Bentiu score 0.9 and concede 1.4 a game over their last seven, with three clean sheets and three games without a goal.
Head to head. The last time they met, on 16 Oct 2026, it finished Pyramids FC 1-0 Al Merriekh FC Bentiu.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 43%.
The case against. Al Merriekh FC Bentiu's record still gives them 21% to win.
The read. Pyramids FC to win. Their goals for and against make Pyramids FC the likelier winners; Pyramids FC are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Pyramids FC.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Pyramids FC Over 1.5 Goals (Al Merriekh FC Bentiu's own games don't back it (3 of 7)). Predicted score: Pyramids FC 2-0 Al Merriekh FC Bentiu (10% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call).