Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Abahani & Sheikh Russel face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Federation Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There haven't been much to rest for the home side, as they played a Federation Cup fixture only four days earlier. Thankfully the previous game, versus Baridhara, was also a home game here at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Abahani form and stats
Last season, Abahani's Federation Cup journey ended in the semi-final.24 points is a decent return from 12 Premier League games here at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium for Abahani. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses.
Abahani's previous game was a Federation Cup match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Baridhara. The home side are looking to build on that result.
1-1 away at Bashundhara Kings before that.Abahani can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 29 times. On the other hand, Abahani have conceded 17 goals.
Sheikh Russel form and stats
Last season their Federation Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.Home advantage was not enough for Sheikh Russel in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Bashundhara Kings, 0-1.
Prior to that result Sheikh Russel won their away game at Bangladesh Police in the Premier League. The scoreline was 1-0.Sheikh find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. Sheikh struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 18 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings featuring these squads: Abahani won five, Sheikh Russel triumphed in two and we saw three draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  K. Belfort 17 goals |  M. Rana 10 goals |  U. Moneke 10 goals |
Abahani missing players
Sheikh Russel missing players
| Abahani | Sheikh Russel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 68 | 32 | Scored | S | 12 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 6.7 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 1 | 0.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.8 | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 42% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 25% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9.7 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Abahani | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Sheikh Russel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Baridhara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 50 | 65 |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 52 |
| 3 | Abahani | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 36 | 47 |
| 4 | Saif | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 48 | 37 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 44 |
| 5 | Abahani Chittagong | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 44 |
| 6 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 43 |
| 7 | Sheikh Russel | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -8 | 25 |
| 9 | Bangladesh Police | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 25 |
| 10 | Muktijoddha SKC | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | Baridhara | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 63 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -30 | 19 |
| 12 | Arambagh | 24 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 66 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 42 | -46 | 8 |
| 13 | Brothers Union | 24 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 25 | -35 | 7 |
