Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rahmatgonj MFS & Abahani face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Federation Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Rahmatgonj and Abahani.
Rahmatgonj MFS form and stats
Last season their Federation Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Rahmatgonj MFS have collected 13 points from their Premier League home games so far after 3-4-5. This match is a Federation Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
Rahmatgonj MFS enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sheikh Russel (after extra-time)'s place. The match ended 4-3. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Before that, Rahmatgonj drew at home versus Sheikh Jamal.Rahmatgonj MFS have scored 11 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. Rahmatgonj's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Abahani form and stats
They also participated in Federation Cup last season. This ended in the semi-final.6 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Abahani playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Total Federation Cup statistics for Abahani: 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
It's the second away game in a row for Abahani, but there's smiles all around after the 6-0 victory versus Sheikh Jamal in the Federation Cup last time out. As mentioned above, Abahani was the only team on the pitch versus Sheikh Jamal in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Sheikh Russel in the Federation Cup.Abahani are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (36 goals from 12 away games). Abahani have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two teams are: zero wins for Rahmatgonj, two draws and eight wins for Abahani. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Belfort 17 goals |  M. Rana 10 goals | S. Nwadialu 9 goals |
Rahmatgonj MFS missing players
Abahani missing players
| Rahmatgonj MFS | Abahani | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 30 | 12 | Scored | S | 40 | 73 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 12 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6.8 | ||
| 6.1 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.1 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 6 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 45% | ||
| 10.1 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.3 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 |
