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 no vacation for neither Rahmatgonj nor Abahani as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Rahmatgonj MFS form and stats
Last season, Rahmatgonj's Federation Cup journey ended in the group stage.3-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Rahmatgonj MFS so far this season. This match is a Federation Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition.
It's back home for Rahmatgonj, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Mohammedan Dhaka away with the result 2-1.
In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Sheikh Russel (after extra-time).Rahmatgonj aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 11 goals from 12 games. On the other hand, Rahmatgonj have conceded 17 goals.
Abahani form and stats
Abahani's mission in Federation Cup last season failed in the semi-final.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. Total Federation Cup statistics for Abahani: 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Saif (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties) in their previous outing. The Federation Cup match ended in a draw 2-2.
Preceding that game was the away Federation Cup victory against Sheikh Jamal with the score of 6-0.The Abahani manager Guerreiro Lemos has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 36 goals in 12 league matches away. As opposed to that, Abahani have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rahmatgonj MFS-Abahani H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rahmatgonj zero wins, Abahani eight wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).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 | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Scored | S | 42 | 74 | ||
| 33 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.1 | 6.5 | ||
| 5.7 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.3 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 11.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 6.1 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 45% | ||
| 10.3 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 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 |
