National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheikh Jamal or Abahani that keep their silverware dream alive.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
These are hectic days for the home side, as they were in action only four days ago in the Federation Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Rahmatgonj MFS.
Sheikh Jamal form and stats
Last season, Sheikh's Federation Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Sheikh Jamal have performed here this season with 8 wins from 12 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0.
Sheikh are confident in defense, having played 341 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Sheikh Jamal manager Manik and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Rahmatgonj MFS in the Federation Cup.
In the game before, an away victory in the Federation Cup match versus Muktijoddha SKC with a 3-0 scoreline.Sheikh can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 26 times. From these home matches, Sheikh have conceded only 11 goals.
Abahani form and stats
Last season their Federation Cup adventure 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.
Abahani played 2-2 against Sheikh Russel in their previous match.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Baridhara 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). 12 goals have been conceded by Abahani in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Sheikh Jamal victory, four draws and five Abahani wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  P. Jobe 20 goals |   K. Belfort 17 goals | S. Kanform 10 goals |
Sheikh Jamal missing players
Abahani missing players
| Sheikh Jamal | Abahani | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 55 | 24 | Scored | S | 36 | 69 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Conceded | C | 12 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 64% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 68% | ||
| 32% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.1 | 13.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11.5 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 36% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 43% | ||
| 9.4 | 9.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 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 |
