Abahani Chittagong vs Muktijoddha SKC preview

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Fri 27.August
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium

Welcome to Premier League and Abahani Chittagong - Muktijoddha SKC. In this preview you'll find stats, results, analysis, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Abahani Chittagong haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Abahani Chittagong have scored more than double the goals of Muktijoddha SKC.

Muktijoddha SKC could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only three sleeps ago.

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Abahani Chittagong form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Abahani Chittagong at their home stadium (Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Chittagong manager M. Haque and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Mohammedan Dhaka (placed 4th) in the Premier League. M. Chinedu felt an ounce or two of guilt after the draw against Mohammedan Dhaka as the player was unable to convert a penalty kick in the 34th minute.

Ahead of that match, Abahani Chittagong lost 0-2 at home to Rahmatgonj MFS.

Abahani Chittagong has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 15 goals have been conceded.

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Muktijoddha SKC form and stats

There's been little loot from Muktijoddha SKC's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 11 away games in the Premier League. Muktijoddha SKC only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

Muktijoddha SKC are looking to quickly end their 192 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.

The manager R. Isa was unhappy after their last game, a Premier League match played at their home ground Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium. Muktijoddha SKC suffered a 0-2 loss to Mohammedan Dhaka (placed 4th).

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Rahmatgonj MFS.

The attacking power of Muktijoddha when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 11 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Muktijoddha's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 18 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

This was the end result when the crews met earlier this season; Muktijoddha SKC - Abahani Chittagong 0-1. Numbers for the prior ten meetings featuring these two teams are: five wins for Chittagong, two draws and three wins for Muktijoddha SKC. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

ChittagongN. Rocha Brizolara
N. Rocha Brizolara
12 goals
Abahani ChittagongR. Hossain
R. Hossain
8 goals
Abahani ChittagongM. Chinedu
M. Chinedu
7 goals

Abahani Chittagong missing players

Muktijoddha SKC missing players

Abahani Chittagong Muktijoddha SKC
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 3 11 23
12 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
5 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
6 5 1 Lost L 3 6 12
37 15 4 Scored S 2 9 18
28 15 4 Conceded C 8 18 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 78%
70% 64% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 64% 61%
43% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 45% 43%
30% 36% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 27% 22%
17% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 18% 13%
52% 45% 25% BTTS BTTS 67% 45% 39%
30% 18% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 35%
17% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 45% 48%
 
5.8 6 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.8 4
5 4.8 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.7 6.3
1.3 1.1 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.7 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8 7.9 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.1 7.7
4 3.3 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.5 3.1
34% 33% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 26% 32%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Abahani Chittagong have scored more than double the goals of Muktijoddha SKC.
  • Abahani Chittagong haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Muktijoddha SKC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 21 19 1 1 55 9 10 9 0 1 27 5 11 10 1 0 28 4 46 58
2 Sheikh Jamal 23 14 7 2 51 28 12 8 4 0 26 11 11 6 3 2 25 17 23 49
3 Abahani 22 12 7 3 56 28 12 7 3 2 29 17 10 5 4 1 27 11 28 43
4 Mohammedan Dhaka 23 12 7 4 36 23 11 7 2 2 19 9 12 5 5 2 17 14 13 43
5 Saif 22 13 2 7 47 34 12 7 1 4 26 17 10 6 1 3 21 17 13 41
6 Abahani Chittagong 23 12 5 6 37 28 11 4 2 5 15 15 12 8 3 1 22 13 9 41
7 Sheikh Russel 22 10 3 9 35 30 11 6 2 3 24 12 11 4 1 6 11 18 5 33
8 Bangladesh Police 23 6 7 10 26 38 11 3 6 2 16 16 12 3 1 8 10 22 -12 25
9 Rahmatgonj MFS 23 5 7 11 20 31 11 2 4 5 8 17 12 3 3 6 12 14 -11 22
10 Muktijoddha SKC 23 4 7 12 18 33 12 2 4 6 9 15 11 2 3 6 9 18 -15 19
11 Baridhara 23 4 7 12 33 55 11 2 4 5 19 31 12 2 3 7 14 24 -22 19
12 Arambagh 23 2 2 19 20 63 12 2 0 10 8 24 11 0 2 9 12 39 -43 8
13 Brothers Union 23 1 4 18 16 50 11 1 1 9 10 25 12 0 3 9 6 25 -34 7

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The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the top level of football in this South Asian country. It was founded in 2007 as the B League, renamed Bangladesh League and then got its current name in 2012. It has 13 teams playing a season where each team play 26 fixtures to decide the final league table.