It's early days in the Premier League and both Abahani and Rahmatgonj MFS are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Abahani form and stats
Abahani have only played one Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from 8 matches.
Abahani travelled for their previous game, a trip to Brothers Union that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Abahani won a home game hosting Bangladesh Police (2-0).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Mohammedan Dhaka in only three days. This game is also played here at Bangabandhu National Stadium.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Abahani at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Rahmatgonj MFS form and stats
Rahmatgonj MFS have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Premier League were 2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats from 7 fixtures.
Rahmatgonj MFS aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 181 league minutes without a goal. M. Islam was the last player to find the net.
Rahmatgonj MFS played 0-0 against Sheikh Russel in their previous match. A 0-1 defeat away at Saif before that.
A quick return to home after this game, as Rahmatgonj MFS are hosting Bashundhara Kings in the Premier League only three days away.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Rahmatgonj MFS has managed 0 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Abahani victories, three draws and zero Rahmatgonj MFS wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 S. Nwadialu 20 goals | M. Newaj Jibon 16 goals | S. Zunapio Jeancy 12 goals |
Abahani missing players
Rahmatgonj MFS missing players
| Abahani | Rahmatgonj MFS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 6.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 2.5 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 12 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Abahani | Last season | Rahmatgonj MFS | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 60 | 31 | Scored | S | 17 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 26 | 53 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | ||
| 71% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | ||
| 46% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 54% | ||
| 29% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 25% | ||
| 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | ||
| 33% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | ||
| 17% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 21% | ||
| 5.7 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 5 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 185 | 111 | Total Shots | T S | 66 | 155 | ||
| 88 | 53 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 52 | ||
| 42% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 42% | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Saif | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Abahani | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Abahani Chittagong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Arambagh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Bangladesh Police | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 8 | Sheikh Jamal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Brothers Union | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 10 | Sheikh Russel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 11 | Muktijoddha SKC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Baridhara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 | Abahani | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 39 |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Saif | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Arambagh | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Abahani Chittagong | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Sheikh Jamal | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Muktijoddha SKC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -13 | 15 |
| 10 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
| 11 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 9 |
| 12 | Brothers Union | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -15 | 9 |
| 13 | Team BJMC | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 8 |