It's still early in the Premier League season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Muktijoddha SKC - Saif preview!
Muktijoddha SKC and Saif should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Muktijoddha SKC form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Premier League game of the season here at Gopalganj Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from Muktijoddha SKC's 8 home games.
The home team returns to Gopalganj Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Arambagh (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 2-2. Preceding that match was a defeat to Sheikh Jamal (1-2).
The manager M. Kayum Santu will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Sheikh Russel in only four days.
At Gopalganj Stadium, Muktijoddha SKC has the goal stats of 1-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Saif form and stats
Saif delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Abahani Chittagong (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Premier League game. Before that, Saif secured a home win against Mohammedan Dhaka with the score 1-0.
The match against Abahani Chittagong looked like a defeat for Saif, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. E. Bayisenge equalized in the 90th minute.
A new game in only four days for Saif, the Premier League home match versus Sheikh Jamal. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Muktijoddha SKC, zero draws and four wins for Saif. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
| D. Córdoba Escarpeta 12 goals |  Y. Kato 7 goals |  B. Famoussa 6 goals |
Muktijoddha SKC missing players
Saif missing players
| Muktijoddha SKC | Saif | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 31% |
| Muktijoddha SKC | Last season | Saif | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 24 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 24 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 8 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 26 | 15 | Scored | S | 23 | 40 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Conceded | C | 12 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 79% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 83% | ||
| 46% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 21% | ||
| 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 54% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 54% | ||
| 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 38% | ||
| 25% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 0.6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 72 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 96 | 147 | ||
| 34 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 65 | ||
| 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 45% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Saif | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Abahani | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Abahani Chittagong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Bashundhara Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 |