Bangabandhu National Stadium: Rahmatgonj MFS vs Sheikh Russel Premier League preview

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Thu 20.February
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium (36000 seats)

After the first game it's Rahmatgonj MFS - Sheikh Russel 0-1 in points. Who will triumph in this second Premier League game of the season?

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rahmatgonj MFS form and stats

Rahmatgonj MFS faced defeat in their previous match, away at Saif (0-1). Before that, Rahmatgonj MFS played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Mohammedan Dhaka.

Last season, Rahmatgonj MFS's league statistics were 3 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Premier League. Over these 16 matches they scored 18 goals and conceded 31. Playing at home last season Rahmatgonj MFS managed 1-4-4 (win-draw-lost) with 10 goals and 20 conceded.

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Sheikh Russel form and stats

There were no winners in Sheikh Russel's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Brothers Union (placed 5th). Before that, Sheikh Russel secured a home win against Team BJMC with the score 3-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Sheikh Russel are hosting Mohammedan Dhaka in the Premier League only four days away.

Let's have a look at how Sheikh Russel performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. In total they scored 21 and conceded 6 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 2 and lost 1 with 8/4 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rahmatgonj MFS won one game, five matches ended with a draw and Sheikh Russel has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Sheikh RusselR. Onwrebe
R. Onwrebe
19 goals
 S. Zunapio Jeancy
S. Zunapio Jeancy
12 goals
 S. Rana
S. Rana
4 goals

Rahmatgonj MFS missing players

Sheikh Russel missing players

Rahmatgonj MFS Sheikh Russel
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
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%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 7
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 10
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 10%
Rahmatgonj MFS Last season Sheikh Russel
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
24 12   Played P   12 24
4 2   Won W   7 16
10 5   Drew D   2 4
10 5   Lost L   3 4
34 17   Scored S   22 43
53 27   Conceded C   11 20
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
83% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 67%
71% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 50%
54% 58%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 29%
25% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   25% 12%
75% 83%   BTTS BTTS   33% 38%
12% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 46%
21% 17%   Failed to Score F T   33% 25%
 
5.3 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.6 3.4
5 6   Corners against (avg) C A   3.1 3.1
1.9 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.6 0.8
1 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
155 89   Total Shots T S   121 235
52 32   Shots on Target S O   65 115
42% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Abahani Chittagong 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Bashundhara Kings 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Mohammedan Dhaka 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Saif 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Brothers Union 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
6 Sheikh Russel 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Arambagh 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
10 Baridhara 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
11 Rahmatgonj MFS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 Sheikh Jamal 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -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

Read more about Premier League

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.