Soccer betting preview: Saif welcomes Mohammedan Dhaka in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 09:00 (UTC)
Venue: Shahid Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium

Mohammedan Dhaka have travelled here for an entertaining game against the hosting Saif. Read up on the game with this full Premier League preview!

Insights:
  • Mohammedan Dhaka have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League

Mohammedan Dhaka could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Abahani Chittagong. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Saif form and stats

Only two Premier League home games for Saif so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Saif fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Shahid Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium: A 0-1 defeat against Sheikh Russel (placed 7th).

Before that match, a win away at Rahmatgonj MFS.

Early season league goal statistics from Saif's 2 home games: 1 goal, 1 conceded.

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Mohammedan Dhaka form and stats

Mohammedan Dhaka are still undefeated on their travels in the Premier League. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Abahani Chittagong (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.

Prior to that result Mohammedan Dhaka won their away game at Swadhinata KS. The scoreline was 1-0.

It's early days yet, but Mohammedan Dhaka has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's four Saif victories, two draws and two Mohammedan Dhaka wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Saif missing players

Mohammedan Dhaka missing players

Saif Mohammedan Dhaka
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 0 2 3
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
1 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
4 1 0 Scored S 0 2 3
2 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 67%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 33%
33% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.3 6 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 9 7.3
0.7 0.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 6.3
1.3 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13 13 19 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.5 14.3
4 3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 5.3
33% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 19%
 
5.7 6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6.5 8
2.3 2.5 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Mohammedan Dhaka have the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
Saif Last season Mohammedan Dhaka
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
24 12   Played P   12 24
14 7   Won W   5 12
2 1   Drew D   5 7
8 4   Lost L   2 5
48 26   Scored S   17 36
37 17   Conceded C   14 25
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 92%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 88%
75% 75%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 42%
42% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 17%
33% 33%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
71% 75%   BTTS BTTS   75% 58%
17% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 29%
17% 8%   Failed to Score F T   8% 12%
 
5.7 6   Corners for (avg) C F   7.8 7.5
4.2 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.5
1.6 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
8.9 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 8.8
4.2 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 5
48% 45%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 29%
 
8.8 8.5   Shots against (avg) S A   5.9 5.7
4.3 4.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3.5

  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 4 3 0 1 6 2 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Sheikh Jamal 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 6 3 4 8
3 Abahani 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 7
4 Saif 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 6
5 Abahani Chittagong 3 1 2 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
6 Mohammedan Dhaka 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
7 Sheikh Russel 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 5
8 Swadhinata KS 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
9 Bangladesh Police 4 0 2 2 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 1 2 0 4 -4 2
10 Baridhara 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
11 Rahmatgonj MFS 4 0 1 3 5 11 2 0 1 1 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 5 -6 1
12 Muktijoddha SKC 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 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 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

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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.