Betting preview: Saif vs Sheikh Jamal should be interesting

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Shahid Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium

Premier League: Two teams in pretty good shape get together for this match. Sheikh Jamal hold a slight edge with their 3rd spot in the standings?

Insights:
  • Saif have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Sheikh Jamal have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League

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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Saif form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League, Saif have managed 1 win, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 4 games.

Saif are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Abahani.

In the preceding match a 5-1 victory visiting Swadhinata KS.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Saif have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost four.

Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.

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Sheikh Jamal form and stats

Four points from two away games for Sheikh Jamal, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.

Impressive finishing from Kanform (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Abahani Chittagong in their previous game.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Mohammedan Dhaka.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Sheikh Jamal has managed 6 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

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

Top Goalscorers

SaifE. Ogbugh
E. Ogbugh
6 goals
Sheikh JamalS. Kanform
S. Kanform
5 goals
Sheikh JamalM. Chinedu
M. Chinedu
4 goals

Saif missing players

Sheikh Jamal missing players

Saif Sheikh Jamal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 4 1 Played P 1 2 7
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 4
1 1 1 Drew D 1 1 3
3 2 0 Lost L 0 0 0
13 4 3 Scored S 3 6 12
10 6 3 Conceded C 3 3 6
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
71% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 71%
57% 25% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 57%
43% 25% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 14%
29% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 14%
57% 25% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 57%
14% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 43%
29% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
4.4 5.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 3.4
1.6 1.8 2 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.5 4.4
0.9 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.9 12.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 14 14 10.6
3.4 3.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6.5 4.4
54% 29% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 46% 39%
 
7 8 9 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.5 8.9
3 3.5 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.5 3.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Sheikh Jamal's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Saif have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Saif have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Saif haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sheikh Jamal have not yet lost a game.
  • Sheikh Jamal have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Sheikh Jamal have the most scored goals in the first half (9) in Premier League

  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 7 6 0 1 12 4 5 4 0 1 10 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 8 18
2 Abahani 7 5 1 1 13 6 5 4 0 1 9 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 7 16
3 Sheikh Jamal 7 4 3 0 12 6 5 3 2 0 6 3 2 1 1 0 6 3 6 15
4 Abahani Chittagong 7 3 3 1 13 11 2 1 1 0 3 2 5 2 2 1 10 9 2 12
5 Bangladesh Police 7 3 2 2 8 7 3 2 1 0 6 3 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 11
6 Saif 7 3 1 3 13 10 4 1 1 2 4 6 3 2 0 1 9 4 3 10
7 Mohammedan Dhaka 7 2 3 2 6 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 9
8 Rahmatgonj MFS 7 2 1 4 11 15 3 1 1 1 7 7 4 1 0 3 4 8 -4 7
9 Baridhara 7 2 1 4 7 11 4 1 1 2 3 5 3 1 0 2 4 6 -4 7
10 Sheikh Russel 7 1 2 4 6 10 3 0 1 2 2 5 4 1 1 2 4 5 -4 5
11 Swadhinata KS 7 1 1 5 7 15 3 0 0 3 2 8 4 1 1 2 5 7 -8 4
12 Muktijoddha SKC 7 1 0 6 3 10 4 1 0 3 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 3 -7 3

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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.