Another adrenaline-fuelled fixture in Premier League as Sheikh Jamal entertain Abahani

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Wed 16.March
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)

Buckle up for a show! The main antagonists are Sheikh Jamal and Abahani, 3 points is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.

Insights:
  • Sheikh Jamal have not yet lost a game.
  • Abahani have not yet lost a game away.

This is a local derby, usually meaning increased nervousness and importance.

It's no vacation for neither Sheikh Jamal nor Abahani as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sheikh Jamal form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Sheikh Jamal have to build on here in the Premier League.

The home followers saw a 0-0 draw versus Abahani last time out and are looking for a victory here.

Before that, Sheikh played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Saif.

Sheikh Jamal are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. Sheikh Jamal have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Abahani form and stats

Things could have gone better for Abahani in their Premier League away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right. Two points from the last two away games for Abahani, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Abahani are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Sheikh Jamal (placed 3rd).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Swadhinata KS that ended 1-1.

Abahani are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Sheikh Jamal won one game, four matches ended in a draw and Abahani have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two

Top Goalscorers

AbahaniD. Gomes Nascimento
D. Gomes Nascimento
6 goals
Sheikh JamalS. Kanform
S. Kanform
5 goals
Sheikh JamalM. Chinedu
M. Chinedu
4 goals

Sheikh Jamal missing players

Abahani missing players

Sheikh Jamal Abahani
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 6 1 Played P 1 4 9
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 5
5 3 1 Drew D 1 3 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
14 6 0 Scored S 1 5 14
8 3 0 Conceded C 1 3 7
78% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 89%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 67%
56% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 44%
22% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 22%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 56%
44% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 44%
22% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 11%
 
3.9 3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 8 3.7 5.1
4.1 3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3 4
1.3 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 0.7 2.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 21 11.3 13.1
4.4 3.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 4.3 4.9
35% 32% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 31% 33%
 
8.8 8.2 8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 7.7 8.1
3.3 2.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Abahani have not yet lost a game away.
  • Abahani have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sheikh Jamal have not yet lost a game.
  • Sheikh Jamal have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  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 8 7 0 1 17 4 6 5 0 1 15 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 13 21
2 Abahani 8 5 2 1 14 7 5 4 0 1 9 4 3 1 2 0 5 3 7 17
3 Sheikh Jamal 8 4 4 0 14 8 5 3 2 0 6 3 3 1 2 0 8 5 6 16
4 Bangladesh Police 8 4 2 2 10 8 3 2 1 0 6 3 5 2 1 2 4 5 2 14
5 Abahani Chittagong 8 3 3 2 13 16 2 1 1 0 3 2 6 2 2 2 10 14 -3 12
6 Saif 8 3 2 3 15 12 5 1 2 2 6 8 3 2 0 1 9 4 3 11
7 Mohammedan Dhaka 8 2 4 2 6 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 2 3 2 5 5 0 10
8 Baridhara 8 2 2 4 7 11 5 1 2 2 3 5 3 1 0 2 4 6 -4 8
9 Rahmatgonj MFS 8 2 1 5 12 17 4 1 1 2 8 9 4 1 0 3 4 8 -5 7
10 Muktijoddha SKC 8 2 0 6 6 10 4 1 0 3 3 7 4 1 0 3 3 3 -4 6
11 Sheikh Russel 8 1 2 5 6 13 4 0 1 3 2 8 4 1 1 2 4 5 -7 5
12 Swadhinata KS 8 1 2 5 8 16 4 0 1 3 3 9 4 1 1 2 5 7 -8 5

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.