Betting prediction and preview: Abahani fancied to be better team when visiting Sheikh Russel

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

Sheikh Russel battle against Abahani, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League, for fame and triumph.

Insights:
  • Abahani have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League

Sheikh Russel and Abahani 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.

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Sheikh Russel form and stats

The first Premier League game here at Shahid Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Sheikh Russel's home game statistics were 6 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 12 games.

A strong away win for Sheikh against Saif the last match, as Akmatov were on target.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Abahani Chittagong that ended 1-1.

Early season league goal statistics from Sheikh Russel's 1 home game: 1 goal, 1 conceded.

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Abahani form and stats

One match played away so far in the Premier League for Abahani and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss from 12 games.

Abahani go into this game after a win, the home game against Rahmatgonj MFS that ended 3-0.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Bangladesh Police that ended 1-1.

Abahani have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Sheikh won one game, four matches ended with a tie and Abahani got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Sheikh Russel missing players

Abahani missing players

Sheikh Russel Abahani
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 1 0 Scored S 0 1 5
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 67%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.7 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8 6
4.7 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 3.3
2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 13 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 21 15.7
4.7 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 7 5.7
21% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 29%
 
17.3 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11 8.7
4 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Abahani have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League
Sheikh Russel Last season Abahani
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
24 12   Played P   12 24
11 6   Won W   6 13
3 2   Drew D   5 8
10 4   Lost L   1 3
36 24   Scored S   36 65
31 13   Conceded C   12 29
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
67% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 92%
50% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 62%
29% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   67% 58%
21% 25%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 38%
38% 42%   BTTS BTTS   58% 67%
42% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 33%
25% 25%   Failed to Score F T   0% 0%
 
5 3.4   Corners for (avg) C F   7.2 7
4.6 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 3.8
0.9 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1
0 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
9.9 10.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 11.6
4.7 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.6 5.9
27% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   45% 42%
 
9.6 8.6   Shots against (avg) S A   8.5 8.2
4.4 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 3.7

  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.