Experts' prediction: Bashundhara Kings set to get maximum points from Sheikh Russel visit

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Fri 17.September
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bangabandhu National Stadium

Hey! Here's all you must know about the Premier League game Sheikh Russel - Bashundhara Kings!

Insights:
  • Sheikh Russel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bashundhara Kings have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Premier League game only three days ago.

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Sheikh Russel form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Sheikh Russel at their home stadium (Bangabandhu National Stadium) is 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

It's back home for Sheikh, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bangladesh Police away with the result 1-0. M. Khalekurzaman found the net in that victory.

Ahead of that match, Sheikh Russel won a home game hosting Baridhara (5-1).

The Sheikh manager S. Bari Titu has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. Sheikh Russel have conceded 12 in these home matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Bashundhara Kings form and stats

Bashundhara Kings have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 31 points collected from 11 Premier League games. 10 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far. The fact that Bashundhara Kings have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Bashundhara goalkeeper is eager to challenge this, with his 361 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

The supporters enjoyed Bashundhara Kings's previous game versus Saif (placed 4th), a Premier League 3-0 win played at home.

Ahead of that match was the AFC Cup away draw versus ATK Mohun Bagan that ended 1-1.

Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Bashundhara given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed seven matches with seven wins as expected, zero draws and zero surprise home wins. The favourites won three of these games by at least two goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Bashundhara Kings are hosting Abahani in the Premier League only three days away.

Bashundhara Kings are a potent attacking force on the road with their 28 goals in 11 league games. The Bashundhara defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (4 goals in 11 games). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The newest registered result involving both these contenders is the Bashundhara Kings - Sheikh 4-0 played not long ago this season. Sheikh Russel-Bashundhara Kings H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sheikh one win, Bashundhara Kings two wins, zero draws. one of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Bashundhara KingsR. Azevedo da Silva
R. Azevedo da Silva
20 goals
Bashundhara KingsR. Becerra
R. Becerra
16 goals
SheikhU. Moneke
U. Moneke
10 goals

Sheikh Russel missing players

Bashundhara Kings missing players

Sheikh Russel Bashundhara Kings
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 3 Played P 3 11 22
11 6 0 Won W 3 10 20
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 1
9 3 2 Lost L 0 0 1
36 24 3 Scored S 5 28 58
30 12 7 Conceded C 0 4 9
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
70% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 64% 77%
52% 55% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 64% 64%
30% 36% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 27%
22% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 23%
39% 45% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 36% 36%
43% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 64% 64%
22% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 5%
 
5.1 3.4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.7 5.6
4.5 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.3 3.9
0.9 1.2 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
10.2 10.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11.7 11.4
4.8 5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 5.9 5.6
27% 38% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 42% 46%
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Bashundhara Kings have not yet lost a game away.
  • Bashundhara Kings have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bashundhara Kings have the fewest conceded goals (4) away in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the most clean sheets (7) away in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the most points (31) away in Premier League
  • Bashundhara Kings have the the best goal difference (+49) in Premier League
  • Sheikh Russel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheikh Russel have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Sheikh Russel haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 22 20 1 1 58 9 11 10 0 1 30 5 11 10 1 0 28 4 49 61
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 23 13 7 3 64 28 12 7 3 2 29 17 11 6 4 1 35 11 36 46
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 23 11 3 9 36 30 11 6 2 3 24 12 12 5 1 6 12 18 6 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.