The managers S. Bari Titu and Óscar Bruzón are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
It's no vacation for neither Sheikh Russel nor Bashundhara Kings 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.
Sheikh Russel form and stats
6-1-0 is the performance here at Sylhet District Stadium so far, giving Sheikh Russel a total of 19 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results! Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sheikh Russel after consecutive victories at their own ground.Sheikh Russel's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Bashundhara Kings. The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting NoFeL Sporting Club and winning 4-0.
A decent goal production from Sheikh Russel in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 7 matches. Sheikh Russel have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Bashundhara Kings form and stats
Bashundhara Kings, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Premier League, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 19 points collected from 7 games. 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far.Bashundhara Kings play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Sheikh Russel. A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Brothers Union.
Bashundhara Kings have scored more than twice per away game on average, an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 7 away matches. Bashundhara Kings are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sheikh Russel - Bashundhara Kings 1-0 entered in the official records. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's 1 Sheikh Russel victory, 0 draws and 1 Bashundhara Kings win. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
Sheikh Russel missing players
Bashundhara Kings missing players
| Sheikh Russel | Bashundhara Kings | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Won | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 16 | 2 | Scored | 1 | 20 | 50 |
| 16 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 62% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 71% |
| 43% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 43% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 29% |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 52% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 20% | 50% | Failed To Score | 0% | 20% | 10% |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Bashundhara Kings have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bashundhara Kings have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sheikh Russel have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheikh Russel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 16-06-19 | | Mohammedan Dhaka | 2 - 4 | Sheikh Russel |
| 28-06-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 0 - 3 | Saif |
| 02-07-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 3 - 0 | Sheikh Russel |
| 06-07-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 2 - 1 | Sheikh Jamal |
| 11-07-19 | | Abahani | 1 - 0 | Sheikh Russel |
| 16-07-19 | | NoFeL Sporting Club | 0 - 4 | Sheikh Russel |
| 20-07-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 1 - 0 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 24-07-19 | | Muktijoddha SKC | 10:00 | Sheikh Russel |
| 28-07-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 13:00 | Rahmatgonj MFS |
| 01-08-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 13:00 | Team BJMC |
| 23-05-19 | | NoFeL Sporting Club | 1 - 3 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 29-06-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 4 - 1 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 03-07-19 | | Rahmatgonj MFS | 2 - 3 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 07-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 2 - 0 | Team BJMC |
| 12-07-19 | | Arambagh | 0 - 3 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 16-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 5 - 0 | Brothers Union |
| 20-07-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 1 - 0 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 24-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 10:00 | Mohammedan Dhaka |
| 28-07-19 | | Saif | 10:00 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 31-07-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 10:00 | Bashundhara Kings |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Bashundhara Kings | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 | Abahani | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 39 |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Saif | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Arambagh | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Abahani Chittagong | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Sheikh Jamal | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Muktijoddha SKC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -13 | 15 |
| 10 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
| 11 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 9 |
| 12 | Brothers Union | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -15 | 9 |
| 13 | Team BJMC | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 8 |