Who will win when Saif visit Sheikh Russel? In this preview you'll find all the relevant information and statistics to make a prediction.
- Sheikh Russel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
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.
Sheikh Russel form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Sheikh Russel at their home stadium (Bangabandhu National Stadium) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Sheikh Russel are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Bangabandhu National Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Happy days for Sheikh in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Arambagh (placed 13th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Ahead of that match, Sheikh lost 0-2 at home to Sheikh Jamal.The Sheikh Russel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Sheikh are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Saif form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Saif are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
J. Bhuyan, E. Ariwachukwu, Mohammed Maraz Hossain and M. Fahim scored in Saif's previous match, the home game against Arambagh that ended 4-3. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Saif, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Prior to that match, the Saif manager J. Hall faced defeat when travelling to Sheikh Jamal and losing 1-2.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Saif playing away and similar expectations, we found one relevant match. Results were one Saif win, zero draws and zero defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Abahani in just three days.
The travelling fans enjoy Saif's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. As for defending, Saif rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other previously this season, with the result Saif - Sheikh 2-1 registered in the official records. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Sheikh victories, two draws and three Saif wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Okoli 14 goals |  M. Abdullah 6 goals | U. Moneke 6 goals |
Sheikh Russel missing players
Saif missing players
| Sheikh Russel | Saif | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 14 | 35 |
| 20 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 29 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 68% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 21% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 39% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 33% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 47% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 0.9 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.2 | 10.7 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 7 | 8.2 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 29% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 58% | 51% |
- Sheikh Russel have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 45 | 55 |
| 2 | Abahani | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 25 | 40 |
| 3 | Sheikh Jamal | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 39 |
| 4 | Abahani Chittagong | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 6 | Sheikh Russel | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | Saif | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Bangladesh Police | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 9 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -11 | 18 |
| 10 | Baridhara | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -13 | 16 |
| 11 | Muktijoddha SKC | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | Brothers Union | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -26 | 6 |
| 13 | Arambagh | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 38 | -41 | 5 |