Nepal Police will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Manang Marshyangdi.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Nepal Police form and stats
The story so far in the A Division for Nepal Police at their home stadium (ANFA Complex Satdobato) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Nepal Police's last game was hosting Brigade Boys (placed 13th) and winning 1-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to Nepal Army (2-4).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the A Division game versus Friends Club in only two days. This game is also played here at ANFA Complex Satdobato.
Nepal Police have scored 4 league goals here from 5 matches, not a lot. 5 goals have been conceded.
Manang Marshyangdi form and stats
The seven points Manang Marshyangdi have gathered from their first three away trips in the A Division is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Manang Marshyangdi go into this game after a win, the home game against New Road Team that ended 4-1. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Chyasal Youth Club.
The schedule is very tough for Manang Marshyangdi now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A A Division game at Jawalakhel is waiting in only three days.
Manang Marshyangdi find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 3 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. The Manang Marshyangdi defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (1 goal in 3 games).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Nepal Police, one draw and two wins for Manang Marshyangdi. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Nepal Police missing players
Manang Marshyangdi missing players
| Nepal Police | Manang Marshyangdi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 91% |
| 45% | 20% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 64% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 36% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 9% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 45% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | 55% |
| 36% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 7 | 7 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 38% | 38% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 44% |
- Manang Marshyangdi have not yet lost a game away.
- Manang Marshyangdi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Manang Marshyangdi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Manang Marshyangdi have won significantly less corners away then 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 | Machhindra | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | Nepal Army | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | Manang Marshyangdi | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 22 |
| 4 | Three Star | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Jawalakhel | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | Nepal Police | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | New Road Team | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | Chyasal Youth Club | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Sankata | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 15 |
| 10 | Friends Club | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Himalayan Sherpa | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Armed Police Force | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 13 | Brigade Boys | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Saraswoti Youth | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -22 | 4 |