Sankata will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Machhindra.
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.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Sankata form and stats
The story so far in the A Division for Sankata at their home stadium (ANFA Complex Satdobato) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Sankata are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Three Star. In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Himalayan Sherpa.
The manager will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Saraswoti Youth in only three days.
Sankata are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. Sankata have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Machhindra form and stats
Machhindra's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Machhindra, who have the most scored goals (21) in A Division, collect 14 points from their 6 away matches in the A Division. 4 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats). The fact that Machhindra have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Machhindra have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Armed Police Force at their stadium, the result 2-1.
As mentioned above, Machhindra was the only team on the pitch versus Saraswoti Youth in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.
Machhindra have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Machhindra are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Sankata-Machhindra H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Sankata one win, Machhindra one win, zero draws. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Sankata missing players
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| Sankata | Machhindra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 12 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 73% |
| 27% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 18% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 36% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 60% |
- Machhindra has the most scored goals (21)
- Machhindra has the the best goal difference (+14)
- Machhindra have not yet lost a game away.
- Machhindra have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Machhindra have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Machhindra have scored more than double the goals of Sankata.
- Machhindra have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Machhindra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sankata have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sankata have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sankata have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Sankata 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 | Nepal Army | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Machhindra | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | Three Star | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Manang Marshyangdi | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Nepal Police | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | New Road Team | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Jawalakhel | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Sankata | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Friends Club | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Chyasal Youth Club | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Brigade Boys | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 8 |
| 12 | Himalayan Sherpa | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Armed Police Force | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -9 | 5 |
| 14 | Saraswoti Youth | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -21 | 4 |