The managers Mario Lemos and Óscar Bruzón are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a AFC Cup match only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Chennaiyin, was also a home game here at Bangabandhu National Stadium. The away team is better rested.
Abahani form and stats
When playing at home, Abahani, who have the most points (12) at home in Premier League, have managed 4 wins, 0 draws and suffered 0 defeats from 4 games.The Abahani supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Chennaiyin in AFC Cup and win 3-2. Before that match, a Premier League win away at NoFeL Sporting Club.
Abahani are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Muktijoddha SKC awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game (9 in 4 games), Abahani's attacking play is working. Abahani have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Bashundhara Kings form and stats
Bashundhara Kings, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) in Premier League, are happy with their away performances so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Things are running smoothly for Bashundhara Kings who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 13 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Sheikh Jamal. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Bashundhara Kings are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.Bashundhara Kings are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the Premier League against Sheikh Jamal. Before that, Bashundhara Kings secured a home win against Abahani Chittagong with the score 3-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Bashundhara Kings manager Óscar Bruzón as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against NoFeL Sporting Club.
Bashundhara Kings find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures. Bashundhara Kings are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Bashundhara Kings - Abahani 3-0. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 0 - 1 (Abahani wins - draws - Bashundhara Kings wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 0 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Nwadialu 10 goals / 2 assists |  N. Newaj Jibon 9 goals / 5 assists |
Abahani missing players
Bashundhara Kings missing players
| Abahani | Bashundhara Kings | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 14 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 10 | 29 |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 69% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 54% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 46% | 83% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 20% | 8% |
| 6.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Abahani have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Abahani have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Abahani have won all their home matches so far.
- Abahani haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bashundhara Kings have not yet lost a game.
- 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.
| 13-04-19 | | Sheikh Jamal | 3 - 4 | Abahani |
| 17-04-19 | | Abahani | 2 - 2 | Minerva Punjab |
| 30-04-19 | | Chennaiyin | 1 - 0 | Abahani |
| 09-05-19 | | NoFeL Sporting Club | 0 - 2 | Abahani |
| 15-05-19 | | Abahani | 3 - 2 | Chennaiyin |
| 19-05-19 | | Abahani | 13:00 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 23-05-19 | | Muktijoddha SKC | 10:00 | Abahani |
| 15-06-19 | | Abahani | 10:00 | Rahmatgonj MFS |
| 19-06-19 | | Abahani | 11:45 | Manang Marshyangdi |
| 26-06-19 | | Minerva Punjab | 10:30 | Abahani |
| 05-03-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 - 0 | Sheikh Russel |
| 07-04-19 | | Mohammedan Dhaka | 1 - 4 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 11-04-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 3 - 2 | Saif |
| 18-04-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 3 - 0 | Abahani Chittagong |
| 09-05-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 3 - 1 | Sheikh Jamal |
| 19-05-19 | | Abahani | 13:00 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 23-05-19 | | NoFeL Sporting Club | 10:00 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 29-06-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 10:00 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 04-07-19 | | Rahmatgonj MFS | 13:00 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 09-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 10:00 | Team BJMC |
| 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 | Abahani | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Bashundhara Kings | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Saif | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Arambagh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Sheikh Jamal | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Abahani Chittagong | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Muktijoddha SKC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 10 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 11 | Team BJMC | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 12 | Brothers Union | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 13 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 2 |
