A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Abahani fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Brothers Union's 12th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Abahani have scored in all their matches so far.
- Brothers Union have yet to win a game away.
It's no vacation for neither Abahani nor Brothers Union 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.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Abahani form and stats
Abahani have performed here at Bangabandhu National Stadium this season with 4 wins from 7 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
Before that, Abahani had a home game versus Baridhara which ended with a victory 2-1.
Abahani are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Rahmatgonj MFS awaits in three days.
Abahani are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 7 games. On the other hand, Abahani have conceded 8 goals.
Brothers Union form and stats
There's been little loot from Brothers Union's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 6 away games in the Premier League. Brothers Union only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on M. Kayum Santu, the Brothers manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Brothers are looking to quickly end their 180 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Saif wasn't a success with a 0-4 loss.
Late heartbreak for Brothers in the Sheikh Russel match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bashundhara Kings in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Brothers as they have only managed to score 4 times from 6 away games in the league. For Brothers, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Brothers Union - Abahani 0-2 entered in the official records. Abahani-Brothers Union H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Abahani six wins, Brothers Union zero wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Abahani missing players
Brothers Union missing players
| Abahani | Brothers Union | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 25 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 85% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 54% | 43% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 46% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 38% | 43% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 54% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.9 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 9.7 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 4 | 4.9 |
| 4.5 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 43% | 36% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | 32% |
- Abahani have scored in all their matches so far.
- Abahani have scored more than double the goals of Brothers Union.
- Abahani haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Brothers Union have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Brothers Union have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Brothers Union have yet to win a game away.
- Brothers Union haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 33 | 37 |
| 2 | Sheikh Jamal | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | Abahani | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Sheikh Russel | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Saif | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 6 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Abahani Chittagong | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Bangladesh Police | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 13 |
| 10 | Muktijoddha SKC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 11 | Baridhara | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 9 |
| 12 | Brothers Union | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 5 |
| 13 | Arambagh | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 26 | -32 | 1 |