Football match preview: Abahani Chittagong vs Sheikh Jamal

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Fri 01.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Comilla Stadium

Sheikh Jamal travel to Abahani Chittagong and Comilla Stadium brimming with confidence, but the home team is no muppet. More info on the game here!

Insights:
  • Abahani Chittagong have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Premier League
  • Sheikh Jamal have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premier League

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Abahani Chittagong and Sheikh Jamal.

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Abahani Chittagong form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Abahani Chittagong at their home stadium (Comilla Stadium) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Abahani Chittagong, their manager Haque and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Chittagong's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-3 versus Abahani (placed 2nd). The home side have an in-form goalscorer in Ebimobowei, having found the net in four consecutive matches.

Preceding that match was the home game against Saif that was lost 3-4.

Sports bettors should know that 15 of the most recent 17 league matches from this football club have had at least one goal from each side.

Goals decide football matches and Abahani Chittagong are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches.

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Sheikh Jamal form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Sheikh are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Two away games in a row for Sheikh Jamal, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Mohammedan Dhaka.

Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Sheikh Russel's place.

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sheikh have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Sheikh Jamal - Abahani Chittagong 2-1 was the product when these two squads formerly played each other, also in this season. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Abahani Chittagong won two, Sheikh Jamal triumphed in six and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Abahani ChittagongP. Ebimobowei
P. Ebimobowei
18 goals
Sheikh JamalS. Kanform
S. Kanform
7 goals
ChittagongO. Popalzay
O. Popalzay
5 goals

Abahani Chittagong missing players

Sheikh Jamal missing players

Abahani Chittagong Sheikh Jamal
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 9 17
7 4 0 Won W 0 3 8
5 1 0 Drew D 0 3 6
5 3 2 Lost L 3 3 3
33 18 5 Scored S 2 18 27
34 16 7 Conceded C 7 16 20
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
94% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 89% 71%
82% 88% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 78% 59%
47% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 67% 35%
47% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 12%
88% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 59%
6% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 35%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 11% 18%
 
4.5 4.3 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.4 4.3
5.8 5.9 9 Corners against (avg) C A 2 4.1 3.9
1.4 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.9 8.1 8.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16 13 11.1
3.4 3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.6 4.6
54% 67% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 38% 35%
 
12.6 11.1 19 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.9 10.5
4.6 4.4 8.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 5.1 4.3
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Abahani Chittagong have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Abahani Chittagong have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Abahani Chittagong have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Abahani Chittagong have the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Premier League
  • Abahani Chittagong haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • All of Abahani Chittagong's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Sheikh Jamal have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheikh Jamal have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
  • Sheikh Jamal have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Sheikh Jamal 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 17 14 2 1 44 17 10 8 1 1 31 12 7 6 1 0 13 5 27 44
2 Abahani 17 11 5 1 37 21 9 6 2 1 19 10 8 5 3 0 18 11 16 38
3 Saif 17 9 3 5 43 28 8 3 2 3 14 12 9 6 1 2 29 16 15 30
4 Sheikh Jamal 17 8 6 3 27 20 8 5 3 0 9 4 9 3 3 3 18 16 7 30
5 Abahani Chittagong 17 7 5 5 33 34 8 4 1 3 18 16 9 3 4 2 15 18 -1 26
6 Mohammedan Dhaka 17 6 7 4 26 22 8 3 3 2 15 15 9 3 4 2 11 7 4 25
7 Bangladesh Police 16 6 4 6 19 23 9 4 2 3 14 16 7 2 2 3 5 7 -4 22
8 Sheikh Russel 17 4 6 7 19 24 9 2 3 4 9 13 8 2 3 3 10 11 -5 18
9 Baridhara 17 3 4 10 17 36 8 1 4 3 5 9 9 2 0 7 12 27 -19 13
10 Muktijoddha SKC 16 3 2 11 19 27 7 1 1 5 11 17 9 2 1 6 8 10 -8 11
11 Rahmatgonj MFS 17 2 5 10 19 34 9 1 3 5 11 19 8 1 2 5 8 15 -15 11
12 Swadhinata KS 17 2 3 12 17 34 8 0 1 7 4 17 9 2 2 5 13 17 -17 9

Read more about Premier League

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is the top level of football in this South Asian country. It was founded in 2007 as the B League, renamed Bangladesh League and then got its current name in 2012. It has 13 teams playing a season where each team play 26 fixtures to decide the final league table.