The home side, Abahani, should be favourites in this match, but Sheikh Russel have displayed both ability and spirit. Learn more about the game!
- Abahani have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Sheikh Russel have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Abahani nor Sheikh Russel 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.
Abahani form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sylhet District Stadium as Abahani have scored 18 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The home regulars saw a 0-0 draw versus Sheikh Russel last time out and are looking for a win here.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Rahmatgonj MFS with a 2-1 scoreline.Abahani are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 13 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won twelve, drew zero and lost one.
Goals decide football matches and Abahani are scoring many of them at home; 18 on target from 8 league matches. Abahani have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Sheikh Russel form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Sheikh Russel have produced an overall stat of 2-2-2 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Abahani (placed 2nd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Saif.Sheikh Russel have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 6 league away games 7 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Sheikh Russel have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other before in this season, with the match result Sheikh Russel - Abahani 1-3 logged in the official records. Head to head data (for the prior ten meetings): Abahani won five games, four matches ended in a draw and Sheikh Russel have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  D. Gomes Nascimento 7 goals | D. Colindres Solera 6 goals | M. Rana 5 goals |
Abahani missing players
Sheikh Russel missing players
| Abahani | Sheikh Russel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 29 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 87% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 73% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 57% | 67% |
| 60% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 33% |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 20% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 67% | 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 57% | 60% |
| 33% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 13% |
| 13% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.6 | 11.9 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 8.7 | 9.2 |
| 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| 31% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| 8.3 | 7.1 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 12.3 | 11.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- Abahani have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Abahani have scored more than double the goals of Sheikh Russel.
- Abahani have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League
- Sheikh Russel have the fewest scored goals in the second half (4) in Premier League
- Sheikh Russel have the most matches under the total-line (4) in Premier League
| 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 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 35 |
| 2 | Abahani | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Sheikh Jamal | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Saif | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 24 |
| 5 | Abahani Chittagong | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Bangladesh Police | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 19 |
| 8 | Sheikh Russel | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Baridhara | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 24 | -18 | 11 |
| 10 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 10 |
| 11 | Muktijoddha SKC | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Swadhinata KS | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -16 | 6 |
