Brothers Union hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 12th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Abahani Chittagong holds 6th place with 18 pts.
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 Brothers Union and Abahani Chittagong.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Brothers Union form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Brothers Union, who have the fewest points (2) at home in Premier League, have only managed 0 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses so far from their games here at Bangabandhu National Stadium. With seven home games in a row without a win, the Brothers Union fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Sheikh Russel game long ago, can be stopped today.The points were shared in Brothers Union's previous game, also at home. Visiting Abahani Chittagong travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Saif.
Brothers Union are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 6 goals in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Brothers Union defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Abahani Chittagong form and stats
Abahani Chittagong have only collected 9 points from their away games after 2-3-4 (9 played). Two points from the last two away games for Abahani Chittagong, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.Abahani Chittagong has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Brothers Union for a Premier League game that ended a draw (1-1). The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Arambagh.
Abahani Chittagong find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 9 goals from 9 away fixtures. As opposed to that, Abahani Chittagong have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Brothers Union and Abahani Chittagong have met before this season: Brothers Union - Abahani Chittagong 1-1. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Brothers Union won 1 game, 1 match ended with a draw and Abahani Chittagong has 8 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Top Goalscorers
  M. Rabby 3 goals |
Brothers Union missing players
Abahani Chittagong missing players
| Brothers Union | Abahani Chittagong | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Scored | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 29 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 76% |
| 69% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 59% |
| 44% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 29% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 12% |
| 19% | 29% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 12% |
| 38% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | 67% | 40% | 35% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 20% | 35% |
| 50% | 43% | 100% | Failed To Score | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 2.5 | 2.9 | 7 | Corners For (avg) | 4 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | 4 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Abahani Chittagong have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Brothers Union have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Brothers Union have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Brothers Union have yet to win a game at home.
| 20-04-19 | | Arambagh | 0 - 1 | Brothers Union |
| 16-05-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 3 - 1 | Brothers Union |
| 22-05-19 | | Brothers Union | 3 - 3 | Mohammedan Dhaka |
| 17-06-19 | | Saif | 2 - 0 | Brothers Union |
| 27-06-19 | | Brothers Union | 1 - 1 | Abahani Chittagong |
| 03-07-19 | | Sheikh Jamal | 10:00 | Brothers Union |
| 10-07-19 | | Brothers Union | 13:00 | Abahani |
| 14-07-19 | | Brothers Union | 10:00 | NoFeL Sporting Club |
| 19-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 10:00 | Brothers Union |
| 25-07-19 | | Brothers Union | 13:00 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 09-05-19 | | Muktijoddha SKC | 1 - 4 | Abahani Chittagong |
| 16-05-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 1 - 2 | Rahmatgonj MFS |
| 21-05-19 | | Team BJMC | 1 - 1 | Abahani Chittagong |
| 16-06-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 0 - 1 | Arambagh |
| 27-06-19 | | Brothers Union | 1 - 1 | Abahani Chittagong |
| 03-07-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 13:00 | Sheikh Russel |
| 08-07-19 | | Mohammedan Dhaka | 13:00 | Abahani Chittagong |
| 13-07-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 10:00 | Saif |
| 23-07-19 | | Sheikh Jamal | 13:00 | Abahani Chittagong |
| 28-07-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 13:00 | Abahani |
| 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 | Bashundhara Kings | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 43 |
| 2 | Abahani | 16 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 39 |
| 3 | Sheikh Russel | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 |
| 4 | Saif | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Arambagh | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 6 | Abahani Chittagong | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 7 | Sheikh Jamal | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Muktijoddha SKC | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Rahmatgonj MFS | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -13 | 15 |
| 10 | Mohammedan Dhaka | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
| 11 | NoFeL Sporting Club | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 9 |
| 12 | Brothers Union | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -15 | 9 |
| 13 | Team BJMC | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 8 |