Rahmatgonj MFS opposes Sheikh Russel in Premier League confrontation

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Competition: Bangladesh Premier League
Competition: Wed 27.July
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium

Rahmatgonj MFS want to sell many tickets for this match even though the season has been grim up to now with 18 points and a 9th place in the Premier League table. Opponents Sheikh Russel are in 8th place with 25 pts.

Insights:
  • Rahmatgonj MFS have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Premier League

Relegation threatens Rahmatgonj MFS who should definitely be looking for some points here. Sheikh Russel is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Rahmatgonj MFS form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Rahmatgonj MFS have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium.

Happy days for Rahmatgonj in their previous game, a fixture away at Swadhinata KS (placed 12th) that ended with a 5-1 victory. As mentioned above, Rahmatgonj MFS "killed" Swadhinata KS in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for Nwadialu when beating Swadhinata KS, applying the finishing touch to three goals!

Before that, Rahmatgonj MFS played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Bangladesh Police.

The Rahmatgonj MFS fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches.

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Sheikh Russel form and stats

As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Sheikh Russel have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far.

Sheikh are travelling after their nice 4-1 home win in the game against Bangladesh Police (placed 6th).

Before that, Sheikh Russel travelled to Muktijoddha SKC and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's last 12 league games.

Sheikh find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Sheikh Russel have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides faced each other earlier on this season: Sheikh Russel - Rahmatgonj 1-1. Previous ten meetings between these squads: Rahmatgonj MFS won one, Sheikh Russel were winners in four and we saw five draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rahmatgonj MFSS. Nwadialu
S. Nwadialu
12 goals
Rahmatgonj MFST. Adjah
T. Adjah
8 goals

Rahmatgonj MFS missing players

Sheikh Russel missing players

Rahmatgonj MFS Sheikh Russel
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 2 9 20
4 2 0 Won W 0 2 6
6 3 1 Drew D 1 4 7
10 5 2 Lost L 1 3 7
31 18 2 Scored S 2 10 28
36 20 7 Conceded C 3 11 28
90% 90% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 89% 95%
80% 90% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 75%
60% 70% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 45%
40% 50% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 30%
30% 30% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 22% 20%
70% 80% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 70%
15% 10% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 22% 10%
25% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 25%
 
4 4.2 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.3 3.8
4.8 4.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 5.4
1.2 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.2 11.2 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10.7 10.4
3.8 4.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.2 4.1
36% 39% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 24% 29%
 
11.9 12.7 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 0 12.8 12.3
5.4 6 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.2
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Rahmatgonj MFS have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rahmatgonj MFS have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) 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 21 17 3 1 51 20 11 9 1 1 34 14 10 8 2 0 17 6 31 54
2 Abahani 21 13 5 3 50 29 11 8 2 1 28 11 10 5 3 2 22 18 21 44
3 Saif 20 10 4 6 49 34 10 4 2 4 18 16 10 6 2 2 31 18 15 34
4 Sheikh Jamal 20 9 7 4 31 27 9 5 4 0 11 6 11 4 3 4 20 21 4 34
5 Mohammedan Dhaka 20 7 8 5 31 25 10 4 4 2 19 16 10 3 4 3 12 9 6 29
6 Bangladesh Police 20 8 5 7 25 28 10 4 3 3 14 16 10 4 2 4 11 12 -3 29
7 Abahani Chittagong 20 7 6 7 35 39 10 4 1 5 18 19 10 3 5 2 17 20 -4 27
8 Sheikh Russel 20 6 7 7 28 28 11 4 3 4 18 17 9 2 4 3 10 11 0 25
9 Rahmatgonj MFS 20 4 6 10 31 36 10 2 3 5 18 20 10 2 3 5 13 16 -5 18
10 Muktijoddha SKC 20 4 3 13 23 39 10 2 2 6 14 22 10 2 1 7 9 17 -16 15
11 Baridhara 20 3 5 12 22 46 9 1 5 3 7 11 11 2 0 9 15 35 -24 14
12 Swadhinata KS 20 2 3 15 19 44 10 0 1 9 5 23 10 2 2 6 14 21 -25 9

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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.