Excitement is expected at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium when Saif host Abahani in what should be a magnificent match. Here's the preview!
- Saif have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier League
- Abahani have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Saif nor Abahani 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.
Saif form and stats
The Saif regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Mustafa Kamal Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Swadhinata KS (placed 12th). Up until that loss this team had gone seven consecutive league rounds without a loss. The penalty miss from Ogbugh in the defeat against Swadhinata KS was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Abahani Chittagong with a 4-3 scoreline.Observe: 11 of the latest 13 league matches from these players have had at least one goal from each side.
The Saif fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Abahani form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Premier League. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Abahani's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Muktijoddha SKC game.
Two away matches in a row for Abahani, whose coach Lemos could celebrate last time after the win against Abahani Chittagong.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Mohammedan Dhaka with the score of 4-2.Observe that 9 of this club's 12 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Abahani are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Abahani have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Abahani - Saif 2-1 logged in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Saif two wins, one draw and Abahani five victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Ogbugh 12 goals |  D. Gomes Nascimento 11 goals | M. Udoh 8 goals |
Saif missing players
Abahani missing players
| Saif | Abahani | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 37 |
| 28 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 88% | 94% |
| 82% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 88% | 82% |
| 76% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 65% |
| 59% | 38% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 41% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 71% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 88% | 76% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 12% | 24% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 12% | 6% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 13.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14 | 13.1 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 51% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 35% |
| 9 | 9.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9.3 | 9.1 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3 |
- Abahani have not yet lost a game away.
- Abahani have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Premier League
- Abahani have the most points from losing position (14) in Premier League
- Abahani have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Saif have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Premier League
- Saif have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Premier League
- Saif haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 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 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -11 | 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 |
