The managers J. McKinstry and Óscar Bruzón are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Premier League league table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Saif form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Saif have to build on here at Mymensingh Stadium.The Saif crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Bashundhara Kings here at Mymensingh Stadium in a Premier League match. In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting NoFeL Sporting Club.
Saif are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 8 goals in 7 matches. Saif have only conceded 6 in these games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bashundhara Kings form and stats
Bashundhara Kings, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Premier League, have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 19 points collected from 7 games. 6 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats is the record so far.Bashundhara Kings play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Saif. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Mohammedan Dhaka.
Bashundhara Kings have scored more than twice per away game on average, an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 7 away matches. Bashundhara Kings are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Saif - Bashundhara Kings 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Saif won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Bashundhara Kings has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 1Top Goalscorers
 D. Córdoba 12 goals / 2 assists |  Mohammed Motin Mia 10 goals / 2 assists |
Saif missing players
Bashundhara Kings missing players
| Saif | Bashundhara Kings | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | Won | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | 14 | 2 | Scored | 1 | 22 | 53 |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 96% |
| 83% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 64% | 74% |
| 52% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 45% | 52% |
| 17% | 18% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 52% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | 0% | 36% | 39% |
| 39% | 36% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 13% | 27% | 0% | Failed To Score | 50% | 18% | 9% |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Bashundhara Kings have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bashundhara Kings have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| 22-05-19 | | Arambagh | 1 - 1 | Saif |
| 17-06-19 | | Saif | 2 - 0 | Brothers Union |
| 28-06-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 0 - 3 | Saif |
| 02-07-19 | | Saif | 1 - 1 | Mohammedan Dhaka |
| 10-07-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 1 - 1 | Saif |
| 15-07-19 | | Saif | 3 - 2 | Sheikh Jamal |
| 20-07-19 | | Abahani | 4 - 1 | Saif |
| 23-07-19 | | NoFeL Sporting Club | 0 - 3 | Saif |
| 29-07-19 | | Saif | 0 - 2 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 01-08-19 | | Saif | 10:00 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 23-05-19 | | NoFeL Sporting Club | 1 - 3 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 29-06-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 4 - 1 | Muktijoddha SKC |
| 03-07-19 | | Rahmatgonj MFS | 2 - 3 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 07-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 2 - 0 | Team BJMC |
| 12-07-19 | | Arambagh | 0 - 3 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 16-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 5 - 0 | Brothers Union |
| 20-07-19 | | Sheikh Russel | 1 - 0 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 25-07-19 | | Bashundhara Kings | 1 - 1 | Mohammedan Dhaka |
| 29-07-19 | | Saif | 0 - 2 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 03-08-19 | | Abahani Chittagong | 11:30 | Bashundhara Kings |
| 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 |