Match week two of the A Division season and the squads have had a few days to digest the first game. Here's our Machhindra - Nepal Police guide:
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a A Division game only three days ago.
Machhindra form and stats
Last season, Machhindra's league stats were 11 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, resulting in 1st spot in the A Division. In these 13 matches they scored {20 goals} and gave away 2. Appearing as the home team in the former season Machhindra managed 6-0-0 (win-draw-lost) with {9 goals} and 2 conceded.
In their previous game, the manager Katuwal led his Machhindra to a defeat away at Nepal Army. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Dashrath Rangasala.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Jawalakhel (1-3).There will be little rest for Machhindra after this match as they are travelling to Church Boys for a A Division game in only three days.
Nepal Police form and stats
Let's have a look at how Nepal Police performed last season in the A Division: They landed a 11th position in the league table after playing out 2 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 10 and conceded {15 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 2 and lost 3 with 5/9 goals scored/conceded.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Sankata with 0-3 on the scoreboard.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Himalayan Sherpa.A new game in only four days for Police, the A Division home match versus New Road Team. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Machhindra two wins, one draw and Nepal Police one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Machhindra missing players
Nepal Police missing players
| Machhindra | Nepal Police | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 3.7 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Machhindra | Last season | Nepal Police | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 6 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | ||
| 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 46% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | ||
| 31% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 23% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 15% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 15% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | ||
| 85% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 15% | ||
| 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 31% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.7 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.4 | 7.4 | ||
| 2 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nepal Army | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Manang Marshyangdi | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Himalayan Sherpa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Armed Police Force | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Church Boys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Sankata | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 7 | Nepal Police | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 8 | Three Star | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | Machhindra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 10 | Khumaltar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jawalakhel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | New Road Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Friends Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Satdobato | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Machhindra | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 35 |
| 2 | Nepal Army | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | New Road Team | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | Satdobato | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 21 |
| 5 | Manang Marshyangdi | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | Three Star | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Sankata | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Armed Police Force | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 9 | Jawalakhel | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Himalayan Sherpa | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Nepal Police | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Friends Club | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Brigade Boys | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
| 14 | Chyasal Youth Club | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | -17 | 6 |