Match Report
Abahani, 2nd with 37 points, sat 20 points above Brothers Union (7th, 17). Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Brothers Union ran at 1 scored and 1.61 conceded, Abahani at 2.06 and 0.83.
Abahani's unbeaten run stood at 9, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 1 Brothers Union win, 8 for Abahani, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 70% of the meetings. The fixture has tightened lately: 3 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 4 all-time.
With 36 matches recorded and 0.7 yellow cards per game, A. Rahman was the man in the middle. Bangabandhu National Stadium, capacity 36,000, hosted the game. Abahani led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Brothers Union: Shayek Dost (87') · Abahani: Emeka Ogbugh (5'), Emeka Ogbugh (71')
Key stats
Possession: Brothers Union 60% · Abahani 40% · Total shots: 5-1 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 8-10