Match Report
Fortis, 6th with 27 points, sat 21 points above Abahani Chittagong (10th, 6). Fortis had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Abahani Chittagong 0.61 scored and 2.56 conceded per game, Fortis 1.33 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.56.
Nine consecutive defeats weighed on Abahani Chittagong. Abahani Chittagong had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Fortis, 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Abahani Chittagong wins, 3 for Fortis, 1 draw, at 2.25 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
Mymensingh Stadium in Mymensingh staged the fixture, a ground that holds 36,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fortis led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
Fortis: P. Babou (8'), P. Ahmed Nova (38'), P. Ahmed Nova (45'), P. Babou (64')