Match Report
Fakirerpool, 10th on 10 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Abahani (2nd, 37). Against a league average of 1.31 goals per team per game, Abahani ran at 2.06 scored and 0.83 conceded, Fakirerpool at 0.72 and 2.44.
Fakirerpool arrived off five straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Abahani, 0/15 for Fakirerpool.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Abahani 4, draws 0, Fakirerpool 1, at 4.6 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings.
The match was played at Bangabandhu National Stadium (capacity 36,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Abahani led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Abahani: Emeka Ogbugh (39'), Shekh Morsalin (68')
Key stats
Possession: Abahani 50% · Fakirerpool 50%