Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Abahani 3rd with 32 points, Sheikh Jamal 8th with 17, 15 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.89/1.22 for Abahani and 0.78/1.33 for Sheikh Jamal (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.46.
Defeat had not touched Sheikh Jamal in 6 games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Abahani, 1 draw and 0 for Sheikh Jamal, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. On the scoreboard, Abahani led 2-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-1 the final score.