Match Report
Bangladesh Police went into the game 4th in the table on 26 points; Sheikh Russel sat 6th on 19 — a 7-point gap. Sheikh Russel's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Bangladesh Police 1.28 scored and 1.06 conceded per game, Sheikh Russel 1.11 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.46.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Bangladesh Police wins, 2 for Sheikh Russel, 1 draw, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Mymensingh Stadium in Mymensingh (capacity 36,000). Bangladesh Police led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.