Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bashundhara Kings 1st with 45 points, Sheikh Russel 6th with 19, 26 apart. On the form table Sheikh Russel stood 2nd over the last five rounds, despite being 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Sheikh Russel 1.11 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Bashundhara Kings 2.72 and 0.72, with the league averaging 1.46.
Bashundhara Kings's unbeaten run stood at 15.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Sheikh Russel, 1 draw and 5 for Bashundhara Kings, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Sylhet District Stadium in Sylhet, capacity 25,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sheikh Russel led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.