Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Saif 3rd with 37 points, Rahmatgonj MFS 10th with 18, 19 apart. Recent form flatters Rahmatgonj MFS's table spot — 6th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Saif were scoring 2.64 and conceding 1.68, Rahmatgonj MFS 1.5 and 2.09, against a competition average of 1.69 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Rahmatgonj MFS's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Saif wins, 1 for Rahmatgonj MFS, 2 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
The match was played at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Saif led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.