Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC, Indian Super League 2024-2025, Today Match Prediction

Mumbai City FC vs Bengaluru FC Match Prediction & Analysis

The Islanders will welcome the Blues at the Mumbai Football Arena on Wednesday. This will be the first home fixture for Mumbai City FC in this season. Petr Kratky’s team played a draw against the Mariners and lost their second game to the Red Miners away from home. They will look to bounce back and will look to get their first win of the season.

The Blues are sitting at the top of the table with three victories in three matches, not many people expected Gerard Zaragoza’s men to perform like this and they have surprised everyone. They trashed the Mariners in their last match by 3-0 and will travel to Mumbai to keep up their winning run. 

Current Standings: Bengaluru FC are sitting at the top of the table with 9 points in hand, on the other hand, Mumbai City FC are placed 11th in the table with one point. 

Head-to-Head Record: Both teams have faced off each other 16 times, in which the Islanders won 9 matches and the Blues won 6 matches, only one match ended in a stalemate.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Mumbai City FC Preview

Not many people expected the Islanders to be in 11th place in the points table after two matches but due to poor defensive performance they didn’t get the result they wanted. Petr Kratky in his post-match conference mentioned that he will look to make things better at the back and need to focus on the match for full duration and against Blues they will look to go all out from the first minute for sure. 

They will have to work on their setpieces as they have conceded goals from set pieces in the previous two matches. They don’t have any fresh injury concerns going into this fixture and all players will be available for the match. 

Stats That Matter 

Mumbai City are ranked 2nd best in ball possession with 61%. They average 17 shots and 6.5 corners per game. Tiri, Yoell Van Nieff and Nikolaos Karelis are the top scorers with one goal apiece. On the defensive side, the team makes around 19 clearances and 2.5 saves per game, standing 7th best in the season. They manage an average of 10 tackles and 6.5 interceptions but conceded 2.5 goals per game.

Key Player to Watch (Yoell van Nieff) 

The Dutchman is one of the most important players in the squad and he consistently performs well on the pitch. He is the orchestrator in the midfield and always keeps a balance. With his set-piece deliveries, he can create a lot of problems for the opposition team and is capable of scoring some wonderful goals as well. He likes to take shots from a distance but is a team player who always gives his best on the pitch. 

Mumbai City FC Lineup (4-2-3-1): P Lachenpa(GK); H Ralte, M Singh, Tiri, S Panwar (Defenders); T Koruma, Y van Nieff; L Chhangte, J Rane, B Singh (Midfielders); N Karelis (Forward)  

Bengaluru FC Preview

The Blues completely dominated the game against Mohun Bagan in their home game and defeated them by three goals. Gerard Zaragoza made sure that they got all points in their home game and they have successfully got nine points in three matches. This season the Blues are looking completely different as they are playing with intent and it is showing on the pitch. 

The Blues will travel to Mumbai for their first away game of the season and will look to continue their form away from home. Facing the Islanders is not an easy task as they can hurt the team at any point in time but Zaragoza’s men will be confident and will look to overcome the challenge to get points from this fixture. BFC will have all players available for this match. 

Stats That Matter 

Bengaluru FC are ranked 3rd best in ball possession with 57%. They average 12.7 shots and 5.3 corners per game. Sunil Chhetri is the top scorer with 3 goals. Rahul Bheke and S. Wangjam have also scored one goal each. On the defensive side, the team makes an average of 18.3 clearances and 3.3 saves per game, the 3rd best in the season. They have managed 13 tackles and 6.7 interceptions with no goals conceded so far in the league.

Key Player to Watch (Edgar Mendez)

Probably he is the best player in the league so far, the amount of impact he is having on the pitch is amazing. Even head coach Zaragoza praised him in the press conference as he can score goals as well as create opportunities for his teammates as well. Against the Islanders as well he can make a difference but surely Kratky’s men will have a plan to stop him but as of now, he is unstoppable on the pitch. 

Bengaluru FC Lineup (4-4-2): G Singh Sandhu (GK); N Poojari, R Bheke, A Jovanovic, N Singh (Defenders); V Venkatesh, A Noguera, P Capo, S Wangjam (Midfielders); E Mendez, S Chhetri

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