Jamshedpur FC will need to beat Mumbai City FC on Saturday to keep their slim ISL playoff dreams alive.
Jamshedpur FC have 21 points from 18 matches and are currently seventh in the standings. The Red Miners have to win their two remaining matches and depend on other results to seal a playoff berth.
Jamshedpur FC have lost seven matches in the ISL this season. Only Kerala Blasters (8) and Odisha FC (10) have lost more games than them.
Mumbai City FC, on the other hand, have already booked their place in the playoffs. The Islanders are eyeing an attempt to overtake ATK Mohun Bagan at the top of the table as it will allow them to play in the AFC Champions League.
Mumbai City FC have let their foot off the pedal in recent games. With just two wins in seven matches, they currently find themselves five points adrift of league leaders ATK Mohun Bagan, who have played one game more.
Jamshedpur FC hold the advantage over Mumbai City FC in head-to-head stats. They have won three matches against the Islanders, who have emerged victorious from the fixture twice. Two matches between the teams have ended in draws.
For any player with a minimum of five goals this season, Mumbai City FC’s Adam Le Fondre has the best minutes per goal ratio in the current campaign of the ISL (103.7). The English forward has scored 11 goals from 1141 minutes. Menace.
It was Chennaiyin FC 's last match of this season and it perfectly summed up their campaign.
Following a bright first ten minutes in which they scored as well through Fatkhulo Fatkhulloev, they slowly lost the plot. Kerala Blasters equalised courtesy of Gary Hooper as the experienced campaigner made no mistake from the spot, netting his 200th career league goal after Deepak Tangri handled the ball inside the box.
It was a cagey affair in the second half which saw Kerala slowly taking over the control. The side from Kochi continued to test the CFC resilience but failed to breach the CFC backline for the second time in the night. Chennai were reduced to 10 men after Enes Sipovic saw his second yellow of the night for a silly foul on Prashanth. There was no coming back from there for the Chennai based side as Kerala pounced on every opportunity but failed to get a second goal.