NorthEast United FC will hope to continue their impressive start to the season when they take on Kerala Blasters FC in their 2nd game of this season at the GMC Stadium tonight.
KBFC - NEUFC Head-to-head record
Matches Played: 12
Matches Won by KBFC: 5
Matches Won by NEUFC: 3
Drawn: 4
Fede Gallego & Rakesh Pradhan return to the starting line-up!
Debut for Nishu and Rohit!
Two second-half goals from Kwesi Appiah and Idrissa Sylla help NorthEast United salvage a point against Kerala Blasters FC.
Tonightâs home team Kerala took a two-goal lead in the first half after Cido and Hooper found themselves on the scoresheet. Cido scored from a header while Hooper scored from the penalty spot.
Kerala started off the second half in the best possible manner, by reducing the lead within 7 minutes. Appiah scored the goal for the Highlanders. The same man had a chance to bring the away team level but he missed a penalty. Then right at the death, Appiahâs substitute Sylla scored the equalising goal with a powerful shot as the two teams shared the spoils.
Determined to claim their first win of the season, Kerala Blasters FC started strong and held a commanding 2-0 lead heading into half-time. But NorthEast United FC fought back in the second half to extend their unbeaten run against Kerala Blasters to five matches and secure a valuable point in Bambolim.
Highlights - Kerala Blasters 2-2 NorthEast United FC - Match 7 | Hero ISL 2020-21
ISL set to host first ever Kolkata Derby. Mohun Bagan and East Bengal share a legacy of over a century as both the rivals are engaged in an everlasting battle of supremacy. The Kolkata Derby isnât just a match itâs an emotion for the two sets of supporters.
ATK Mohun Bagan are coming into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters FC in what also was the season opener. SC East Bengal, on the other hand, will take the field for the first time. Of all 11 teams, they are the only one yet to feature in a contest.
Antonio Lopez Habasâs men will want to draw the first blood against Robbie Fowlerâs unpredictable SC East Bengal as the Kolkata giants lock horn in ISL for the first time.
HEAD TO HEAD:
Total Matches Played: 369
East Bengal won: 129
Atk Mohun Bagan: 119
East Bengal vs Atk Mohun Bagan
â Recent Form
SC East Bengal: W D D W W
ATK Mohun Bagan: W N N N N
Armed with a number of experienced Hero ISL campaigners, SC East Bengal have built a formidable squad for their debut campaign in Indian footballâs biggest stage â rich in both foreign and local talents. Led by former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler, SC East Bengal have signed some experienced foreigners ahead of the season like Anthony Pilkington, Daniel Fox and Jacques Maghoma, and no doubt they add plenty of strength and depth to the squad.
ATK Mohun Bagan boast players like Roy Krishna and David Williams. Against the Kochi giants, Fijian Krishna took four shots and scored the only goal of the match with his just one shot on target.
Roy Krishna put ATK Mohun Bagan in the 1-0 lead against SC East Bengal. Manvir Singh scores a brilliant solo goal to secure a 2-0 win for ATK Mohun Bagan.
East Bengal tried to come back in the game with efforts from Balwant Singh and Anthony Pilkington but Manvir Singh nailed the game with solo goal.
The first-ever Kolkata Derby of the Hero ISL lived up to the hype!
Both SC East Bengal and ATK Mohun Bagan battled hard but in the end it was Antonio Lopez Habasâ side that took home all three points and also maintained their second successive clean sheet of the 2020-21 season and earned the bragging rights.
Highlights - SC East Bengal 0-2 ATK Mohun Bagan - Match 8 | Hero ISL 2020-21
Superb match!
Manvir Singh was brilliant! Next number 9 for Team IndiaâŠcapable of carrying forward the legacy of Sunil Chhetri.
Hyderabad FC will be playing against the defending champions, Bengaluru FC as they look to turn their fortunes around after a forgettable start.
Since Hyderabad FC debuted last season, the two have only have faced each other twice during the league stage. Hyderabad, in terms of wins during the regular season, is second from the bottom in the history of the competition with 3 victories from 19 matches at a success rate of 15.78 per cent.
On the other hand, Bengaluru FC, which is featuring in the ISL for the fourth time, fifth in the list with 36 wins from 63 matches at a success rate of 57.14 per cent. Bengaluru FC will be eying its first win of the season.
Recent Head-to-Head form
HFC 1-1 BFC
BFC 1-0 HFC
STAT ATTACK FROM THE FIXTURE
Goals scored:
Bengaluru FC: 2
Hyderabad FC: 1
Top goal scorers:
1 goal - Sunil Chhetri (BFC), Robin Singh (HFC), Nishu Kumar (BFC)
Top scorers for each team last season:
Bengaluru FC: Sunil Chhetri (9)
Hyderabad FC: Marcelo Pereira (7)
Clean sheets:
Bengaluru FC: 1
Hyderabad FC: 0
Bengaluru FC 0-0 Hyderabad FC
The match ends goalless at the Fatorda Stadium between Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC. Hyderabad were clearly the better team with Bengaluru largely on defence and just one shot on goal, that too off target.
Consecutive clean sheets for Hyderabad in what is the first 0-0 draw of the 2020-21 ISL Campaign.
The first goalless draw of Hero ISL 2020-21 season was played between Bengaluru FC and Hyderabad FC, following a resolute defensive display from both sides.
Highlights - Bengaluru FC 0-0 Hyderabad FC - Match 9 | Hero ISL 2020-21
Jamshedpur FC and Odisha FC in the first 5pm match of the 2020-21season. Both the sides would be desperate to log their first league victory and grab the 3 points on the table.
Jamshedpur FC fell to a fast-paced Chennaiyin FC side 2-1 in their season opener. Jamshedpurâs main man Nerijus Valskis scored a goal but the team failed to supply him regularly and paid the price for it.
Odisha, on the other hand, played a horrid game against Hyderabad FC in their opener where the Nizams went away with a 1-0 win after dominating the entire game. Odishaâs midfield look non-existent against Hyderabad and the Bhubaneswar-based team will need a massive turnaround to get a win today.
Overall Head-to-head form (Total: 2 | Wins - JFC: 1 - OFC: 1| Draws: 0)
Recent Head-to-Head form
JFC 2-1 OFC
OFC 2-1 JFC
STAT ATTACK FROM THE FIXTURE
Goals scored:
Jamshedpur FC: 3
Odisha FC: 3
Top goal scorers:
3 goals - Aridane Santana (OFC)
1 goal - Sergio Castel (JFC), Aitor Monroy (JFC)
Top scorers for each team last season:
Jamshedpur FC: Sergio Castel (7)
Odisha FC: Aridane Satana (9)
With just one point from their opening two games, Kerala Blasters will aim to bag their first victory in ISL Season 7 as they take on their southern rivals Chennaiyin FC at the GMC Stadium, Goa.
Kerala is still without a win in the season after losing the first match to ATK Mohun Bagan and then drew 2-2 against NorthEast United FC.
Chennaiyin made a winning start to the season, beating Jamshedpur FC 2-1 and will look continue its momentum against its Southern rival.
Overall Head-to-head form ( Total: 14 | Wins - CFC: 6, KBFC: 3| Draws: 5)
Chennaiyin and Kerala have met each other 14 times in the ISL and CFC has dominated the fixture with 6 wins. The teams have also played out 5 draws in the past.
The two sides met at the semifinals stage in the inaugural 2014 season where Kerala went through the to final with a 4-3 win on aggregate.
Recent Head-to-Head form (Last 5 games)
KBFC 3-6 CFC
CFC 3-1 KBFC
KBFC 3-0 CFC
CFC 0-0 KBFC
KBFC 0-0 CFC
Stat attack from the fixture
Goals scored:
Chennaiyin FC: 21
Kerala Blasters FC: 18
Top 3 scorers:
Bartholomew Ogbeche (KBFC) 4
Nerijus Valskis (CFC) 3
Stephen Paul (KBFC) 3
CK Vineeth (KBFC) 3
Lalrinzuala Chhangte (CFC) 3
Clean sheets:
Chennaiyin FC: 4
Kerala Blasters FC: 5
Diego Mauricio with a stunning booming strike into the top right corner gets a last-minute draw for Odisha FC as they play out a 2-2 draw with Jamshedpur FC. He earlier scored off a melee in the box to help Odisha get back in the game after Rehenesh TP was sent off for handling the ball outside his penalty area.
Courtesy of a brace from Nerijus Valskis, Jamshedpur FC led 2-0 against Odisha FC after 45 minutes at Tilak Maidan. Valskis scored the first from the spot and another after defensive error from Shubham Sarangi.
Albino Gomes saved Jakub Sylvestrâs penalty as Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters played out a 0-0 draw.
Gomes Becomes Penalty-saving Hero For Kerala Blasters. A sensational performance in 
by tonightâs Hero of the Match - Albino Gomes
Determined to claim their first win of the season, Jamshedpur FC started impressively and held a comfortable 2-0 lead heading into half-time courtesy of Nerijus Valskisâ brace. But Odisha FC were able to fightback and secure a point courtesy of super sub Diego Mauricio, who netted twice after Rehenesh TPâs sending off.
Highlights - Jamshedpur FC 2-2 Odisha FC - Match 10 | Hero ISL 2020-21
The first meeting of the HeroISL 2020-21 season between rivals Chennaiyin FC and the Kerala Blasters FC had drama but failed to produce a single goal. Albino Gomes produced two important saves including a penalty to help Kibu Vicunaâs side hold the two-time champions.
Highlights - Chennaiyin FC 0-0 Kerala Blasters - Match 11 | Hero ISL 2020-21
