National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's East Bengal or Bhawanipore that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither East Bengal nor Bhawanipore as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
East Bengal form and stats
Last season, East Bengal's Calcutta Premier Division A journey ended in the quarter-finals.East Bengal's struggle is real here at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium with only 7 points collected from 10 Indian Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-7.
East Bengal's previous fixture was a Calcutta Premier Division A game also played at their own arena, finishing 5-0 against Wari. The home team are looking to build on that result.
Preceding that result, a home defeat in the Calcutta Premier Division A against Eastern Railway.
Early season league goal statistics from East Bengal's 10 home games: {10 goals}, 20 conceded.
Bhawanipore form and stats
Bhawanipore was sent out of Calcutta Premier Division A in the quarter-finals last season.Two away matches in a row for Bhawanipore, whose boss could celebrate last time after the Calcutta Premier Division A win against Railway.
Before that match, the win at home hosting Wari in the Calcutta Premier Division A (3-1).
Head 2 Head
East Bengal-Bhawanipore H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: East Bengal zero wins, Bhawanipore one win, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
East Bengal missing players
Bhawanipore missing players
| East Bengal | Bhawanipore | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 27 | Scored | S | 25 | 48 | ||
| 47 | 31 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 59% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 41% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 35% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 24% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.4 | 7.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 7.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 54% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 58% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 7.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.6 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bhawanipore | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 | Calcutta Customs | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | East Bengal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | George Telegraph | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Techno Aryan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Kidderpore SC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Rainbow | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Eastern Railway | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Railway | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | West Bengal Police | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 5 |
| 11 | Wari | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | Police | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 13 | BSS Sprting | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mumbai City | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Odisha FC | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Goa | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | East Bengal | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | NorthEast United | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -35 | 5 |
