National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's East Bengal or West Bengal Police that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
East Bengal form and stats
Bengal was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Calcutta Premier Division A.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Indian Super League this season. East Bengal have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium.
The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw versus Rainbow in the Calcutta Premier Division A last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A 2-2 result against Aizawl before that one, played at home in the Hero Super Cup.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the East Bengal at home in the league. 10 on target and 20 scored by the opposition; from 10 matches.
West Bengal Police form and stats
This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a Calcutta Premier Division A home defeat versus Police with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Head 2 Head
East Bengal missing players
West Bengal Police missing players
| East Bengal | West Bengal Police | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 8 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | ||
| 45 | 27 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.6 | 7.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12.2 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | George Telegraph | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Techno Aryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Railway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Wari | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kidderpore SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Calcutta Customs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Police | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rainbow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | West Bengal Police | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Eastern Railway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 13 | BSS Sporting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | George Telegraph | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Techno Aryan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Railway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Wari | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Kidderpore SC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Calcutta Customs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Police | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Rainbow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | West Bengal Police | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Eastern Railway | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| 13 | BSS Sporting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
