National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's East Bengal or Hyderabad that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bengal and Hyderabad.
East Bengal form and stats
East Bengal's results here at MDS Complex in the Indian Super League have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats.
The East Bengal manager Constantine and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Odisha FC in the Hero Super Cup.
Before that game, the home loss against ATK Mohun Bagan with the scoreline 0-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Hero Super Cup game versus Aizawl in only four days. This game is also played here at MDS Complex.
Early season league goal statistics from East Bengal's 10 home games: {10 goals}, 20 conceded.
Hyderabad form and stats
Hyderabad have an excellent away record in the Indian Super League so far with 7-1-2 from 10 games.
The attacking players of Hyderabad have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 241 minutes. 331 minutes! That's how long the Hyderabad goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
The club members enjoyed Hyderabad's previous game versus Aizawl, a Hero Super Cup win (2-1) played at home.
Before that, Hyderabad travelled to ATK Mohun Bagan (after extra-time) and returned home with a draw after the Indian Super League game finished 0-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Hyderabad are hosting Odisha FC in the Hero Super Cup only four days away.
Hyderabad has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on Hyderabad as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Hyderabad have managed a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (4-2-0) when playing East Bengal.Top Goalscorers
  B. Ogbeche 11 goals |  J. Siverio Toro 5 goals | B. Herrera González 4 goals |
East Bengal missing players
Hyderabad missing players
| East Bengal | Hyderabad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Scored | S | 18 | 39 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 6.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.6 | 8.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 11 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 33% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 42% | ||
| 14.5 | 13.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 10.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 |
