I-League preview: Can Churchill Brothers edge out victory against Rajasthan FC?

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Competition: India I-League
Competition: Tue 15.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Honjo Athletic Stadium

It's the I-League season debut for these teams, whom look forward to battling for points again. Will Churchill Brothers or Rajasthan FC get that key first victory?

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Churchill Brothers form and stats

The previous season, Churchill Brothers's league statistics were 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, leading to 5th spot in the I-League. During these twelve matches they scored {16 goals} and gave away 15. Performing at home in the previous season Churchill Brothers produced 1-0-1 (win-draw-lost) with {2 goals} and 2 conceded.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Churchill have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 10 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.

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Rajasthan FC form and stats

Let's have a look at how Rajasthan FC performed last season in the I-League: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 3 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 10 and conceded {8 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 1 - drew 3 and lost 1 with 5/4 goals scored/conceded.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The I-League trip to Real Kashmir.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings with these teams: Churchill Brothers won one, Rajasthan FC were winners in one and we saw zero draws. one game with more than 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Churchill Brothers missing players

Rajasthan FC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Churchill Brothers Rajasthan FC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Churchill Brothers Last season Rajasthan FC
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
18 6   Played P   9 18
9 3   Won W   3 5
3 1   Drew D   3 7
6 2   Lost L   3 6
24 7   Scored S   11 16
22 6   Conceded C   9 16
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   89% 78%
78% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 67%
50% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   44% 28%
17% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 6%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
61% 67%   BTTS BTTS   67% 39%
6% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 44%
33% 33%   Failed to Score F T   11% 39%
 
6 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   6 4.5
4 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5 4
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2
2 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
10.4 7.2   Shots (avg) S (   9 10.2
3.8 3.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 4.2
34% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   20% 18%
 
9.5 6.4   Shots against (avg) S A   15 11.8
4 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5 3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kenkre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
2 Minerva Punjab 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Gokulam 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Real Kashmir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Rajasthan FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TRAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sreenidi Deccan 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
10 Sudeva 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 Mohammedan 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 NEROCA 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gokulam 18 13 4 1 44 15 9 7 1 1 27 8 9 6 3 0 17 7 29 43
2 Mohammedan 18 11 4 3 34 18 11 7 2 2 21 11 7 4 2 1 13 7 16 37
3 Sreenidi Deccan 18 9 5 4 27 19 8 2 4 2 10 9 10 7 1 2 17 10 8 32
4 Churchill Brothers 18 9 3 6 24 22 6 3 1 2 7 6 12 6 2 4 17 16 2 30
5 Minerva Punjab 18 8 4 6 33 29 12 5 3 4 21 22 6 3 1 2 12 7 4 28
6 Rajasthan FC 18 5 7 6 16 16 9 2 4 3 5 7 9 3 3 3 11 9 0 22
7 NEROCA 18 4 8 6 21 30 10 3 3 4 11 16 8 1 5 2 10 14 -9 20

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kenkre 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
2 Minerva Punjab 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Gokulam 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Real Kashmir 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
5 Aizawl 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Churchill Brothers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Rajasthan FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 TRAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sreenidi Deccan 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
10 Sudeva 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
11 Mohammedan 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
12 NEROCA 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0

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The I-League is one of two top level football leagues in India (the other is Indian Super League). It is officially known as the Hero I-League. The season runs from October to March with eleven teams playing 20 matches each to decide the final league table and the champion.