I-League: A pair of teams who have performed superbly up to now. Learn more on Gokulam - Minerva Punjab with this thorough guide!
- Gokulam have the fewest conceded goals (7) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in I-League
These teams have little in common geographically as Minerva Punjab have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Gokulam nor Minerva Punjab 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.
Gokulam form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at EMS Stadium as Gokulam have scored 10 goals to get 19 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the I-League are 6-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Gokulam has recorded two wins in a row here at EMS Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Gokulam faced defeat in their previous match, away at NEROCA (1-2).
Ahead of that match, Gokulam won a home game hosting Kenkre (1-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Gokulam have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 3.
It should be noted that a look at the 14 latest league matches shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Gokulam are traveling soon after this match as the I-League match at Mohammedan awaits in three days.
Gokulam has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Gokulam have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Minerva Punjab form and stats
As the visiting team in I-League matches, Minerva Punjab have produced an overall stat of 2-3-2 so far. Visiting Minerva Punjab has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Sudeva (placed 12th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
Before that, Minerva Punjab travelled to Kenkre and returned home with a draw after the game finished 3-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Minerva Punjab playing away and similar expectations, we found 15 relevant matches. Results were 4 Minerva Punjab wins, 7 draws and 4 defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Minerva manager Vergetis as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Aizawl.
Minerva Punjab find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Minerva Punjab have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H meeting ended Minerva Punjab - Gokulam 1-0, played this season. Last ten meetings with these squads: Gokulam won six, Minerva Punjab triumphed in two and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Majcen 9 goals |  J. Mera González 5 goals |   T. Zaman 3 goals |
Gokulam missing players
Minerva Punjab missing players
| Gokulam | Minerva Punjab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 86% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 36% | 38% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 73% |
| 21% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 47% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 21% | 12% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 64% | 88% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 43% | 47% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 20% |
| 4.1 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 6.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 1.6 | 2.1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 12 | 21 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | 3 |
| 25% | 31% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 52% |
| 11.5 | 10.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 7.6 | 5.4 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
- Gokulam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Gokulam have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Gokulam have the fewest conceded goals (7) in I-League
- Gokulam have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in I-League
- Gokulam have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in I-League
- Gokulam have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in I-League
- Gokulam have the most clean sheets (7) at home in I-League
- Gokulam have the most clean sheets (8) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in I-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sreenidi Deccan | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Minerva Punjab | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 3 | Gokulam | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | TRAU | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Aizawl | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Real Kashmir | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 19 |
| 8 | Rajasthan FC | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 9 | Mohammedan | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | NEROCA | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Kenkre | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 14 |
| 12 | Sudeva | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 6 |
