With the nervous opening game out of the way it’s time for the second I-League game of the season. NEROCA look forward to welcoming Aizawl in front of their home support.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Aizawl's home stadium. The visitors last 28 games on grass have ended in 3 wins, 13 draws and 12 losses.
NEROCA form and stats
The fans are hoping that NEROCA will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the I-League game against Gokulam (placed 1st). Ahead of that match, NEROCA lost 2-3 at home to Real Kashmir.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as East Bengal are coming to town in four days.
Last season, NEROCA's league statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 6th position in the I-League. Over these 20 matches they scored 27 goals and conceded 26. Playing at home last season NEROCA managed 4-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 16 goals and 13 conceded.
Aizawl form and stats
There were no winners in Aizawl's previous match, a I-League home game that ended 0-0 vs Mohun Bagan (placed 3rd). Before that, Aizawl secured a home win against Churchill Brothers with the score 2-1.
Aizawl has another fixture away, a I-League game, against Arrows in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Let's have a look at how Aizawl performed last season in the I-League: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 6 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 27 and conceded 28 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 4 and lost 4 with 12/15 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): NEROCA won 1 game, 3 matches ended with a draw and Aizawl has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 3Top Goalscorers
| O. Chidi 8 goals |   Lalkhawpuimawia 7 goals |
NEROCA missing players
Aizawl missing players
| NEROCA | Aizawl | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 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% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| NEROCA | Last season | Aizawl | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 27 | ||
| 26 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 85% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 75% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 65% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 35% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 25% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 65% | ||
| 25% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 25% | ||
| 30% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 30% | ||
| 5.6 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 173 | 105 | Total Shots | T S | 93 | 173 | ||
| 75 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 28 | 64 | ||
| 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Aizawl | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | NEROCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -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 | Chennai City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | East Bengal | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Real Kashmir | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Mohun Bagan | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | NEROCA | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Aizawl | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Arrows | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Gokulam | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 17 |
| 10 | Minerva Punjab | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 11 | Shillong Lajong | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 34 | -33 | 11 |