Minerva Punjab can not bank on any gifts from their host NEROCA in this I-League match. Here's our broad preview!
- NEROCA have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Minerva Punjab have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in I-League
It's quite the trip for Minerva Punjab when visiting NEROCA as the cities are 2700 kilometers apart.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
NEROCA form and stats
15 points is a decent return from 7 I-League games here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium for NEROCA. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. NEROCA has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. We remember; it was Sreenidi Deccan.
An away draw last time out for NEROCA, facing Real Kashmir in a game that ended 2-2.
Before that, NEROCA had a home game versus Kenkre which ended with a victory 1-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the I-League game versus Rajasthan FC in only three days. This game is also played here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.
The NEROCA fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. NEROCA are not conceding a lot of goals here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Minerva Punjab form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L2 on the road this term. That's in the I-League. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Minerva Punjab are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
It's the second away game in a row for Minerva, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Aizawl (placed 6th) last time out.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Gokulam.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Minerva Punjab have scored 12 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Minerva have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Minerva Punjab have won or drawn the last 4 matches (2-2-0) against NEROCA.The former head to head meeting ended Minerva Punjab - NEROCA 3-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Majcen 10 goals |  J. Mera González 5 goals |
NEROCA missing players
Minerva Punjab missing players
| NEROCA | Minerva Punjab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | 9 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 20 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 94% |
| 47% | 43% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 47% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 47% |
| 29% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 24% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 47% | 43% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 41% |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 44% | 47% |
| 35% | 29% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 18% |
| 3.5 | 2.6 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 4.8 | 3.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.8 | 13.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.1 | 6.2 |
| 4.9 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 13% | 34% | 49% |
| 9.5 | 8.6 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 8.8 | 6.3 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 |
- Minerva Punjab have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the fewest points from losing position (1) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the most clean sheets (4) away in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the most points (15) away in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the most scored goals in the first half (17) in I-League
- NEROCA have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- NEROCA haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Minerva Punjab | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 37 |
| 3 | Gokulam | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 4 | TRAU | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Churchill Brothers | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| 6 | Aizawl | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Real Kashmir | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | NEROCA | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | Mohammedan | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Rajasthan FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 11 | Kenkre | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 15 |
| 12 | Sudeva | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -20 | 9 |
