Indian Super League: The mid-table spots tell a story of the journey Bengaluru and Goa have been on so far. Both contenders are set to play; let's go!
- Bengaluru have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Indian Super League
- Goa have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Indian Super League
This is a local derby, usually meaning extra pressure and significance.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Bengaluru form and stats
Bengaluru have performed here at Sree Kanteerava Stadium this season with 6 wins from 9 Indian Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3. Ever since the Hyderabad game Bengaluru has been unbeatable here at Sree Kanteerava Stadium producing four straight wins.
Bengaluru's last game was hosting Mumbai City (placed 1st) and winning 2-1. Hernández (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.21/10. Hernández scored one goal, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 7 of 7 times and had 39 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Kerala Blasters.Lots of goals and action? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 most recent league games with this club has seen three goals or more.
Bengaluru are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bengaluru have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Goa form and stats
There's been little loot from Goa's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Indian Super League. Goa only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. Visiting Goa has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Goa's previous game was their home loss versus Chennaiyin (1-2). Sadaoui has scored at least one goal for this team three matches in a row. The competence! Sadaoui got a match rating of 7.41 in that game, top player of the team. Sadaoui scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
A loss against Mumbai City was the result prior to that, in a home game.Observe that 11 of this club's 12 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.
Goa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 12 goals have been scored. Goa struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 16 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Curiously enough, Goa have found the net in every league game they've performed in since NOT scoring against today's hosts; the Goa - Bengaluru 0-2 match 13 fixtures ago. Numbers for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Bengaluru, three draws and two wins for Goa. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 8 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Guarrotxena Vallejo 10 goals |  N. Sadaoui 9 goals |  F. Hernández González 6 goals |
Bengaluru missing players
Goa missing players
| Bengaluru | Goa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 35 |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 44% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 53% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 79% |
| 21% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 5.1 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.4 | 12.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 33% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | 38% |
| 11.2 | 9.1 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.1 | 9.7 |
| 3.5 | 2.3 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
- Bengaluru have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Indian Super League
- Bengaluru haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Bengaluru is in the best form (6-0-0) in Indian Super League
- Goa have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Indian Super League
- Goa have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Indian Super League
- Goa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 39 |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 6 | Goa | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 27 |
| 7 | Odisha FC | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 27 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 16 |
| 10 | Jamshedpur | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 13 |
| 11 | NorthEast United | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -32 | 5 |
