This is shaping up to be another engrossing clash at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in the Indian Super League. Chennaiyin is in 10th place and host Minerva Punjab in 11th position. Read about the match here!
- Chennaiyin have the most conceded goals (8) in Indian Super League
Minerva Punjab have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!
Chennaiyin form and stats
The home fans saw their team lose the first Indian Super League game of the season here at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Last season these fans witnessed 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses from Chennaiyin's 10 home games.
A strong away win for Chennaiyin against Hyderabad the last match, as Shields were on target. At last, a league win after three games without. Shields, an attacker, was the declared top performer for the side in that match, receiving a rating of 7.71 (out of 10). Shields scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Ahead of that match, Chennaiyin lost 1-3 at home to ATK Mohun Bagan.Chennaiyin has scored {1 goals} so far and conceded {3 goals} from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Minerva Punjab form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Indian Super League for Minerva Punjab with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Minerva Punjab are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Jamshedpur (placed 6th). Kumar (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.82. Kumar topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs NorthEast United.The schedule is very tough for Minerva Punjab now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Indian Super League game at Mumbai City is waiting in only four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Minerva's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 3 matches. As opposed to that, Minerva Punjab have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Chennaiyin victories, two draws and zero Minerva Punjab wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Shields 1 goals |  R. Schuler Crivellaro 1 goals |   M. Assisi 1 goals |
Chennaiyin missing players
Minerva Punjab missing players
| Chennaiyin | Minerva Punjab | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 25% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 6.2 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| 7 | 10 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.3 | 9.8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 12.2 | 20 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 17.7 | 16 |
| 5.2 | 9 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5 |
- Chennaiyin have the most conceded goals (8) in Indian Super League
- Chennaiyin have the the worst goal difference (-2) at home in Indian Super League
- Chennaiyin have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Indian Super League
| Chennaiyin | Last season | Minerva Punjab | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 22 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 45 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Conceded | C | 11 | 16 | ||
| 95% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 95% | ||
| 90% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 73% | ||
| 65% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 50% | ||
| 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 9% | ||
| 80% | 70% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 36% | ||
| 15% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 55% | ||
| 10% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 14% | ||
| 5.4 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.7 | 12.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 7.4 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 40% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 54% | ||
| 10.9 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.1 | 6.4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Goa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Mumbai City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Kerala Blasters | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Jamshedpur | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Odisha FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | East Bengal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Bengaluru | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Chennaiyin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 11 | Minerva Punjab | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Hyderabad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 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 | Mumbai City | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 14 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Odisha FC | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Goa | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 27 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 9 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 10 | East Bengal | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -16 | 19 |
| 11 | NorthEast United | 20 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | -35 | 5 |
| 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 | Minerva Punjab | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 52 |
| 2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Gokulam | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | TRAU | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Churchill Brothers | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Mohammedan | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Aizawl | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 9 | NEROCA | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 25 |
| 10 | Rajasthan FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -13 | 25 |
| 11 | Kenkre | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 17 |
| 12 | Sudeva | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 32 | -31 | 13 |
