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Competition: India Indian Super League
Competition: Thu 12.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: GMC Balayogi Stadium (30000 seats)

Hyderabad have been better than Chennaiyin so far, but every match starts at 0-0. Here's all the knowledge you need before kickoff:

Insights:
  • Hyderabad have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Indian Super League
  • Chennaiyin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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!

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Hyderabad form and stats

Hyderabad have performed here at GMC Balayogi Stadium this season with 5 wins from 7 Indian Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Hyderabad has won five games in a row. The ATK Mohun Bagan match was the last time out without a victory.

It's back home for Hyderabad, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Goa away with the result 3-1. Ogbeche found the net in that victory. Ogbeche was absolutely essential when Hyderabad beat Goa 3-1, scoring three goals. Ogbeche, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the best performer for the team in that game, and was presented with a rating of 9.34 (out of 10). Ogbeche scored three goals and served one assist.

Ahead of that match, Hyderabad won a home game hosting NorthEast United (6-1).

It should be noted that a peek at the 12 latest league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

Hyderabad have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chennaiyin form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Indian Super League travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Jamshedpur (placed 10th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. A comeback secured a 90 minute draw in the match against Jamshedpur. Chennaiyin were trailing 0-2 but refused to surrender and clawed their way back to 2-2, with Slišković scoring the equalizer. Sangwan was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.15. The defender Sangwan hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit three key passes and won 10 of 14 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Mumbai City's place.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored in 10 of this club's last 12 league games.

Chennaiyin have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 15 goals from 6 away matches. In the opposite end, Chennaiyin have conceded 11 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other before in this season, with the final score Chennaiyin - Hyderabad 1-3 written in the official records. Last seven meetings featuring these teams: Hyderabad won three, Chennaiyin triumphed in three and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

HyderabadB. Ogbeche
B. Ogbeche
7 goals
ChennaiyinA. El Khayati
A. El Khayati
7 goals
ChennaiyinP. Slišković
P. Slišković
7 goals

Hyderabad missing players

Chennaiyin missing players

Hyderabad Chennaiyin
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
13 7 2 Played P 1 6 12
10 5 2 Won W 0 3 4
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 0 Lost L 1 2 5
27 14 2 Scored S 1 15 23
8 5 0 Conceded C 2 11 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
54% 43% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 92%
46% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 67%
31% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
15% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 25%
31% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 83%
54% 57% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 8%
15% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 8%
 
4.9 5.7 1 Corners for (avg) C F 9 6.3 5.4
4.8 4.3 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.3 4.7
1.5 0.6 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
11.5 11.7 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 10.5 10
4.2 4.6 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.7 4.2
49% 44% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 54% 45%
 
9 8 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 11.8 12.2
3.4 3.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5.5 5.6
Key stats in Indian Super League this season:
  • Chennaiyin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Chennaiyin have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Chennaiyin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Hyderabad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Hyderabad have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad have the most clean sheets (7) in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad 13 10 1 2 27 8 7 5 1 1 14 5 6 5 0 1 13 3 19 31
2 Mumbai City 12 9 3 0 36 13 6 4 2 0 15 5 6 5 1 0 21 8 23 30
3 Kerala Blasters 12 8 1 3 22 15 7 5 0 2 15 12 5 3 1 1 7 3 7 25
4 ATK Mohun Bagan 12 7 2 3 17 12 6 5 0 1 9 4 6 2 2 2 8 8 5 23
5 Odisha FC 13 7 1 5 20 20 7 5 1 1 13 9 6 2 0 4 7 11 0 22
6 Goa 13 6 1 6 21 19 6 4 0 2 12 6 7 2 1 4 9 13 2 19
7 Chennaiyin 12 4 3 5 23 25 6 1 2 3 8 14 6 3 1 2 15 11 -2 15
8 Bengaluru 13 4 1 8 10 18 5 2 0 3 2 5 8 2 1 5 8 13 -8 13
9 East Bengal 12 4 0 8 14 23 5 1 0 4 5 11 7 3 0 4 9 12 -9 12
10 Jamshedpur 13 1 3 9 11 24 7 1 2 4 8 12 6 0 1 5 3 12 -13 6
11 NorthEast United 13 1 0 12 11 35 7 1 0 6 7 21 6 0 0 6 4 14 -24 3

Read more about Indian Super League

The Indian Super League is one of two top level football leagues in India (the other is I-League). It is officially known as the Hero Indian Super League. The season runs from September to March with ten teams playing two fixtures against each other. The top four teams in the league table enter a championship playoff.