Only victory will suffice for the Kerala Blasters fans in this Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium battle with Chennaiyin, as they enjoy a healthy lead on the away side in the Indian Super League standings.
- Kerala Blasters have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Chennaiyin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
The hosts Kerala Blasters saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Indian Super League. That game was an away game at East Bengal, so at least Blasters are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Kerala Blasters form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium as Kerala Blasters have scored 17 goals to get 18 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Indian Super League are 6-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Mumbai City game Kerala Blasters has been unbeatable here at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium producing five straight wins.
Blasters lost their last game at East Bengal (placed 9th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Luna (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Luna hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Ahead of that match, Kerala Blasters won a home game hosting NorthEast United (2-0).Blasters are traveling soon after this match as the Indian Super League match at Bengaluru awaits in four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 8 games), Kerala Blasters's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Chennaiyin form and stats
Playing away, Chennaiyin have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Indian Super League this season.
Chennaiyin delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Odisha FC (placed 6th) in their previous fixture. Midfielder Thapa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.64. Thapa scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 33 successful passes (of 39 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bengaluru wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.Goal hungry football fans should note that 9 of this team's 12 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
The Chennaiyin manager Brdarić has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 8 league matches. In the opposite end, Chennaiyin have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Kerala Blasters have not lost in the last 5 games (2-3-0) facing Chennaiyin.Chennaiyin - Blasters 1-1 was the story when these sides previously did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Diamantakos 9 goals |   A. El Khayati 8 goals |  P. Slišković 8 goals |
Kerala Blasters missing players
Chennaiyin missing players
| Kerala Blasters | Chennaiyin | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 56% | 62% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 44% | 62% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 31% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 16.4 | 21.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| 4.6 | 6.5 | 9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 34% | 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 52% | 40% |
| 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11 |
| 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
- 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 away.
- Kerala Blasters have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kerala Blasters 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 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 42 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 4 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Goa | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
| 6 | Odisha FC | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
| 10 | Jamshedpur | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -16 | 9 |
| 11 | NorthEast United | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 20 | -30 | 4 |
