This match features two teams living in the basement of the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters holding 9th place and Odisha FC lying 11th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
- Kerala Blasters haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Odisha FC has the fewest scored goals (6) in Indian Super League
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Indian Super League game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at East Bengal. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Kerala Blasters form and stats
When playing at home in the Indian Super League, Kerala Blasters have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
Blasters lost their last game at Mumbai City (placed 2nd) after a 0-2 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Hyderabad.
There will be little rest for Blasters after this match as they are travelling to Jamshedpur for a Indian Super League game in only three days.
Blasters are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Blasters have conceded 4 in these home matches.
Odisha FC form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Indian Super League, on their Indian Super League travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Baxter, the Odisha manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Two away games in a row for Odisha, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus East Bengal in the Indian Super League. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs NorthEast United.
The schedule is very tough for Odisha FC now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Indian Super League game at Chennaiyin is waiting in only three days.
The attacking power of Odisha FC when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Odisha have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Blasters-Odisha FC H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kerala Blasters three wins, Odisha FC three wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  D. Machado de Brito 3 goals |   J. Gómez Umpiérrez 2 goals | A. Hakku 1 goals |
Kerala Blasters missing players
Odisha FC missing players
| Kerala Blasters | Odisha FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 62% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.8 | 8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 24 | 12.8 | 10.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 42% | 56% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 21% | 25% |
- Kerala Blasters haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Odisha FC has the fewest clean sheets (0) in Indian Super League
- Odisha FC has the fewest scored goals (6) in Indian Super League
- Odisha FC has the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Indian Super League
- Odisha FC has the the worst goal difference (-8) in Indian Super League
- Odisha FC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Odisha FC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Odisha FC have yet to win a game.
- Odisha FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Odisha FC is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Mumbai City | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Goa | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Jamshedpur | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | NorthEast United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Chennaiyin | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Hyderabad | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | East Bengal | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
| 11 | Odisha FC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 2 |