11th- against 6th place might not feel all that hot. But: Here's the information that makes NorthEast United - Goa (even) more interesting!
- NorthEast United have the most conceded goals (35) in Indian Super League
- Goa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
NorthEast United form and stats
NorthEast United's results here at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in the Indian Super League have been very modest with 1 victory, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
NorthEast's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Bengaluru (placed 8th). NorthEast United's goalkeeper Michu was extremely busy against Bengaluru, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
Prior to that, an away loss at Hyderabad.Scoring bonanza? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 most recent league games with this club has seen three or more goals.
There will be little rest for NorthEast United after this match as they are travelling to Mumbai City for a Indian Super League game in only four days.
At Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, NorthEast United has the goal stats of 7-21 (for/against) from 7 league fixtures.
Goa form and stats
Goa have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Indian Super League, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
Home advantage was not enough for Goa in their previous game as they lost hosting Hyderabad, 1-3. Attacker Sadaoui got a player rating of 7.41 in the game. "Man of the match" Sadaoui served one assist and hit one key pass.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against ATK Mohun Bagan wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.Take note that 9 of this team's 10 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
The visiting Goa have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 7 games. In the opposite end, Goa have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
NorthEast United and Goa have met before this season: Goa - NorthEast United 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): NorthEast United one win, six draws and Goa three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Guarrotxena Vallejo 5 goals |  N. Sadaoui 5 goals |   W. Jordán Gil 3 goals |
NorthEast United missing players
Goa missing players
| NorthEast United | Goa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 35 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 86% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 77% | 86% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 77% |
| 31% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 31% |
| 15% | 14% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 8% |
| 62% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 54% |
| 8% | 14% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 31% |
| 31% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 3.5 | 2.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 8.4 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.1 | 12.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 31% | 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 35% |
| 15.2 | 15.3 | 16 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 11.7 | 9.7 |
| 6.8 | 7.9 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 3.8 |
- Goa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- NorthEast United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- NorthEast United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NorthEast United have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Indian Super League
- NorthEast United have the most conceded goals (21) at home in Indian Super League
- NorthEast United have the most conceded goals (35) in Indian Super League
- NorthEast United have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Indian Super League
- NorthEast United have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Indian Super League
- NorthEast United have the the worst goal difference (-14) at home in Indian Super League
- NorthEast United have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Indian Super League
- NorthEast United have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- NorthEast United 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 33 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 31 |
| 3 | Kerala Blasters | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 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 |
