The first of two encounters in the AFC Cup Play-off Round, as the hometeam Maziya will try to edge Bengaluru in their own ballpark.
Bengaluru could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Indian Super League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Kerala Blasters. 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.
Maziya form and stats
Action has already taken place for Maziya in AFC Cup as they have defeated Abahani to reach the Play-off Round. Maziya participated in AFC Cup the last season, where they reached the regular season.This stadium, Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, has been a fortress for Maziya in the Male League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 15-3-1. The Maziya fans aren't used to losing here at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Maziya has played ten games in a row here without a defeat. Maziya haven’t lost a game in ten attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Eagles, 125 days ago.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Abahani in the AFC Cup last time out and are looking for a win here. Before that, Maziya played out a AFC Cup draw 2-2 when visiting Abahani.
It's goals goals goals for Maziya who have scored 72 goals from 19 league home games. Maziya are not conceding a lot of goals here at Rasmee Dhandu Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 19 matches.
Bengaluru form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Paro FC in order to reach Play-off Round of AFC Cup. Last season their AFC Cup adventure ended in the inter-zonal semi-finals against Altyn Asyr.Playing away, Bengaluru have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Indian Super League this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Bengaluru, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Kerala Blasters. Prior to that match, a home win 9-1 against Paro FC in the AFC Cup.
A new game in only three days for Bengaluru, the Indian Super League home match versus Atletico de Kolkata. Busy days.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's not easy to score on Bengaluru as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - zero - four (Maziya wins - draws - Bengaluru wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Chhetri 9 goals |  E. Paartalu 2 goals |  D. Brown 2 goals |
Maziya missing players
Bengaluru missing players
| Maziya | Bengaluru | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 22 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 16 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 88 | 81 | Scored | S | 9 | 40 | ||
| 18 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 64% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 41% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 36% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 276 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 107 | ||
| 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Maziya | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 51 |
| 2 | Eagles | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 55 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 42 |
| 3 | TC Sports Club | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 41 |
| 4 | Green Streets | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Da Grande | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Shaviyani Foakaidhoo | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 40 | -25 | 20 |
| 7 | United Victory | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 36 | -15 | 16 |
| 8 | Faafu Nilandhoo | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 46 | -30 | 14 |
| 9 | Victory | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 42 | -49 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Goa | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 36 |
| 2 | Atletico de Kolkata | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 29 |
| 4 | Mumbai City | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -3 | 26 |
| 5 | Chennaiyin | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 25 |
| 6 | Odisha FC | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Kerala Blasters | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Jamshedpur | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 18 |
| 9 | NorthEast United | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -22 | 7 |