After three games we know a little more about the qualities of Churchill Brothers and East Bengal in this fresh I-League season. Read our match preview!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
It's quite the trip for East Bengal when visiting Churchill Brothers as the cities are 2100 kilometers apart.
Churchill Brothers form and stats
Only two I-League home games for Churchill Brothers so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Churchill Brothers's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Arrows (placed 10th). Before that match, a win away at Mohun Bagan.
Churchill Brothers are traveling soon after this match as the I-League match at Aizawl awaits in four days.
Churchill Brothers has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
East Bengal form and stats
Four points from two away games for East Bengal, meaning one draw and one victory in the I-League so far.
East Bengal are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the I-League against TRAU (placed 11th). Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at NEROCA.
East Bengal have the goal stats of 5-2 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Churchill Brothers wins - draws - East Bengal wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
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| Churchill Brothers | East Bengal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.5 | 7 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.5 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.5 | 2.8 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 10 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 17 | 28 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 38% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 62% | 55% |
- Churchill Brothers has the most scored goals in the first half (5)
- East Bengal has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
- East Bengal has the most points (4) away
- East Bengal has the most scored goals (5) away
- East Bengal has the the best goal difference (+3) away
| Churchill Brothers | Last season | East Bengal | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 23 | Scored | S | 0 | 17 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | ||
| 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 91% | ||
| 85% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 70% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | ||
| 30% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | ||
| 20% | 30% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | ||
| 75% | 90% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | ||
| 25% | 10% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 27% | ||
| 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 36% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 0.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 185 | 122 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 108 | ||
| 69 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 61 | ||
| 45% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | East Bengal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | Minerva Punjab | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Mohun Bagan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Gokulam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Aizawl | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Real Kashmir | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Chennai City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 9 | NEROCA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Arrows | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | TRAU | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chennai City | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 43 |
| 2 | East Bengal | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | Real Kashmir | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 36 |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Mohun Bagan | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 29 |
| 6 | NEROCA | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 26 |
| 7 | Aizawl | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 8 | Arrows | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Gokulam | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 17 |
| 10 | Minerva Punjab | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 11 | Shillong Lajong | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 56 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 34 | -33 | 11 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bhawanipore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | BSS Sporting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Calcutta Customs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | George Telegraph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Kalighat Milan Sangha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Mohammedan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Peerless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Rainbow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Southern Samity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Techno Aryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |