East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan I-League preview

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Competition: India I-League
Competition: Sun 15.March
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan are both riding high in the I-League with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

East Bengal are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Mohun Bagan have already won the I-League. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

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East Bengal form and stats

East Bengal's struggle is real here with only 6 points collected from 7 I-League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-3. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

It's back home for East Bengal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Real Kashmir away with the result 1-0. Víctor Pérez found the net in that victory. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Gokulam the opponent.

East Bengal made it very difficult for themselves, when E. Lalrindika got a red card in the 90th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, East Bengal won the match 1-0! A late climax in the match against Real Kashmir as the winning goal came five minutes into overtime; scored by Víctor Pérez.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for East Bengal here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). East Bengal have conceded 9 in these home matches.

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Mohun Bagan form and stats

Mohun Bagan, who have the most scored goals (35) in I-League, have an excellent away record in the I-League so far with 5-2-0 from 7 games. Things are running smoothly for Mohun Bagan who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Churchill Brothers. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Aizawl game have they lost an away game, meaning Mohun Bagan has taken points from seven away matches in a row.

Mohun Bagan won their last game, 1-0 versus Aizawl played at home. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Chennai City.

Mohun Bagan have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 15 goals from 7 away matches. It's not easy to score on Mohun Bagan as they have only conceded 4 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have met before this season: Mohun Bagan - East Bengal 2-1. East Bengal-Mohun Bagan H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: East Bengal three wins, Mohun Bagan four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

East Bengal missing players

Mohun Bagan missing players

East Bengal Mohun Bagan
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 1 7 16
6 1 0 Won W 0 5 12
5 3 1 Drew D 1 2 3
5 3 0 Lost L 0 0 1
23 6 1 Scored S 1 15 35
18 9 1 Conceded C 1 4 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 94%
75% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 75%
38% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 57% 56%
25% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 31%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 19%
69% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 43% 50%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 57% 50%
19% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 6%
 
6.3 7.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.9 6.3
4.8 4.1 12 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.7 4.5
1.8 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
160 70 10 Total Shots T S 15 92 175
64 24 3 Shots on Target S O 4 33 72
33% 17% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 45% 47%
Key stats in I-League this season:
  • East Bengal has the most scored goals in the second half (16)
  • East Bengal have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • East Bengal haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mohun Bagan has the fewest conceded goals (13)
  • Mohun Bagan has the fewest conceded goals (4) away
  • Mohun Bagan has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5)
  • Mohun Bagan has the most clean sheets (4) away
  • Mohun Bagan has the most clean sheets (8)
  • Mohun Bagan has the most scored goals (35)
  • Mohun Bagan has the most scored goals in the first half (20)
  • Mohun Bagan has the the best goal difference (+11) away
  • Mohun Bagan has the the best goal difference (+22)
  • Mohun Bagan have not yet lost a game away.
  • Mohun Bagan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Mohun Bagan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Mohun Bagan have scored at least twice as many goals away as East Bengal have scored home.
  • Mohun Bagan is in the best form (5-1-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Mohun Bagan 16 12 3 1 35 13 9 7 1 1 20 9 7 5 2 0 15 4 22 39
2 East Bengal 16 6 5 5 23 18 7 1 3 3 6 9 9 5 2 2 17 9 5 23
3 Minerva Punjab 16 5 8 3 23 21 7 5 2 0 13 6 9 0 6 3 10 15 2 23
4 Real Kashmir 15 6 4 5 16 14 7 3 2 2 7 7 8 3 2 3 9 7 2 22
5 Gokulam 15 6 4 5 20 19 8 2 4 2 9 9 7 4 0 3 11 10 1 22
6 TRAU 17 6 4 7 17 27 9 4 3 2 11 11 8 2 1 5 6 16 -10 22
7 Churchill Brothers 15 6 2 7 23 21 10 5 0 5 16 14 5 1 2 2 7 7 2 20
8 Chennai City 15 5 5 5 18 19 7 2 2 3 7 9 8 3 3 2 11 10 -1 20
9 NEROCA 16 5 3 8 25 33 8 5 1 2 15 12 8 0 2 6 10 21 -8 18
10 Aizawl 15 3 7 5 17 19 6 1 4 1 8 8 9 2 3 4 9 11 -2 16
11 Arrows 16 2 3 11 7 20 8 0 2 6 4 14 8 2 1 5 3 6 -13 9

Read more about I-League

The I-League is one of two top level football leagues in India (the other is Indian Super League). It is officially known as the Hero I-League. The season runs from October to March with eleven teams playing 20 matches each to decide the final league table and the champion.