A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Minerva Punjab fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Aizawl's 10th place in the table will show on the pitch.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
This pitch has grass, which is not Aizawl's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Aizawl have performed like this: Played 33 matches resulting in 4 wins, 14 draws and 15 defeats with the goal stats 36-58 (scored/conceded).
These teams have little in common geographically as Aizawl have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Relegation threatens Minerva Punjab who should definitely be looking for some points here. Aizawl are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Minerva Punjab form and stats
17 points is a decent return from 7 I-League games here at Guru Nanak Stadium for Minerva Punjab. The data says 5 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. Minerva Punjab are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Minerva Punjab lost their last game at NEROCA (placed 9th) after a 3-4 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Arrows that finished 1-1.
A goal frenzy last time out for Minerva Punjab, with a total of 7 goals in the match against NEROCA. Fun stuff to watch!
The Minerva Punjab fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. Minerva Punjab are not conceding a lot of goals here at Guru Nanak Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 7 matches.
Aizawl form and stats
There's been little loot from Aizawl's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the I-League. Aizawl only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.
Aizawl lost away at Mohun Bagan (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Before that, Aizawl travelled to Real Kashmir and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
The visiting Aizawl have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Aizawl have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Aizawl - Minerva Punjab 3-3. Last seven meetings between the teams: Minerva Punjab won two, Aizawl won three and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Minerva Punjab missing players
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| Minerva Punjab | Aizawl | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 | 13 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 75% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 73% |
| 38% | 43% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 44% | 40% |
| 31% | 43% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 20% |
| 19% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 69% | 71% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 19% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 20% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 27% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 137 | 74 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 85 | 154 |
| 61 | 35 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 32 | 54 |
| 38% | 37% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 28% | 31% |
- Aizawl have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Aizawl haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Minerva Punjab has the fewest conceded goals (6) at home
- Minerva Punjab has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
- Minerva Punjab have not yet lost a game at home.
- Minerva Punjab have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Minerva Punjab have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Minerva Punjab have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Minerva Punjab haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 |