Sit down for a show! The starring characters are Minerva Punjab and Churchill Brothers, 3 points is the prize and 90 minutes the playing time.
- Minerva Punjab is in the best form (4-2-0) in I-League
- Churchill Brothers have the the best goal difference (+6) away in I-League
Churchill Brothers have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
The hosts Minerva Punjab saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the I-League. This match was also played here at Guru Nanak Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Churchill Brothers have had more rest.
Minerva Punjab form and stats
Home games in the I-League have been a walk in the park for Minerva Punjab so far, with 25 points won from 9 matches; 8 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Minerva are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kiran Chemzong Kumar Limbu not having conceded a league goal in 287 minutes.
A nice win for Minerva Punjab last time playing, versus Sudeva. That was also a home game and the match ended 8-0 with Majcen (2), Singh, González, Nellar and Singh scoring for the victors. As mentioned above, Minerva "killed" Sudeva in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. What a game it was for González when beating Sudeva, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting NEROCA.There will be little rest for Minerva Punjab after this match as they are travelling to Rajasthan FC for a I-League game in only three days.
Minerva Punjab are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Guru Nanak Stadium in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 13 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, Minerva Punjab have only let in {4 goals} at home. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Churchill Brothers form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the I-League.
Impressive finishing from Cisse, Yaghr and García secured the home win 3-2 against Kenkre in their previous game. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Valera when Yaghr scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 54th minute.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Gokulam.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The I-League trip to Aizawl.
The travelling fans enjoy Churchill's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. Churchill Brothers have conceded 9 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Churchill Brothers have won or drawn the last 8 matches (5-3-0) facing Minerva Punjab.The dueling parties have met before this season: Churchill Brothers - Minerva 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Majcen 12 goals |  J. Mera González 8 goals |   A. Sané 7 goals |
Minerva Punjab missing players
Churchill Brothers missing players
| Minerva Punjab | Churchill Brothers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 36 | 23 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 15 | 31 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 84% |
| 68% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 68% |
| 47% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 53% |
| 26% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 37% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 47% |
| 53% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 37% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 32% |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.9 | 5 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 6.9 | 10.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| 54% | 84% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 39% |
| 6.7 | 3.2 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 9.2 | 10.1 |
| 2.4 | 1.1 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Churchill Brothers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Churchill Brothers have the the best goal difference (+6) away in I-League
- Churchill Brothers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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.
- Minerva Punjab have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Minerva Punjab have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the fewest points from losing position (1) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the the best goal difference (+19) at home in I-League
- Minerva Punjab have the the best goal difference (+21) in I-League
- Minerva Punjab haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Minerva Punjab is in the best form (4-2-0) in I-League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Minerva Punjab | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 43 |
| 2 | Sreenidi Deccan | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Gokulam | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 33 |
| 4 | Churchill Brothers | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Real Kashmir | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 29 |
| 6 | TRAU | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 29 |
| 7 | Rajasthan FC | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -8 | 25 |
| 8 | Aizawl | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -2 | 24 |
| 9 | Mohammedan | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | NEROCA | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 21 |
| 11 | Kenkre | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 15 |
| 12 | Sudeva | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -25 | 12 |
