Struggling NEROCA will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Gokulam in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
NEROCA form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what NEROCA, who have the most conceded goals (27) in I-League, have to build on here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium in the I-League.
NEROCA lost their last game at Mohun Bagan (placed 1st) after a 2-6 scoreline. Before that, NEROCA drew at home versus Arrows.
As you see from the result above, NEROCA suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
NEROCA are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, NEROCA have conceded 7 goals.
Gokulam form and stats
3-0-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Gokulam in their I-League matches away.
Two travels in a row for Gokulam, whose manager F. Santiago Valera could celebrate last time after the I-League win against Chennai City. A loss against Real Kashmir was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Gokulam have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. 6 goals have been conceded by Gokulam in these games.
Head 2 Head
NEROCA and Gokulam have met before this season: Gokulam - NEROCA 2-1. Last five meetings between the teams: NEROCA won two, Gokulam won two and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
| O. Chidi 8 goals |  M. Joseph 6 goals |
NEROCA missing players
Gokulam missing players
| NEROCA | Gokulam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 27 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | 64% |
| 69% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 62% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 64% |
| 31% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 15% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.5 |
| 6.3 | 6.3 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 2 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 136 | 70 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 64 | 167 |
| 52 | 20 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 27 | 64 |
| 35% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 26% | 22% |
- Gokulam have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Gokulam have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Gokulam have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Gokulam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- NEROCA has the most clean sheets (4) at home
- NEROCA has the most conceded goals (27)
- NEROCA has the most conceded goals in the first half (17)
- NEROCA has the most matches over the total-line (9)
- NEROCA has the the worst goal difference (-9)
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
| 2 | Minerva Punjab | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | Gokulam | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Real Kashmir | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | TRAU | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 15 |
| 6 | Aizawl | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Chennai City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 8 | Churchill Brothers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | NEROCA | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | Arrows | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -7 | 8 |