Bengaluru - East Bengal: Indian Super League cellar teams desperate for points and praise. Here are all the relevant statistics and news before the game!
- Bengaluru have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- East Bengal is in the worst form (0-3-3)
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Bengaluru form and stats
When playing at home in the Indian Super League, Bengaluru have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games.
A good away victory last time out for Bengaluru, who won 4-2 against Chennaiyin (placed 6th). A goal frenzy last time out for Bengaluru, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Chennaiyin. Fun stuff to watch! Costa, defender, was given a rating of 7.55/10 in that game, top of the team. Costa scored one goal and won 6 of 11 duels.
0-0 away at Jamshedpur before that.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Bengaluru matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, one draw and two defeats (from five games).
Bengaluru can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Bengaluru with 9 goals conceded in these matches.
East Bengal form and stats
0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of East Bengal playing as the away team in the Indian Super League this season.
Bengal are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Hyderabad (placed 2nd). Midfield player Dervišević was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.32/10. Dervišević scored one goal.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting NorthEast United's place.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Bengal playing away, we found three games. Results were one away win, one draw and one home win.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Mumbai City in just three days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Bengal have scored 5 goals in 4 league games away. The Bengal manager Díaz Fernández has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Bengaluru won five games, zero matches ended with a tie and East Bengal managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  C. Oliveira Silva 5 goals |  A. Costa 2 goals |  P. Ibara Doniama 2 goals |
Bengaluru missing players
East Bengal missing players
| Bengaluru | East Bengal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 6.4 | 5.2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 3.7 | 5.8 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 9.5 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9 | 8.2 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 43% | 53% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 48% |
| 8.8 | 10 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 13.8 | 12.9 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.8 | 5 |
- All of Bengaluru's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bengaluru have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Bengaluru have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bengaluru have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Bengaluru have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Bengaluru haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- East Bengal have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal have the the worst goal difference (-8) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal have yet to win a game.
- East Bengal is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Mumbai City | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Hyderabad | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 4 | Jamshedpur | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Chennaiyin | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 7 | Odisha FC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 8 | Bengaluru | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Goa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 8 |
| 10 | NorthEast United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | East Bengal | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
