Bengaluru are ready to battle it out with Kerala Blasters in this Indian Super League game. Everything you need to know about the match is here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bengaluru form and stats
The hosts won their first Indian Super League game here at GMC Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Bengaluru last season were 1 win, 4 draws and 5 losses from 10 games.
Bengaluru lost their last game at Odisha FC (placed 3rd) after a 1-3 scoreline. Defender Alan Costa got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.44/10. Costa scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that, Bengaluru had a home game versus NorthEast United which ended with a victory 4-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bengaluru have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won three times, drawn four and lost one.
At GMC Stadium, Bengaluru has the goal stats of 4-2 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
Kerala Blasters form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Indian Super League for Kerala Blasters with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Kerala Blasters has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to NorthEast United for a Indian Super League game that ended a draw (0-0). Midfielder Adrian Luna was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.24. Luna hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against ATK Mohun Bagan wasn't a success with a 2-4 loss.Blasters are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of ten matches.
2 goals so far away for Kerala Blasters, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Data for the prior eight meetings featuring these two contenders are: five wins for Bengaluru, one draw and two wins for Kerala Blasters. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Costa 1 goals |  J. Rane 1 goals |  C. Oliveira Silva 1 goals |
Bengaluru missing players
Kerala Blasters missing players
| Bengaluru | Kerala Blasters | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 4.5 | 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 3.5 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 8.5 | 12 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Bengaluru | Last season | Kerala Blasters | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 20 | 10 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 28 | 14 | Conceded | C | 23 | 36 | ||
| 90% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 90% | ||
| 70% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 85% | ||
| 50% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | ||
| 35% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 40% | ||
| 15% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 65% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 15% | ||
| 30% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.5 | ||
| 34% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | ||
| 8.5 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.9 | 10.6 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Odisha FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Chennaiyin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | East Bengal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Jamshedpur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 9 | NorthEast United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 11 | Goa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 40 |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | NorthEast United | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Goa | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 20 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| 6 | Jamshedpur | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Bengaluru | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 17 |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 17 |
| 11 | Odisha FC | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -19 | 12 |