Chennaiyin are welcoming Kerala Blasters for another important game after their 3-1 result against 8th-placed Kerala Blasters.
It's no vacation for neither Chennaiyin nor Kerala Blasters as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Chennaiyin form and stats
The story so far in the Indian Super League for Chennaiyin at their home stadium (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium) is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
The Chennaiyin supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Kerala Blasters in Indian Super League and win 3-1. Before that, Chennaiyin played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Jamshedpur.
This is expected to be a close game, with Chennaiyin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Chennaiyin as a small favourite), we find six games. Chennaiyin has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.
Chennaiyin are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. Chennaiyin's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kerala Blasters form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Indian Super League for Kerala Blasters with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Two away games in a row for Kerala Blasters, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League. A draw for Kerala Blasters before that, at their own venue hosting Jamshedpur (2-2).
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Kerala Blasters playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were 0 Kerala Blasters wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kerala Blasters as they have only managed to score 2 times from 3 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Kerala Blasters have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 5 - 3 (Chennaiyin wins - draws - Kerala Blasters wins). As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Valskis 4 goals |  R. Bouli 4 goals |  B. Ogbeche 2 goals |
Chennaiyin missing players
Kerala Blasters missing players
| Chennaiyin | Kerala Blasters | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 88% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 75% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 62% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 25% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 67% |
| 12% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 6 | 5.8 | 8.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | 76 | 40 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 33 | 92 |
| 28 | 22 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 10 | 28 |
| 29% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | 32% |
- Chennaiyin has the fewest scored goals (5)
- Chennaiyin have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kerala Blasters have scored away.
- Kerala Blasters has the most dropped points from leading position (7)
- Kerala Blasters have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Kerala Blasters have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Kerala Blasters have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Kerala Blasters have yet to win a game away.
- Kerala Blasters haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bengaluru | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Goa | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Jamshedpur | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 6 | NorthEast United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | Odisha FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Chennaiyin | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 |