East Bengal are welcoming Kerala Blasters for another important game after their 1-0 result against 6th-placed Bengaluru.
- East Bengal has the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters has the most conceded goals (19) in Indian Super League
East Bengal and Kerala Blasters should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
East Bengal form and stats
1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what East Bengal have to build on here at Tilak Maidan Stadium in the Indian Super League.
It's back home for Bengal, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bengaluru away with the result 1-0. Matti Steinmann found the net in that victory. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Goa.
There will be little rest for East Bengal after this match as they are travelling to Chennaiyin for a Indian Super League game in only three days.
The Bengal fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Bengal have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Kerala Blasters form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Kerala Blasters, who have the most conceded goals (19) in Indian Super League, in their Indian Super League matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Blasters, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Jamshedpur (placed 5th) in the Indian Super League last time out. Preceding that, the 2-4 home loss versus Odisha FC.
A heroic performance from Kerala Blasters in their game against Jamshedpur last time out. Things got complicated when Lalruatthara was sent off in the 67th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 3-2 victory!
The visiting Blasters have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. Blasters have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Kerala Blasters - Bengal 1-1, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Murray 4 goals |  J. Maghoma 3 goals |  M. Steinmann 3 goals |
East Bengal missing players
Kerala Blasters missing players
| East Bengal | Kerala Blasters | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 19 |
| 90% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 90% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 80% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 30% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 30% |
| 50% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 60% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 20% | 20% |
| 40% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7.5 | 8.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 10.8 | 10.2 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 38% | 50% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 39% |
- East Bengal has the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters has the most conceded goals (11) away in Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters has the most conceded goals (19) in Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 22 |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Hyderabad | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Goa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | Jamshedpur | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Bengaluru | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | NorthEast United | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 11 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | East Bengal | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Kerala Blasters | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 11 | Odisha FC | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 6 |