A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and 7th place in the table will show on the pitch.
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.
Odisha FC have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Goa form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Goa, who have the most points (10) at home in Indian Super League, have to build on here at Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium in the Indian Super League. Two home wins in a row for Goa bring valid hopes of a third.
Goa's previous game was a Indian Super League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Odisha FC (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Goa had a home game versus Atlético de Kolkata which ended with a victory 2-1.
Goa have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Goa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 5 matches.
Odisha FC form and stats
There's been little loot from Odisha FC's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 6 away games in the Indian Super League. Odisha FC only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 2 draws.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Odisha FC, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Goa (placed 1st). Before that, Odisha FC secured a home win against Hyderabad with the score 3-2.
Odisha FC have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Odisha FC have conceded 11 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Goa - Odisha FC 3-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 5 - 2 - 3 (Goa wins - draws - Odisha FC wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
Coro
6 goals
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Aridane
4 goals
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Xisco Hernández
4 goals
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Goa missing players
Odisha FC missing players
| Goa | Odisha FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 78% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 67% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 83% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 56% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 56% |
| 33% | 40% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 22% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 5 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 5.6 | 6.6 | 12 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 120 | 69 | 14 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 74 | 110 |
| 49 | 25 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 21 | 33 |
| 37% | 36% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 33% |
- Goa has the most points (10) at home
- Goa has the most scored goals in the second half (12)
- Goa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Goa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Odisha FC has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Odisha FC 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 | Goa | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Bengaluru | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 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 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 5 |