Match preview: Hyderabad odds-on to overcome Odisha FC at GMC Stadium

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Competition: India Indian Super League
Competition: Tue 28.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: GMC Stadium

The standings reveals that 2 points separate the pair of combatants in this Indian Super League match. Hyderabad carry both the points- and home stadium advantage.

Insights:
  • Hyderabad have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Indian Super League
  • Odisha FC have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Indian Super League

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Indian Super League game only four days ago.

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Hyderabad form and stats

The story so far in the Indian Super League for Hyderabad at their home stadium (GMC Stadium) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus East Bengal in the Indian Super League last time out and are looking for a win here. The striker Ogbeche outshone all the other footballers in that match and got a match rating of 7.84 out of 10. Ogbeche scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Goa that finished 1-1.

Hyderabad have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at GMC Stadium with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Hyderabad are not conceding a lot of goals here at GMC Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Odisha FC form and stats

It's not happening yet for Odisha FC on their Indian Super League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Odisha has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Odisha's last game was the home draw against Goa (1-1). Attacker Jonathas got a player rating of 7.62 in the game. "Man of the match" Jonathas scored one goal, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

A 1-2 defeat away at Chennaiyin before that.

It's early days yet, but Odisha FC has scored 2 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head data (for the prior four meetings): Hyderabad won one game, one match ended in a draw and Odisha FC have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two

Top Goalscorers

HyderabadB. Ogbeche
B. Ogbeche
6 goals
Odisha FCF. Hernández González
F. Hernández González
4 goals
Odisha FCA. Cabrera Suárez
A. Cabrera Suárez
3 goals

Hyderabad missing players

Odisha FC missing players

Hyderabad Odisha FC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
7 4 1 Played P 0 2 7
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 1 Lost L 0 2 3
12 7 0 Scored S 0 2 13
6 3 1 Conceded C 0 4 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
71% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 86%
29% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 71%
29% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 43%
14% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
71% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 71%
14% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
14% 25% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
4.6 5.5 11 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 3.4
4.1 3.5 7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5
1.7 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 10.5 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 9.1
3.6 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 3.9
48% 47% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 48%
 
8 7.5 6 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 13.3
2.9 2.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.5 4.7
Key stats in Indian Super League this season:
  • All of Odisha FC's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Hyderabad have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Hyderabad have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Odisha FC have scored away.
  • Hyderabad have the fewest conceded goals (6) in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad have the most points from losing position (5) in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad have the the best goal difference (+4) at home in Indian Super League
  • Hyderabad have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Hyderabad haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Odisha FC have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Odisha FC have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Odisha FC have the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Indian Super League
  • Odisha FC have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Odisha FC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 7 5 0 2 17 10 5 3 0 2 9 8 2 2 0 0 8 2 7 15
2 Hyderabad 7 3 3 1 12 6 4 2 1 1 7 3 3 1 2 0 5 3 6 12
3 Jamshedpur 7 3 3 1 13 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 2 1 1 10 6 5 12
4 Kerala Blasters 7 3 3 1 12 7 1 1 0 0 2 1 6 2 3 1 10 6 5 12
5 ATK Mohun Bagan 7 3 2 2 16 15 3 1 1 1 6 8 4 2 1 1 10 7 1 11
6 Chennaiyin 7 3 2 2 6 7 3 1 1 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 4 3 -1 11
7 Odisha FC 7 3 1 3 13 14 5 3 1 1 11 10 2 0 0 2 2 4 -1 10
8 Goa 7 2 2 3 10 14 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 1 1 2 6 9 -4 8
9 NorthEast United 8 2 1 5 10 16 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 0 0 3 3 10 -6 7
10 Bengaluru 8 1 3 4 11 15 4 1 2 1 9 9 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 6
11 East Bengal 8 0 4 4 10 18 4 0 2 2 5 9 4 0 2 2 5 9 -8 4

Read more about Indian Super League

The Indian Super League is one of two top level football leagues in India (the other is I-League). It is officially known as the Hero Indian Super League. The season runs from September to March with ten teams playing two fixtures against each other. The top four teams in the league table enter a championship playoff.