The visiting Bengaluru side should be favourites in this visit to Kerala Blasters, as the away team holds a 14 point advantage from their 16 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kerala Blasters form and stats
2 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Kerala Blasters, who have the most conceded goals (14) at home in Indian Super League, have to build on here at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in the Indian Super League.
Kerala Blasters drew their last game, 0-0 away at NorthEast United (placed 9th). Preceding that match was the home game against Chennaiyin that was lost 3-6.
The Kerala Blasters fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Kerala Blasters have conceded 14 from these games.
Bengaluru form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Bengaluru, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Indian Super League, playing as the away team in the Indian Super League this season.
305 minutes! That's how long the Bengaluru goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Chennaiyin (placed 5th) in their previous outing. The Indian Super League match ended in a draw 0-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Paro FC at their stadium, the result 1-0.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Bengaluru are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Kerala Blasters and Bengaluru have met before this season: Bengaluru - Kerala Blasters 1-0. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: zero - one - four (Kerala Blasters wins - draws - Bengaluru wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Ogbeche 10 goals |   S. Chhetri 9 goals | R. Messi Bouli 7 goals |
Kerala Blasters missing players
Bengaluru missing players
| Kerala Blasters | Bengaluru | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 27 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 75% | 81% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 56% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 44% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 69% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 31% |
| 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 | 96 | 27 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 76 | 173 |
| 59 | 35 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 22 | 61 |
| 39% | 43% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 23% | 31% |
- Bengaluru has the fewest conceded goals (5) away
- Bengaluru has the fewest conceded goals (9)
- Bengaluru has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
- Bengaluru has the most clean sheets (10)
- Bengaluru has the most matches under the total-line (12)
- Bengaluru have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kerala Blasters has the most conceded goals (14) at home
- Kerala Blasters has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
- Kerala Blasters has the most points from losing position (7)
- Kerala Blasters have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Kerala Blasters have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Bengaluru have scored 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 | Atlético de Kolkata | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 33 |
| 2 | Goa | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 29 |
| 4 | Mumbai City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Chennaiyin | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Odisha FC | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 21 |
| 7 | Jamshedpur | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 16 |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | NorthEast United | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 12 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -22 | 6 |