Carrying a 13 point lead in the league table, Kerala Blasters fans hope to see their adored players get max points from this match versus East Bengal.
- Kerala Blasters haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- East Bengal have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Indian Super League
Kerala Blasters have less rest than East Bengal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Indian Super League game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Jamshedpur.
Kerala Blasters form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Kerala Blasters have to build on here at Tilak Maidan Stadium in the Indian Super League.
Kerala Blasters faced defeat in their previous match, away at Jamshedpur (0-3). Luna, a forward, was the declared top player for the team in that match, earning a rating of 7.15 (out of 10). Luna hit three key passes.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against NorthEast United.Kerala Blasters has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches.
East Bengal form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for East Bengal so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
The manager Rivera was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium). Bengal suffered a 1-2 loss to Odisha FC (placed 7th). Defender Mondal was the best team player with a rating of 7.25. Mondal hit one key pass and won 7 of 8 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Chennaiyin.East Bengal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bengal have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent game: East Bengal - Kerala Blasters 1-1. Last three meetings with these teams: Kerala Blasters won zero, East Bengal triumphed in zero and we saw three draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  Á. García Vázquez 5 goals |  S. Samad 4 goals |  J. Pereyra Díaz 4 goals |
Kerala Blasters missing players
East Bengal missing players
| Kerala Blasters | East Bengal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| 15 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 32 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 79% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 81% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 50% |
| 14% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 31% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 62% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7.4 | 5.9 |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.3 | 10 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| 41% | 30% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 47% | 40% |
| 10.1 | 12.7 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13.8 | 12.6 |
| 3.4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
- East Bengal have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- East Bengal have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Hyderabad | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Jamshedpur | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 3 | Bengaluru | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Kerala Blasters | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Mumbai City | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Odisha FC | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -11 | 19 |
| 9 | Goa | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | East Bengal | 16 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -15 | 10 |
| 11 | NorthEast United | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -16 | 10 |
