It's early days in the Indian Super League and both Kerala Blasters and East Bengal are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
- Kerala Blasters has the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal has the the worst goal difference (-8) in Indian Super League
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
Kerala Blasters have less points than they have played home games in the Indian Super League so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.
Kerala Blasters faced defeat in their previous match, away at Bengaluru (2-4). Prior to that, an away loss at Goa.
A goal frenzy last time out for Blasters, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Bengaluru. Fun stuff to watch!
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Kerala Blasters at home in the league. 2 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
East Bengal form and stats
No Indian Super League points yet away for East Bengal, from their first 3 matches. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Bengal's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Bengal play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Hyderabad (placed 5th). A draw for East Bengal before that, at their own venue hosting Jamshedpur (0-0).
The attacking power of Bengal when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Bengal's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Gómez Umpiérrez 2 goals |   J. Maghoma 2 goals |  S. Cidoncha Fernández 1 goals |
Kerala Blasters missing players
East Bengal missing players
| Kerala Blasters | East Bengal | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 10 |
| 80% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 40% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.4 | 6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| 56% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 25% |
- All of East Bengal's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- East Bengal has the fewest points (0) away in Indian Super League
- East Bengal has the most conceded goals (8) away in Indian Super League
- East Bengal has the the worst goal difference (-6) away in Indian Super League
- East Bengal has the the worst goal difference (-8) in Indian Super League
- East Bengal have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- East Bengal have lost all their away matches so far.
- Kerala Blasters has the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Indian Super League
- Kerala Blasters have scored more than double the goals of East Bengal.
- Kerala Blasters have yet to win a game.
| Kerala Blasters | Last season | East Bengal | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 16 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 23 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Conceded | C | 9 | 18 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 78% | 75% | ||
| 61% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 38% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 12% | ||
| 72% | 78% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 69% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 12% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 19% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.2 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | ||
| 3.9 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 33% | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | NorthEast United | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | Hyderabad | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Goa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Jamshedpur | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Chennaiyin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
| 10 | Odisha FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 11 | East Bengal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 1 |