There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Mumbai City leading Kerala Blasters by 10 points.
- Mumbai City is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Kerala Blasters have yet to win a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Mumbai City form and stats
3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Indian Super League numbers at home for Mumbai City, who have the the best goal difference (+8) in Indian Super League, so far this season.
A good away victory last time out for Mumbai City, who won 2-0 against Hyderabad (placed 8th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Jamshedpur.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Mumbai as they are travelling to their away game against Bengaluru in the Indian Super League. That match is three days after this one.
Mumbai City can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 8 times. Mumbai have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Kerala Blasters form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Indian Super League for Kerala Blasters with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Blasters are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Blasters had fun at their own home (GMC Stadium) last time out, beating Hyderabad 2-0. Abdul Hakku and Jordan Murray scored. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against East Bengal.
Blasters have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. The Blasters manager J. Vicuña Ochandorena has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mumbai City three wins, five draws and Kerala Blasters two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Le Fondre 5 goals |  B. Ogbeche 2 goals |  H. Santana Trujillo 2 goals |
Mumbai City missing players
Kerala Blasters missing players
| Mumbai City | Kerala Blasters | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6.7 | 7.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 55% | 57% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 53% |
- All of Mumbai City's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Kerala Blasters have yet to win a game away.
- Mumbai City has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Indian Super League
- Mumbai City has the most scored goals (8) at home in Indian Super League
- Mumbai City has the the best goal difference (+6) at home in Indian Super League
- Mumbai City has the the best goal difference (+8) in Indian Super League
- Mumbai City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Mumbai City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Mumbai City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Mumbai City have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Kerala Blasters have scored away.
- Mumbai City have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Mumbai City haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Mumbai City is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Jamshedpur | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Bengaluru | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | NorthEast United | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Goa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Chennaiyin | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Hyderabad | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Kerala Blasters | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 10 | East Bengal | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -8 | 3 |
| 11 | Odisha FC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |