NorthEast United will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Bengaluru.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Bengaluru have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
NorthEast United form and stats
NorthEast United, who have the most conceded goals (10) at home in Indian Super League, have collected 5 points from their Indian Super League home games so far after 1-2-2. The NorthEast United manager R. Jarni might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
P. Triadis was the last player to score a league goal for NorthEast United and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as NorthEast United haven't scored in 180 minutes.
The NorthEast United crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Bengaluru here at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in a Indian Super League match. Preceding that match was the home game against Atlético de Kolkata that was lost 0-3.
The NorthEast United fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. NorthEast United have conceded 10 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Bengaluru form and stats
Playing away, Bengaluru, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Indian Super League, have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 0 defeats in the Indian Super League this season. Momentum is building for Bengaluru in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Two travels in a row for Bengaluru, whose manager Carles Cuadrat could celebrate last time after the Indian Super League win against NorthEast United. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Mumbai City.
Bengaluru are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 5 games (in the league). The Bengaluru defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (2 goals in 5 games).
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: NorthEast United - Bengaluru 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): NorthEast United 1 win, 2 draws and Bengaluru 5 victories. As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Chhetri 5 goals |   A. Gyan 3 goals |  P. Triadis 2 goals |
NorthEast United missing players
Bengaluru missing players
| NorthEast United | Bengaluru | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 11 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 78% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 56% |
| 50% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 25% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 50% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 60% | 67% |
| 38% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 22% |
| 4.2 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.8 | 7 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | 59 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 57 | 101 |
| 28 | 22 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 21 | 36 |
| 29% | 27% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 31% |
- All of NorthEast United's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bengaluru has the fewest conceded goals (5)
- Bengaluru has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Bengaluru has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4)
- Bengaluru has the most clean sheets (6)
- Bengaluru has the most matches under the total-line (7)
- Bengaluru have not yet lost a game away.
- Bengaluru have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Bengaluru is in the best form (4-1-1)
- NorthEast United has the most conceded goals (10) at home
- NorthEast United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- NorthEast United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NorthEast United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- NorthEast United 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 | Bengaluru | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 2 | Goa | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 3 | Atlético de Kolkata | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | Jamshedpur | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 | Mumbai City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 6 | NorthEast United | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 10 |
| 7 | Odisha FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Kerala Blasters | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Chennaiyin | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 10 | Hyderabad | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 4 |