Evenly matched teams: NorthEast United vs Mumbai City match preview

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Competition: India Indian Super League
Date: Wed 27.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium (35000 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Indian Super League so far, with NorthEast United placed 4th and Mumbai City sitting in the 7th position.

It's no vacation for neither NorthEast United nor Mumbai City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

It's quite the trip for Mumbai City when visiting NorthEast United as the cities are 2700 kilometers apart.

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NorthEast United form and stats

NorthEast United have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Indian Super League. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

NorthEast United drew their last game, also a home match. Mumbai City (placed 7th) was the opponent, 2-2 the score. Before that match, a win away at Hyderabad.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how NorthEast United have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won 0 Drawn 1 Lost 0.

Goals decide football matches and NorthEast United are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the NorthEast United defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Mumbai City form and stats

Things could have gone better for Mumbai City in their Indian Super League away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right. Two points from the last two away games for Mumbai City, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Mumbai City are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at NorthEast United (placed 4th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 2-4 defeat against Goa.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Mumbai City in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Mumbai City, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Mumbai City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 3 away goals from 3 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Mumbai City as they have only conceded 2 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was NorthEast United - Mumbai City 2-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: NorthEast United won 2, Mumbai City won 6 and 2 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 7 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

NorthEast UnitedA. Gyan
A. Gyan
3 goals
Mumbai CityA. Chermiti
A. Chermiti
3 goals
NorthEast UnitedR. Tlang
R. Tlang
2 goals

NorthEast United missing players

Mumbai City missing players

NorthEast United Mumbai City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
5 3 0 Played P 0 3 5
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
3 2 0 Drew D 0 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
7 6 0 Scored S 0 3 7
5 5 0 Conceded C 0 2 10
80% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 67% 80%
60% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 60%
60% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 60%
40% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 60%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 40%
60% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 60%
40% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 67% 40%
20% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 20%
 
3.2 3.7 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 6.7 6.6
6.2 5.3 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4.3 5.4
2.8 3.3 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 3.3 2.6
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 1
 
53 37 0 Total Shots T S 0 32 54
21 17 0 Shots on Target S O 0 11 19
33% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 37%
Key stats in Indian Super League this season:
  • All of NorthEast United's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Mumbai City has the most conceded goals in the first half (7)
  • Mumbai City has the most points (5) away
  • Mumbai City have created more than twice as many corners as NorthEast United.
  • Mumbai City have not yet lost a game away.
  • NorthEast United has the most dropped points from leading position (4)
  • NorthEast United have not yet lost a game.
NorthEast United Last season Mumbai City
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
20 10   Played P   10 20
8 3   Won W   5 10
8 6   Drew D   2 3
4 1   Lost L   3 7
24 11   Scored S   13 27
22 9   Conceded C   13 25
85% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
70% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 70%
35% 30%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 30%
15% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 25%
10% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   20% 20%
50% 70%   BTTS BTTS   50% 35%
40% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 40%
25% 20%   Failed to Score F T   20% 30%
 
5.8 5.9   Corners For (avg) C F   4.8 4.7
5.7 5.3   Corners Against (avg) C A   5.7 5.4
1.5 1.5   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.2
3 2   Red Cards R C   1 1
 
249 136   Total Shots T S   127 256
73 38   Shots on Target S O   39 80
33% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Atletico de Kolkata 5 3 1 1 10 3 2 2 0 0 8 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 7 10
2 Jamshedpur 5 3 1 1 7 5 3 2 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 10
3 Bengaluru 5 2 3 0 5 1 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 4 9
4 NorthEast United 5 2 3 0 7 5 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 9
5 Goa 5 2 2 1 10 6 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 1 0 6 4 4 8
6 Odisha FC 5 1 2 2 6 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 6 6 0 5
7 Mumbai City 5 1 2 2 7 10 2 0 0 2 4 8 3 1 2 0 3 2 -3 5
8 Kerala Blasters 5 1 1 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 4
9 Chennaiyin 5 1 1 3 2 8 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 4
10 Hyderabad 5 1 0 4 4 12 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 3

Read more about Indian Super League

The Indian Super League is one of two top level football leagues in India (the other is I-League). It is officially known as the Hero Indian Super League. The season runs from September to March with ten teams playing two fixtures against each other. The top four teams in the league table enter a championship playoff.