Match preview Indian Super League: Odisha FC - Kerala Blasters at Kalinga Stadium

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Competition: India Indian Super League
Competition: Sun 23.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kalinga Stadium (20000 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Odisha FC fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Kerala Blasters.

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.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Kerala Blasters, who are travelling more than 2600 kilometers to play this game.

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Odisha FC form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 8 Indian Super League games here at Kalinga Stadium for Odisha FC. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Odisha FC's last game was hosting NorthEast United (placed 9th) and winning 2-1. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Atlético de Kolkata (1-3).

Odisha FC goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh did an outstanding job against NorthEast United with six saves, so vital to securing the victory.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Odisha FC handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, zero draws and two defeats.

The Odisha FC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. Odisha FC's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kerala Blasters form and stats

There's been little loot from Kerala Blasters's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 8 away games in the Indian Super League. Kerala Blasters only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.

Kerala Blasters won their last game, 2-1 versus Bengaluru played at home. Before that, Kerala Blasters travelled to NorthEast United and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.

Kerala Blasters are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Kerala Blasters have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Kerala Blasters have conceded 13 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Kerala Blasters - Odisha FC 0-0 entered in the official records. Odisha FC-Kerala Blasters H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Odisha FC three wins, Kerala Blasters three wins, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Kerala BlastersB. Ogbeche
B. Ogbeche
12 goals
Odisha FCA. Santana Cabrera
A. Santana Cabrera
9 goals
Kerala Blasters
R. Messi Bouli
7 goals

Odisha FC missing players

Kerala Blasters missing players

Odisha FC Kerala Blasters
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 8 17
7 5 3 Won W 0 1 4
3 1 0 Drew D 1 2 6
7 2 0 Lost L 1 5 7
24 13 7 Scored S 2 8 25
27 9 4 Conceded C 4 13 28
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
82% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 71%
71% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 59%
29% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 41%
18% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 24%
59% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 71%
24% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 18%
29% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 24%
 
4.9 6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 4.4
5.9 6.4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.4 4.1
2.4 2.6 4.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.4 2.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
187 89 36 Total Shots T S 19 73 184
66 36 17 Shots on Target S O 6 24 65
36% 36% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 38%
Key stats in Indian Super League this season:
  • Kerala Blasters has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
  • Kerala Blasters has the most points from losing position (10)
  • Odisha FC has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
  • Odisha FC have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Goa 18 12 3 3 46 23 9 7 1 1 23 8 9 5 2 2 23 15 23 39
2 Atlético de Kolkata 17 10 3 4 31 14 9 6 1 2 18 8 8 4 2 2 13 6 17 33
3 Bengaluru 17 8 5 4 20 11 8 6 1 1 14 4 9 2 4 3 6 7 9 29
4 Mumbai City 17 7 5 5 25 28 8 4 1 3 12 13 9 3 4 2 13 15 -3 26
5 Chennaiyin 16 7 4 5 29 24 9 4 3 2 16 10 7 3 1 3 13 14 5 25
6 Odisha FC 17 7 3 7 24 27 8 5 1 2 13 9 9 2 2 5 11 18 -3 24
7 Kerala Blasters 17 4 6 7 25 28 9 3 4 2 17 15 8 1 2 5 8 13 -3 18
8 Jamshedpur 18 4 6 8 22 35 9 3 3 3 11 16 9 1 3 5 11 19 -13 18
9 NorthEast United 17 2 7 8 14 28 8 1 4 3 10 18 9 1 3 5 4 10 -14 13
10 Hyderabad 18 2 4 12 21 39 9 1 4 4 9 13 9 1 0 8 12 26 -18 10

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.