ISL: Mumbai City FC vs Chennaiyin Fc Team News And Live Stream.
The last time the two sides met, eight goals were scored.
Mumbai City will square off against Chennaiyin FC at the Mumbai Football Arena (MFA) on Saturday for their 11th match of the ongoing ISL 2022-23 season. The Islanders thrashed East Bengal 3-0 in the previous fixture whereas the Marina Machans played out a 1-1 draw against the Kerala Blasters on Monday.
Halfway into the season, Des Buckingham’s men are still unbeaten and have garnered 24 points with seven victories and three draws in 10 encounters. Chennaiyin are placed seventh and have a fair work to do in the second half of the season to bridge the five-point gap between them and Odisha to break into the coveted top-six spots.
The Stakes
Mumbai City
Mumbai have been relentless in their pursuit of regaining their hands on the ISL title so far. They have looked flawless and a class apart from the rest of the teams. At this stage, the side just needs to be wary of not letting complacency creep into the setup.
They have to be as persistent with their efforts as they have been so far, ensuring that they outclass the oppositions and continue bagging three points regardless of any related circumstances. More than anything, they seriously seem to have a chance of remaining unbeaten throughout the campaign. So why let the guard down anytime soon?
Chennaiyin FC
Chennaiyin have shown glimpses of their potential, but inconsistency has marred their campaign until now. They absolutely hammered NorthEast United 7-3 before being held to a 1-1 draw against the Blasters recently. They side certainly has the talent in its ranks to produce the goods in a flamboyant fashion but the coach must ensure that this potential doesn’t remain unfulfilled in the remaining half of the season.
Chennai need to buckle up and produce the goods in a consistent basis to make their way into the playoffs spots and they should embark on that objective right from this critical away fixture.
Injury & Team News
Mumbai City will miss out on the services of Amey Ranawade who has suffered a long-term injury. Chennaiyin FC meanwhile, will miss their star performer Nasser El Khayati, who is out injured.
Head-to-Head
Mumbai City and Chennaiyin FC have met each other 17 times in the ISL.
Played – 17
Mumbai City – 8
Chennaiyin FC – 6
Drawn – 3
Predicted Line-Ups
Mumbai City (4-2-3-1)
Phurba Lachenpa (GK), Rahul Bheke, Rostyn Griffiths, Mehtab Singh, Mandar Rao Dessai, Lalengmawia Ralte, Ahmed Jahouh, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Greg Stewart, Bipin Singh, Jorge Pereyra Diaz.
Chennaiyin FC (4-3-3)
Debjit Majumder (GK), Ajith Kumar, Fallou Diagne, Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Aakash Sangwan, Julius Duker, Anirudh Thapa, Edwin Vanspaul, Prasanth K, Petar Sliskovic, Vincy Barretto.
Did You Know?
El Khayati is leading the Golden Boot race (seven goals) currently, despite playing significantly fewer minutes that the rest of the attackers in the league.
Mumbai (30) and Chennai (20) are the top-two goal-scoring sides in the ISL 2022-23.
In ISL 2022-23, Greg Stewart has taken the most shots on target (21), but has only three goals to show for it so far.
Telecast
The match between Chennaiyin FC Vs Kerala Blasters Fc The kick-off time is 7:30 pm IST. The game will be telecasted live on www.b4xsports.ml stream the match.
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