| Indian Super League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Mumbai City V/s Kerala Blasters
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COMPETITION : | Round 7
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| DATE: | 03-11-2024
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TIME:
| 7:30 PM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Mumbai Football Arena
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| Mumbai City | Lineup |
Possible XI: Lachenpa Phurba (GK); Mehtab Singh, Nathan Rodrigues, Tiri, Valpuia; Jayesh Rane, Jon Toral, Van Nieff; Vikram Pratap Singh, Nikolas Karelis, Lallianzuala Chhangte. | |
| Kerala Blasters | Lineup |
Possible XI: Som Kumar (GK); Sandeep Singh, Pritam Kotal, Hormipam Ruivah, Huidrom Naocha Singh; Vibin Mohanan, Alexandre Coeff, Danish Farooq, Adrian Luna, Noah Sadaoui, Kwame Peprah. | |
Preview: Mumbai City Vs Kerala Blasters
Mumbai City: The Islanders will have an opportunity to get into the top half of the league table with a win against the Blasters. But for that, Petr Kratky’s men would need some consistency going forward as the team hasn’t looked convincing enough in front of the goal. Only Hyderabad FC, Mohammedan SC and East Bengal FC have scored at a lower rate than the Islanders.
The low output could be traced back to poor efficiency and lower creativity in the attacking third, compared to the other teams. Mumbai City FC ranks tenth in the league for xG created and first for big chances missed. The gap between the Islanders and the second-placed team for big chances missed is huge, highlighting the inability to take their chances of the Mumbai forwards.
Kerala Blasters: Kerala Blasters aren’t much of an upgrade over the Islanders when it comes to scoring and taking chances. They do not create substantially more than the Islanders and come with a weaker defence. So the game presents the Blasters an excellent opportunity to enter the top half of the table themselves.
Mikael Stahre’s men equal to the hosts, even better in some aspects of the game, statistically speaking. And so, they would fancy their chances of getting a result away from home.
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About Indian Super League:
History
The Indian Super League (ISL) is the highest level of the men's Indian football league system. Administered by the AIFF and its commercial partner FSDL, the league is currently contested by 13 clubs.
The season runs from September to March and includes a 24-round regular season followed by playoffs involving the top six teams, culminating with the ISL Final to determine the ISL Cup winners. At the end of the regular season, the team with the most points is declared the ISL champions and presented with the League Winners' Shield. Until 2021–22 season, the ISL Cup winners were designated as champions but later from 2022–23 season, the champions design was given to table toppers instead of playoff champions.
Currently, the league only follows promotion in the promotion and registration processes. ISL clubs qualify for the Asian continental club competitions; League Shield winners qualify directly for the next season's AFC Champions League Two group stage.
The competition was founded on 21 October 2013 to grow the sport of football in India and increase its exposure in the country. Play began in October 2014 with eight teams. During its first three seasons, the competition operated without official recognition from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body for the sport in Asia. It was structured along the same lines as the Indian Premier League, the country's premier Twenty20 franchise-based cricket competition. Each season lasted just three months, from October to December, and matches were held daily. However, before the 2017-18 season, the league expanded to ten teams, expanded its schedule to six months, and earned recognition from the AFC. Two of India's most historic clubs - Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, also joined the ISL. With ATK disbanding, the 2020–21 season had 11 clubs competing.
The ISL attained the sole top-tier league status from the 2022–23 season with the I-League demoted to the second tier. The 2023–24 season saw a promoted team from the I-League participating in the ISL for the first time ever. Punjab FC, as the 2022–23 I-League champions, became the 12th team in the league. The following year, Mohammedan SC joined the league as the 13th club as champions of the I-League.
Since the league's inaugural season, six clubs have won the ISL Cup title: ATK (3), Chennaiyin (2), Mumbai City (2), Bengaluru (1), Hyderabad (1) and Mohun Bagan (1).
Since the introduction of the League Winners' Shield in the 2019–20 season, Mumbai City has won it twice, while FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC and Mohun Bagan have won it one time each.
