Per week after their dominant 5-1 victory over Punjab FC, Chennaiyin FC are set to welcome FC Goa to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
After a poor begin to their marketing campaign, the Marina Machans have discovered momentum on the proper time, profitable back-to-back video games to climb to seventh within the desk. One other win would take them into the playoff positions when the third worldwide break arrives.
Owen Coyle’s males have had their justifiable share of points each in assault and protection and whereas they’ve solely received in opposition to the 2 bottom-placed golf equipment, they seem sharper and extra aggressive.
Addressing the media previous to the match, Coyle harassed the significance of sustaining their efficiency ranges to safe a optimistic final result in opposition to FC Goa.
“FC Goa are an excellent aspect, we respect them, however we all know with the standard of gamers we’ve got, we’ve got excellent high quality. We now have the will to be actually targeted and go and look to attempt to win one other robust recreation within the ISL and so will FC Goa so I feel it is going to be an thrilling recreation tomorrow,” he said.
In the meantime, Manolo Marquez’s FC Goa have had a robust begin to their marketing campaign regardless of not being at their breathtaking greatest. They presently maintain the fourth spot within the desk with 10 factors and stay one of many three undefeated groups.
Throughout their earlier match in opposition to Bengaluru FC, FC Goa was lacking key gamers Noah Sadaoui and Brandon Fernandes, leading to a much less potent assault and a 0-0 draw, regardless of having the higher hand in probabilities.
Marquez, nonetheless, will hope that their protection improves, as they’ve been weak throughout counter-attacks, a aspect of the sport Chennaiyin FC are sturdy at.
Through the pre-match press convention, the Spanish coach lavished reward on his counterpart and said that his group should be aggressive each bodily and technically to get a lead to Chennai.
“He (Owen Coyle) calls for lots from the gamers. And at last, his character is the character of the group. And that is the rationale that now Chennaiyin FC, I feel, will likely be a really aggressive group. And we’ve got to be very targeted. However, once more, we could have our choices to win the sport if we play a very good recreation,” Marquez mentioned.
Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa: Crew Information and Predicted Lineup
Chennaiyin FC accidents and suspensions: Ninthoi Meetei (harm).
FC Goa accidents and suspension: Noah Sadaoui and Brandon Fernandes (uncertain).
Chennaiyin FC predicted lineup: Debjit Majumder (GK), Ankit Mukherjee, Lazar Cirkovic, Ryan Edwards, Aakash Sangwan, Jiteshwor Singh, Ayush Adhikari, Rafael Crivellaro, Farukh Chaudhary, Rahim Ali, Connor Shields.
FC Goa predicted lineup: Arshdeep Singh (GK), Seriton Fernandes, Odei Onaindia, Sandesh Jhingan, Jay Gupta, Rowllin Borges, Carl McHugh, Udanta Singh, Victor Rodriguez, Raynier Fernandes, Carlos Martinez.
Chennaiyin FC vs FC Goa: Prediction
Each groups arrive into this group with sturdy momentum, elevating the anticipation for this extremely awaited conflict. Over the course of historical past, this fixture has constantly been marked by its depth, that includes each groups as formidable and equally aggressive adversaries. Subsequently, expectations are excessive that this fixture will keep its fierce nature.
FC Goa will goal to say themselves as contenders in opposition to the likes of Mumbai Metropolis FC and Mohun Bagan SG, whereas Chennaiyin FC will look to safe their third consecutive victory to solidify their place within the high six.
Nonetheless, the end result of this match is more likely to hinge on the efficiency of the defensive items, as each groups have proven vulnerability on the again.
Prediction: Chennaiyin FC 1-1 FC Goa.
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