Ahead of East Bengal's match against Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Saturday, the Red and Gold head coach Carles Cuadrat said that they have to think about themselves and not the opponent.
The home side comes into this game on the back of a 1-1 draw against Mumbai City FC last weekend; whereas the Blues blew away a two-goal lead to face a 3-2 defeat to Odisha FC in Bhubaneswar, as per an ISL press release.
Punjab FC has two points from six matches while Mumbai City FC has eleven points from five matches. Punjab FC will face Hyderabad in their next match on November 7 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.
Punjab FC suffered a 5-1 defeat to Chennaiyin FC away from home in their previous match while Mumbai City FC drew their previous round against ten 10 men Hyderabad FC at home. They had also suffered a 6-0 defeat to Saudi heavyweights AL-Hilal in the AFC Champions League.
Hyderabad has faced defeat in both of their games until now, whereas the Marina Machans have lost thrice consecutively since the commencement of the season. This fixture will ensure that at least one, if not both of them, opens their account in the points tally.
Chennaiyin FC's Head coach Owen Coyle seemed fairly impressed with the attitude of the players and stated that the team is working hard together to get a first victory.
Hyderabad FC head coach Thangboi Singto appeared dissatisfied as his side succumbed to a loss in the second consecutive game in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 season against Jamshedpur FC in a very tightly-fought match at the JRD Tata Sports Complex in Jamshedpur on Thursday.
Having drawn against East Bengal FC and suffered an unfortunate narrow loss against Kerala Blasters FC, JFC were looking for their first victory. Their hectic schedule drained the players' energy even before the match started. But a top-class free-kick from Rei Tachikawa in the 76th minute h
The opening half was an engaging affair with the deadlock not being broken until the 76th minute of the game. The two teams arguably needed greater decisiveness upfront, as several goal-scoring chances were not converted in the first 45 minutes.
Goals by both teams in the opening 10 minutes set the tone for a competitive contest standing true to the impressive attacking flair and defensive resilience of the two units in question.