Bengaluru FC will aim to return to winning ways against Hyderabad FC at the Kanteerava Stadium.
BEN vs HYD Match Details
Date: Saturday, 24 February 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru
BEN vs HYD Match Preview
Bengaluru FC suffered a significant setback in their bid for a playoff spot when they lost 2-0 away to Mumbai City. This was their seventh defeat of the season, which widened the gap with the top six to five points.With only six games left and just three wins all season, Gerard Zaragoza's team is in a tough spot. They need to win against Hyderabad FC to gain some momentum before facing four of the top five teams, as well as playoff contender East Bengal in their remaining fixtures. Bengaluru FC has won all their games at home, so it would be a huge upset if they fail to take all three points against the bottom-ranked team on Saturday.
Despite having little left to play for this season, Hyderabad FC's young squad is displaying spirited football and doing their best to make an impact. They came close to earning a draw in their last match against East Bengal but were unlucky to hit the post in the eventual 1-0 defeat. Additionally, two of their players were dismissed in stoppage time which added to the frustration of their 11th loss of the campaign. Hyderabad FC has now failed to score for six consecutive games in the ISL with the youthful team lacking a definite striker to convert their chances. Next up is a challenging away game to Bengaluru whom they played out a draw in the reverse fixture. The other points of the total four earned this season came from away games so Thagboi Singto’s boys are hoping for a miracle.
Recent Form (all competitions)
BEN: LDWLD
HYD: LLLLL
Recent Form (ISL)
BEN: LDWLD
HYD: LLLLL
BEN vs HYD Team News
Bengaluru FC could be without defender Aleksandar Jovanovic who was taken to the hospital due to a head collision in the last game. The rest of the squad will be available to Gerard Zaragoza.
Visitors Hyderabad FC are without their two key members Alex Saji and captain Joao Victor for the trip to Southern India. Both received a second yellow card in their previous game.
BEN vs HYD Predicted Lineups
Bengaluru FC
Gurpreet Singh; Nikhil Poojary, Chinglensasa Singh, Slavko Damjanovic, Roshan Singh; Sourav Patre, Javi Hernandez, Suresh Wangjam; Ryan Williams; Sivasakhrti Narayanan, Sunil Chhetri
Hyderabad FC
Gurmeet Singh; Sajad Parray, Mohammed Rafi, Jeremy Zohminghlua, Mark Zothanpuia; Abhijith Pa, Lalchhanhima Sailo; Abdul Rabeeh, Makan Chote, Ramhlunchhunga; Joseph Sunny
BEN vs HYD Head-to-Head (all competitions)
Played - 10
BEN won - 2
Drawn - 4
HYD won - 4
BEN vs HYD Head-to-Head (ISL)
Played - 9
BEN won - 1
Drawn - 4
HYD won - 4
BEN vs HYD Dream11 Match Prediction
Bengaluru FC is expected to collect all three points against Hyderabad FC to return to winning ways.
BEN vs HYD Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Javi Hernandez
Vice-captain Pick: Ryan Williams
Our top picks for the BEN vs HYD Dream11 team are Javi Hernandez and Ryan Williams.
BEN vs HYD Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Gurmeet (Cr - 6.5, Pts - 278)
DEF: Poojary (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 242), Damjanovic (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 232), Roshan (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 347)
MID: Rabeeh (Cr - 6, Pts - 147), Javi (Cr - 9, Pts - 428), (Cr - 8, Pts - 324), Williams (Cr - 8, Pts - 333), Zothanpuia (Cr - 7, Pts - 279)
FW: Chote (Cr - 6, Pts - 86), Chhetri (Cr - 9, Pts - 449), Sivasakhti (Cr - 8, Pts - 152)
Vice-captain: Ryan Williams
Captain: Javi Hernandez
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