CFC vs PUN Match Details
Date: Sunday, 29 October 2023
Time: 20:00 (IST)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
CFC vs PUN Match Preview
Chennaiyin FC registered their first win in the fourth game of the ISL season allowing them to move away from the bottom place of the table. Connor Shield’s sole strike defeated Hyderabad FC 1-0 in the clash between the bottom two sides and ended the losing streak. The Marina Machans also kept their first clean sheet of the season and could have added more to their tally if they were clinical with their chances. Owen Coyle’s side finally has some breathing space and momentum to build upon as they now aim for a first victory on home soil. They also urgently need it before going into a tough month facing the current top two FC Goa and Kerala Blasters. Against a winless Punjab FC team, Chennaiyin FC will be confident of securing three points but are wary of the opposition restricting NorthEast United and Jamshedpur FC in the last two games.
The goalless draw against Jamshedpur FC brought Punjab FC their first clean sheet in their debut ISL season. They have to thank their goalkeeper Ravi Kumar for his crucial saves and also the post to keep out Daniel Chima later on to snatch a second straight point in the league. However, Staikos Vergetis will want his side to not miss chances as they did not find the back of the net for the second time this season. On the travel again, Punjab FC feels they are going to face Chennaiyin FC at the wrong time when the hosts are slowly coming back to their strides. However, the Shers’s solid show and stark improvement in the last two games could help them dream of a first ISL win. These two sides met before on the continental stage. The two group games in the AFC Cup ended in a draw but neither side will want that result on Sunday.
CFC vs PUN Predicted Lineups
CFC: Debjit Majumder; Bikash Yumnam, Ryan Edwards, Lazar Cirkovic, Aakash Sangwan; Ankit Mukherjee, Ayush Adhikari, Rafael Crivellaro, Jiteshwor Singh; Juan Mera, Luka Majcen, Medih Talal
PFC: Ravi Kumar; Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Melroy Assisi, Dimitrios Chatziisaias, Nitesh Darjee; Brandon Vanlalremdika, Nikhil Prabhu, Amarjit Kiyam; Juan Mera, Luka Majcen, Medih Talal
CFC vs PUN Dream11 Prediction
GK: R Kumar (6.5)
DEF: A Mukherjee (7), Lhungdim (8), Melroy (8), Sangwan (7.5)
MID: Crivellaro (8), Jiteshwor (7.5), Talal (7.5)
FW: Mera (8.5), Majcen (9), Shields (7.5)
Vice-captain: Luka Majcen
Captain: Rafael Crivellaro
