In-form Chennaiyin FC team faces fragile SC East Bengal at Tilak Maidan to make it three wins out of three in their start to the 2021/22 ISL season. The team from Kolkata is yet to win against the side from the Southern region in the league.
CFC vs SCEB Match Details :
When: Friday, December 3
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Where: Tilak Maidan
CFC vs SCEB Dream11 Match Preview :
Bandanovic's men roared to their second victory of the new campaign defeating a tricky NorthEast United side by 2-1. It was the Indian forwards firing on the evening with Lalrinzuala Chhangte opening the scoring with a screamer just before the halftime whistle before VP Suhair put everything even after the restart capitalising on a Vishal Kaith error judgement. It was left for captain fantastic Anirudh Thapa to secure for the points for Chennaiyin like he did for other occasions. CFC knows there is room for improvements and work needs to be done if they are serious to mount a title challenge this time. Three points in the next game will make it three wins on the spin and help them climb on top of the table momentarily at least. They face a side struggling keep up with the rest of the pack.
A bemused Manolo Diaz said that the current SC East Bengal team doesn't have quality to play in the ISL after getting thrashed in the Kolkata Derby. His players could only pile up the misery in the next game losing a 10 goal thriller 6-4 even after taking the lead. Chimma's brace and Haokip's goal off the bench minimised the embarrassment on the scoreboard but alarming issues remained. With their off field tussle causing disruption for the last two years, SC East Bengal had failed to assemble a proper team again. The schedule have also not helped them and they are to face Chennaiyin, Goa and Kerala in the next three. But the Red and Gold Brigade cannot up with excuses and have to build a cohesion in the team to ensure better results in the upcoming games.
Recent Form :
CFC: WW
SCEB: DLL
CFC vs SCEB Team News :
Chennaiyin FC will not have Rafael Crivellaro as he still nurses his muscle injury sustained before the season and wont be able until four weeks. There are no fresh injury concerns from the previous game for CFC to handle.
Things are not looking good for SC East Bengal in the injury department as well. Goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya have not recovered from his injury in the Kolkata derby which means Suvam Sen starts in between the sticks despite conceding six goals against Odisha in the last match. Jackichand Singh and Sourav Das remains out giving a major headache for coach Manolo Diaz.
CFC vs SCEB Expected Lineups :
Chennaiyin FC: Vishal Kaith; Reagan Singh, Slavko Damjanovic, Narayan Das, Jerry Lalrinzuala Ariel Borysiuk, Lalrinzuala Chhangte, Vladimir Koman, Anirudh Thapa, Mirlan Murzaev, Rahim Ali
SC East Bengal: Subam Sen; Adil Khan, Tomislav Mrcela, Franjo Prce, Hira Mondal, Naorem Singh, Mohammed Rafique, Darren Sidoel, Bikash Jairu, Haokip, Daniel Chima.
CFC vs SCEB Head to Head :
The two-only meetings between the sides last season ended in a draw.
The first-ever game could have fallen into anyone's favor ending 2-2 while the other resulted in a stalemate with now CFC shot-stopper Debjit Majumder making clutch saves to keep SC East Bengal's clean sheet intact.
CFC vs SCEB Dream11 Team Prediction :
GK: Vishal (CFC)
DEF: Reagan (CFC), Adil (SCEB), Das (CFC), Jerry (CFC)
MID: Rafique (SCEB), Thapa (CFC), Sidoel
(SCEB),
FW: Komam (CFC), Chima (SCEB), Chhangte (CFC)
Match Prediction: CFC 2-0 SCEB
It will be a major upset and at the same time a joyous occasion for SCEB if they register their first win against an unbeaten CFC team but it is a rarity at the moment. Bandanovic side is expected to storm towards another three points leaving their opposition in a dire state for a change.
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