East Bengal searches for their first-ever win against Chennaiyin FC in ISL to reconstruct their race for the playoffs.
EBG vs CHN Match Details
Date: Monday, 26 February 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
EBG vs CHN Match Preview
Losing 2-1 to Jamshedpur FC after Jeremy Mazorro scored a last-minute free-kick winner, East Bengal, who led through Nandha Kumar’s strike before half-time, got a major setback in their race for the playoffs. The gap with the Men of Steels increased to five points after they climbed to sixth. Although the Red and Golds have played fewer games than most other top-six contenders, their inconsistency is giving them fear of missing out again. Carles Cuadrat’s men have managed just one win in the ISL this year so far that too a hard-fought one against bottom-placed and winless Hyderabad FC side. Facing another playoff chaser in Chennaiyin FC in the next match whom they have not won against in the league put concern on the Kolkata giants even at home. East Bengal will have to find solutions quickly otherwise the schedule ahead is unkind to them.
Like the home side, Chennaiyin FC have struggled with form and face the prospect of finishing bottom half of the table yet again. Despite going toe-to-toe with Mumbai City FC, the Shield holders had the last laugh claiming a 2-0 victory in Chennai and putting the host in a difficult position. Scoring has been the biggest issue troubling Chennaiyin FC all season, with just one goal scored this year in the league. Neither forwards have managed to impress while the define has also failed to hold guard at a crucial time. Owen Coyle’s team has to regather themselves and needs to stop widening the gap with the playoff spot. The trip to Kolkata to face East Bengal in the next match will be crucial in this regard. The 1-0 win in the only other meeting at Salt Lake will serve as inspiration although the Marina Machans had just got one victory on travels in the ISL this season.
Recent Form (all competitions)
CHN: LWLLW
Recent Form (ISL)
EBG: LWLLD
CHN: LWLLL
EBG vs CHN Predicted Lineups
East Bengal FC
Prabhsukhan Gill; Mohammad Rakip, Aleksandar Pantic, Hijazi Maher, Nishu Kumar; Souvick Chakraborty, Ajay Chhetri; Nandha Kumar, Cleiton Silva, Mahesh Singh; Felicio Forbes
Chennaiyin FC
Debjit Majumder; Sarthak Golui, Ryan Edwards, Lazar Cirkovic, Aakash Sangwan; Jietshwor Singh, Mobashir Rahman; Ninthoi Meetei, Rafael Crivellaro, Farukh Choudhary; Connor Shields
EBG vs CHN Head-to-Head
Played - 7
EBG won - 0
Drawn - 5
CHN won - 2
EBG vs CHN Dream11 Match Prediction
The clashes between Chennaiyin FC and East Bengal have often ended in a draw and a similar result could be expected at Salt Lake Stadium on Monday.
EBG vs CHN Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Cleiton Silva
Vice-captain Pick: Nandha Kumar
Others: Rafael Crivellaro
Our top picks for the EBG vs CHN Dream11 team are Cleiton Silva and Nandha Kumar with 18 goals between them in all competitions this season.
EBG vs CHN Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Debjit (Cr - 8, Pts - 285)
DEF: Nishu (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 275), Edwards (Cr - 8, Pts - 263), Sangwan (Cr - 8, Pts - 300)
MID: Ninthoi (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 258), Crivellaro (Cr - 9, Pts - 567), Souvick (Cr - 8, Pts - 175), Shields (Cr - 8, Pts - 274)
FW: Nandha (Cr - 8, Pts - 476), C Silva (Cr - 9, Pts - 611), Farukh (Cr - 8, Pts - 262)
Vice-captain: Nandha Kumar
Captain: Cleiton Silva
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