East Bengal face off against Jamshedpur FC in the first semi-final of the Kalinga Super Cup 2024. The winners will take on either Mumbai City or Odisha FC in the final.
EBG vs JFC Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
EBG vs JFC Match Preview
East Bengal aims for a second appearance in the final of the Super Cup after being beaten by Bengaluru FC in the inauguration edition back in 2018. Carles Cuadrat’s men will be charged up to win the competition this time to allow them a place on the continental stage which will showcase their revival under the Spaniard. However, the Kolkata giants must first get past a rejuvenated Jamshedpur FC led by their ex-boss Khalid Jamil in the semi-final to try to achieve their dream. Winning all their group games with a 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in the last match will motivate the side to make it four victories on the trot and reach the showpiece.
Jamshedpur FC was not the favourites to come up top in a group that had ISL leaders Kerala Blasters and a plucky NorthEast United side, with I-league team Shillong Lajong the other, due to their poor form in the league. However, Khalid Jamil's appointment before the Kalinga Super Cup changed everything. The Men of Steels made remarkable turnarounds against the two ISL sides in the group to book their place in the semi-finals and with a 2-0 victory over Lajong made it three wins out of three in the group stages. JFC are ambitious to reach the final of the competition, unbeaten against East Bengal in the last two ISL meetings, adding to the fairy-tale journey under their coach.
EBG vs JFC Recent Form (all competitions)
EBG: WWWDD
JFC: WWWLW
EBG vs JFC Recent Form (Kalinga Super Cup 2024)
EBG: WWW
JFC: WWW
EBG vs JFC Predicted Lineups
East Bengal FC:
Prabhsukhan Gill; Mohammad Rakip, Jose Pardo, Hijazi Maher, Nishu Kumar; Borja Herrera, Saul Crespo, Souvik Chakraborty; Cleiton Silva, Javier Siverio, Nadha Kumar
Jamshedpur FC:
TP Rehenesh; Pratik Chaudhari, Elsinho, Pachuau; Rei Tachikawa, Jeremy Manzorro, Provat Lakra, Imran Khan; Steve Ambri, Daniel Chima
EBG vs JFC Head-to-Head
Played - 7
EBG won - 2
Drawn - 3
JFC won - 2
EBG vs JFC Dream11 Match Prediction
The match is expected to be tight between two solid teams but Jamshedpur FC could progress carrying their revitalized form.
EBG vs JFC Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Cleiton Silva
Vice-captain Picks: Daniel Chima, Nandha Kumar
Others: Saul Crespo, Jeremy Manzorro, Hijazi Maher
Our top picks for the EBG vs JFC Dream11 team is Cleiton Silva who has 3 goals in the Kalinga Super Cup 2024 and Daniel Chima scoring the equal number of goals despite missing the last game.
EBG vs JFC Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Rehenesh (8.5)
DEF: Rakip (9), Maher (8.5), Pachuau (9)
MID: Tachikawa (8), Crespo (9), Manzorro (7.5), B Herrera (8.5)
FW: Nandha (8), Chima (9), C Silva (9)
Captain: Cleiton Silva
Vice-captain: Daniel Chima
EBG vs JFC Viewing Details
The match between East Bengal and Jamshedpur FC will be streamed on JioCinema for free.
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