Coming into form, FC Goa wishes to close the gap with the top to just one as they face playoff-seeking Bengaluru FC at Fatorda.
GOA vs BEN Match Details
Date: Thursday, 14 March 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Fatorda Stadium, Goa
GOA vs BEN Match Preview
FC Goa played out a 3-3 thriller in Delhi after substitute Carlos Martinez scored in the 84th minute to rescue a point for the visitors. Carl McHugh gave the lead to the Gaur inside the 5th minute but Punjab FC overturned the deficit and also went ahead in the 78th minute after Noah Sadaoui restored parity from the spot. Goa qualified for the playoffs in the process and found themselves now fourth on the ISL table. After losing three consecutive matches last month, Manolo Marquez’s team has managed to stay unbeaten in the last three games and is just a win away to take them within touching distance of the first place. However, they have to battle three playoff chasers in their final four games of the season starting against Bengaluru FC. Although Goa’s last win in this fixture at home came in the first-ever ISL meeting in 2017, they will be optimistic about three points having stayed unbeaten against the Blues this season so far.
Bengaluru FC turned corners around in the playoff chase as they maintained their unbeaten run in Kanteerava against rivals Kerala Blasters. Javi Hernandez slotted in the only goal of the game in the 89th minute to give back-to-back wins for Gerard Zaragoza’s side in the league. The Blues took themselves to the seventh spot, level on points with Jamshedpur FC in sixth but trailing them on goal difference. The aim for last season’s ISL finalists will be to avoid any downfall from here although will face a tough schedule ahead. Bengaluru FC will face top-four sides in FC Goa and Odisha FC in consecutive games before taking on East Bengal for a playoff fight. The final game of the season will be against ISL trophy holders Mohun Bagan Super Giant but the fixture at home. With just one loss in their last five games with three victories to show in the period, Bengaluru FC will be equally confident for three points.
GOA vs BEN Recent Forms
GOA: LLDWD
BEN: WDLWW
GOA vs BEN Predicted Lineups
FC Goa
Dheeraj Singh; Seriton Fernandes, Odei Onaindia, Nim Dorjee, Jay Gupta; Carl McHugh, Raynier Fernandes; Udanta Singh, Borja Herrera, Noah Sadaoui; Carlos Martinez
Bengaluru FC
Gurpreet Singh; Nikhil Poojary, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Slavko Damjanovic, Roshan Singh; Chinglensana, Suresh Wangjam; Sivasakhti Narayanan, Javi Hernandez, Ryan Williams; Sunil Chhetri
GOA vs BEN Head-to-Head (all competitions)
Played - 16
GOA won - 4
Drawn - 5
BEN won - 7
GOA vs BEN Head-to-Head (ISL)
Played - 14
GOA won - 3
Drawn - 4
BEN won - 7
GOA vs BEN Dream11 Match Prediction
FC Goa and Bengaluru FC look to be equal in terms of form at the moment so a draw could be a likely outcome.
GOA vs BEN Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Noah Sadaoui
Vice-captain Pick: Javi Hernandez
Others: Carl McHugh, Brandon Fernandes
Our top pick for the GOA vs BEN Dream11 team for today’s match is Noah Sadaoui who has scored six goals and provided three assists in 16 ISL matches this season, including two goals and two assists in the last four matches. The other top-choice is Javi Hernandez with five goals including scoring in the last two games.
GOA vs BEN Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Gurpreet (Cr - 9, Pts - 488)
DEF: Roshan (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 403), Onaindia (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 437), Gupta (Cr - 9, Pts - 766)
MID: Javi (Cr - 9, Pts - 581), McHugh (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 472), Brandon (Cr - 8, Pts - 321), Williams (Cr - 8, Pts - 363)
FW: C Martinez (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 585), Chettri (Cr - 9, Pts - 467), Sadaoui (Cr - 9, Pts - 776),
Vice-captain: Javi Hernandez
Captain: Noah Sadaoui
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