Former winners FC Goa and Bengaluru FC meet in an intriguing Group D clash of the Kalinga Super Cup 2024.
GOA vs BEN Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Time: 14:00 (IST)
Venue: Kalinga Pitch 1, Bhubaneshwar
GOA vs BEN Match Preview
Star man Noah Sadaoui again for FC Goa managed to break Inter Kashi’s resistance in the 58th minute before Carlos Martinez scored the eventual winner eight minutes later to seal a 2-1 opening game victory in the Kalinga Super Cup 2024. Getting off to a winning start was important for Manolo Marquez’s side who are in a group of death with holders Odisha FC and inaugural winners Bengaluru FC. Stretching their unbeaten run to an impressive 11 games since the start of the season, the Gaurs will be confident of keeping their momentum against the Blues in the next game. A win will not confirm Goa’s place as group winners, provided that Kashi doesn’t pull off an upset against Odisha FC whom they face in the final group match for the decider.
Gerard Zaragoza suffered his first defeat as Bengaluru coach in his third match in charge after 17-year-old Sahil Poonia, filling in for Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, committed a mistake from Ahmed Jahouh’s free-kick in the 1-0 loss to Odisha. The red card for Ryan Williams also added to the woes of the Blues who have to win their remaining group games against FC Goa and Inter Kashi to stand a chance for the semi-finals and hope the Gaurs beat the Juggernauts in the final group game. It is easier said than done facing the 2019 Super Cup winners who have not lost this season and are in the running for the ISL Shield. Bengaluru FC has won just twice this season but enjoys a superior head-to-head record in this meeting which could be a motivating factor for them.
GOA vs BEN Recent Form (all competitions)
GOA: WDWDW
BEN: LDWLL
GOA vs BEN Recent Form (Kalinga Super Cup 2024)
GOA: W
BEN: L
GOA vs BEN Predicted Lineups
FC Goa:
Arshdeep Singh; Seriton Fernandes, Odei Onaindia, Sandesh Jhingan, Jay Gupta; Carl McHugh, Raynier Fernandes; Boris Thangjam, Paulo Retre, Noah Sadaoui; Carlos Martinez
Bengaluru FC:
Sahil Poonia; Namgyal Bhutia, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Slavko Damjanovic, Roshan Singh; Rohit Danu, Keziah Veendorp, Harsh Patre, Halicharan Narzary; Javi Hernandez, Sivasakhti Narayanan
GOA vs BEN Head-to-Head
Played - 15
GOA won - 3
Drawn - 5
BEN won - 7
GOA vs BEN Dream11 Team Prediction
FC Goa will have the edge over Bengaluru FC to collect a victory ahead of the showdown against Odisha FC in the final group game.
GOA vs BEN Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Noah Sadaoui
Vice-captain Pick: Carlos Martinez
Others: Javi Hernandez, Odei Onaindia
Our top pick for the GOA vs BEN Dream11 team is Noah Sadaoui who has four goal contributions (3 goals, 1 assist) in the last three games in all competitions for FC Goa. He has also scored three goals in the Super Cup overall.
GOA vs BEN Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Arshdeep (7.5)
DEF: Seriton (8), Roshan (8), Onaindia (9), Gupta (9)
MID: Javi (9), McHugh (8), Narzary (7.5)
FW: Sivasakhti (7), Martinez (9), Sadaoui (9)
Captain: Noah Sadaoui
Vice-captain: Carlos Martinez
