Mumbai City FC looks to complete the double over Bengaluru FC to restrengthen their position in the ISL Shield race.
MUM vs BEN Match Details
Date: Sunday, 18 February 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
MUM vs BEN Match Preview
Mumbai City found their normal self in securing a controlled 1-0 victory over East Bengal in Salt Lake. The Islanders lost a two goal lead in the 3-2 frustrating defeat to Jamshedpur FC in the previous match but bounced back strongly on Tuesday. New signing Iker Guarrotxena got his first goal for the club and his 12th ISL strike in the win. The Shield holders now have the chance to climb to second on the table by returning to winning ways at Mumbai Football Arena with Bengaluru FC seeking a visit. The home side are forced to play a lot of games in a short period of time with the proposition receiving almost a week's rest. It will be a test for the intensity levels of the Islanders.
The Blues triumphed in their last outing in Mumbai but the present encounter will be totally different with both teams going through major changes this season. However, one thing remains similar is that Mumbai City remains ahead in the tie and it is for Bengaluru FC to prove it wrong again. Despite restarting ISL with a loss, Gerard Zaragoza’s side has turned it around with a win against Chennaiyin FC and then a draw with rejuvenated Jamshedpur FC. The Blues took the lead in the match through Suresh Wangjam although lost the lead in the 70th minute. On the back of these positive results, Bengaluru FC will hope to enter the playoff places for the first time this season with a win on Sunday.
Recent Form (all competitions)
MUM: WLLWW
BEN: DWLDL
Recent Form (ISL)
MUM: WLWLW
BEN: DWLDW
MUM vs BEN Predicted Lineups
Mumbai City FC
Phurba Lachenpa; Rahul Bheke, Thaer Krouma, Tiri, Akash Mishra; Apuia; Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jayesh Rane, Alberto Noguera, Vikram Pratap; Iker Guarrotxena
Bengaluru FC
Gurpreet Singh; Nikhil Poojary, Chinglensana Singh, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Roshan Singh; Javi Hernandez, Sourav Patre, Suresh Wangjam; Ryan Williams; Sunil Chhetri, Oliver Drost
MUM vs BEN Head-to-Head (all competitions)
Played - 16
MUM won - 7
Drawn - 2
BEN won - 7
MUM vs BEN Head-to-Head (ISL)
Played - 15
MUM won - 7
Drawn - 2
BEN won - 6
MUM vs BEN Dream11 Match Prediction
Mumbai City is likely to take all three points against Bengaluru FC at home.
MUM vs BEN Dream11 Top picks
Captain: Sunil Chhetri
Vice-captain: Javi Hernandez
Others: Lallianzuala Chhangte, Ryan Williams
Our top picks for the HYD vs EBG Dream11 Team are Sunil Chhetri, Lallianzuala Chhangte and Ryan Williams with a combination of nine goals scored by them this ISL season.
MUM vs BEN Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Gurpreet (Cr - 8, Pts - 409)
DEF: Bheke (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 331), Tiri (Cr - 8, Pts - 281), Roshan (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 325)
MID: Chhangte (Cr - 9, Pts - 307), Apuia (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 392), Suresh (Cr - 8, Pts - 312), Javi (Cr - 9, Pts - 422)
FW: Williams (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 321), Chhetri (Cr - 9, Pts - 439), Guarrotxena (Cr - 6, Pts - 75)
Captain: Sunil Chhetri
Vice-captain: Javi Hernandez
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