East Bengal will want to end the ISL league phase on a high by securing a victory against aimless Punjab FC in Delhi.
PUN vs EBG Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 10 March 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru University Stadium, Delhi
PUN vs EBG Match Preview
Punjab FC's playoff chances ended with a 1-0 loss to Mohun Bagan Super Giant on Saturday. The Shers threw up a credible flight and could have earned more from the game if they had been clinical with the chances created. Goalkeeper Ravi Kumar also showed his character under the sticks to keep his team in the game but it was not enough at the end. Despite not making it into the top six, Staikos Vergetis’ side had a memorable debut campaign in the ISL. Especially in 2024, when they picked up four wins in the final nine matches. Punjab FC have nothing at stake when they welcome the other Kolkata giants East Bengal for the final match of the season but would like to finish higher up the table from eighth with a win. No better way to curtain down a promising season for them.
East Bengal though firmly remains in the playoff battle after beating Bengaluru FC 2-1 to take them to sixth spot in their last home game of the league phase this season. Cleiton Silva scored the winner against his ex-club once again after Saul Crespo’s opener from the spot was cancelled by Sunil Chhetri’s penalty in the second half. The Red and Gold will hope for three points in their final league game as well as they travel to Delhi to end on 27 points. However, their faith is not in their hands as anything less than a win will allow the next two sides on the table, Chennaiyin FC and NorthEast United to seize upon the opportunity. The duo is set to fight against each other a day prior and Carles Cuadrat’s men cannot allow the pair to better their tally in the final two matches.
PUN vs EBG Recent Form (ISL)
PUN: LWDLL
EBG: LLLWW
PUN vs EBG Predicted Lineups
Punjab FC
Ravi Kumar; Tekcham Singh, Melroy Assisi, Dimitrios Chatziisaias, Mohammed Salah; Nikhil Prabhu, Sahil Tavora, Amarjit Singh; Madih Talal; Wilmar Jordan, Luka Majcen
East Bengal FC
Prabhsukhan Gill; Mohammad Rakip, Aleksandar Pantic, Hijazi Maher, Nishu Kumar; Harmanjot Khabra, Souvick Chakraborty, Saul Crespo; P V Vishnu, Cleiton Silva, Mahesh Singh
PUN vs EBG Head-to-head (all competitions)
Played - 10
PUN won - 1
Drawn - 4
EBG won - 5
PUN vs EBG Dream11 Match Prediction
East Bengal is expected to take all three points from their away game against Punjab FC. We predict a 2-0 win.
PUN vs EBG Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Cleiton Silva
Vice-captain Picks: Saul Crespo, Madih Talal
Our top picks for PUN vs EBG Dream11 are Cleiton Silva and Saul Crespo.
PUN vs EBG Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Gill (Cr - 8, Pts - 530)
DEF: Prabhu (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 534), Maher (Cr - 8, Pts - 438), Nishu (Cr - 8, Pts - 374)
MID: Talal (Cr - 9, Pts - 942), Souvick (Cr - 8, Pts - 276), Crespo (Cr - 9, Pts - 523), Mahesh (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 670)
FW: Wilmar (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 462), C Silva (Cr - 9, Pts - 799), Majcen (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 617)
Vice-captain: Saul Crespo
Captain: Cleiton Silva
