Holders Mumbai City welcome faltering FC Goa at Mumbai Football Arena for a crucial battle in the ISL Shield race.
MUM vs GOA Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
MUM vs GOA Match Preview
Super sub-Bipin Singh’s brace in the last 20 minutes inspired Mumbai City’s 2-0 away win against Chennaiyin FC last week. The result helped the Islanders climb up to second on the ISL table with just a point away from the top spot. The Shield holders have now taken three consecutive victories in the league, each with a clean sheet, putting themselves in a great position to defend their title. Having played a game less than leaders Odisha FC, continuing the winning streak will be even more crucial. Petr Kratky’s side will welcome FC Goa, now slipped to fifth on the table, next at the Mumbai Football Arena hoping to maintain their nine-game unbeaten run against them. Mumbai City’s excellent form should fulfil their objective on Wednesday against a team that has fallen out of pace.
FC Goa was the team to beat in the first period of ISL having been the only team not to have lost a single match. However, the turn of the year has knocked FC Goa from their indomitability with three losses on the spin. The latest of which came in the 4-2 loss to Kerala Blasters in Kochi only two days ago. It was certainly the most painful one to take as the Gaurs sought redemption after going 2-0 up inside 17 minutes but a disastrous second-half changed the outcome of the match. Goalkeeper Arshdeep Singh was at fault in three of those goals while Carl McHugh also conceded a cheap penalty by handling the ball inside the box. FC Goa found themselves in a lot of trouble with the Shield defenders to face in another away game with the fear that their four-point deficit from the top spot could get worse.
Recent Form (all competitions)
MUM: LLWWW
Recent Form (ISL)
MUM: WLWWW
GOA: WDLLL
MUM vs GOA Predicted Lineups
Mumbai City FC
Phurba Lachenpa; Rahul Bheke, Thaer Krouma, Tiri, Akash Mishra; Apuia, Jayesh Rane, Alberto Noguera; Lallianzuala Chhangte, Vikram Pratap; Iker Guarrotxena
FC Goa
Dheeraj Singh; Seriton Fernandes, Odei Onaindia, Carl McHugh, Jay Gupta; Ayush Chhetri, Rowlin Borges; Mohammad Yasir, Raynier Fernandes, Borja Herrera; Noah Sadaoui
MUM vs GOA Head-to-Head
Played - 23
EBG won - 10
Drawn - 6
CHN won - 7
MUM vs GOA Dream11 Match Prediction
Mumbai City FC should come up with all three points against FC Goa to go top of the ISL standings.
MUM vs GOA Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Noah Sadaoui
Vice-captain Pick: Lallianzuala Chhangte
Others: Iker Guarrotxena, Jay Gupta
Our top picks for the MUM vs GOA Dream11 team are Noah Sadaoui and Lallianzuala Chhangte.
MUM vs GOA Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Lachenpa (Cr - 8, Pts - 304)
DEF: Bheke (Cr - 9, Pts - 405), Tiri (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 331), Gupta (Cr - 9, Pts - 688)
MID: Yasir (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 313), Apuia (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 409), Borges (Cr - 8, Pts - 331), Chhangte (Cr - 9, Pts - 347)
FW: Guarrotxena (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 160), Sadaoui (Cr - 9, Pts - 558), Vikram (Cr - 8, Pts - 322)
Vice-captain: Lallianzuala Chhangte
Captain: Noah Sadaoui
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