Chennaiyin FC will be aiming for their first win against Bengaluru FC since 2019 to enter the playoff places of the ISL 2023/24 season. Here in this article we bring you the CFC vs BFC dream11 prediction, match preview, head to head and predicted lineups for the ISL 2023/24 match.
CFC vs BFC Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
Time: 20:00 (IST)
Venue: Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore
CFC vs BFC Match Preview
Chennaiyin FC played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in Owen Coyle’s reunion match with his old side Jamshedpur FC. The Marina Machans shared the spoils for the third consecutive game and failed to secure three points from winning positions in back-to-back matches. Once again the visitors took an early lead with Farukh Choudhary heading in a corner from Rafael Crivellaro, the Brazilian’s fifth assist of the season, with Ninthoi Meetei doubling the tally in the 40th minute. However, the Men of Steels responded just before the break with Pachuau pulling one back on the stroke of half-time before Daniel Chima’s late header denied Chennaiyin FC the win. Despite dropping points again, Owen Coyle’s team are just a point behind NorthEast United taking the last playoff spot. They will want to turn the draws into wins now to see themselves among the top six at the end of the year which will be quite a turnaround from their poor start to the season. Chennaiyin FC will fancy their chances of facing manager-less Bengaluru FC back at home, however, they are winless against the Blues in the last eight ISL meetings.
The crushing 4-0 defeat to Mumbai City last week was the last straw that broke the camel’s back as Bengaluru FC parted ways with their hero coach Simon Grayson. The Blues reached three major competition finals last season under him, giving the Durand Cup for the first time to the club and finishing as runners-up in the ISL and Super Cup finals. However, this season has not gone according to the plan with Bengaluru FC sitting ninth on the table with only one win in nine matches although they are just three points away from a playoff berth. The lacklustre display has been the main display behind Grayson’s sacking but the lack of definitive signings in the summer also comes into question. Departures of key players from last season have also affected the squad but the 2018 winners at least have to see the end of the year smartly before the transfer window opens again in January. With the new coach yet to be finalized, Bengaluru FC will be hoping to put an end to their six-game winless run in the Southern derby on Wednesday.
CFC vs BFC Team News
Chennaiyin FC are without Aakash Sangwan and Rahim Ali although the pair is back in training. Ryan Williams and Parag Shrivas are among the key names missing for Bengaluru FC.
CFC vs BFC Predicted Lineups
Chennaiyin FC:
Debjit Majumder; Sarthak Golui, Ryan Edwards, Lazar Cirkovic, Ankit Mukherjee; Ayush Adhikari, Jiteshwor Singh; Ninthoi Meetei, Rafael Crivellaro, Farukh Choudhary; Jordan Murray
Bengaluru FC:
Gurpreet Singh; Robin Yadav, Aleksandar Jovanovic, Slavko Damjanovic, Roshan Singh; Javi Hernandez, Suresh Wangjam, Harsh Patre; Monirul Molla, Curtis Main, Sunil Chhetri
CFC vs BFC Head-to-Head
Played - 13
BFC won - 7
Drawn - 3
CFC won - 3
CFC vs BFC Dream11 Prediction
GK: Gurpreet (8)
DEF: Damjanovic (8.5), Edwards (8.5), Ankit (8)
MID: Javi (9), Crivellaro (9), Jiteshwor (7.5), Farukh (7.5)
FW: Chhetri (9), Main (8), Murray (7)
Vice-captain choices: Javi Hernandez or Sunil Chhetri
Captain: Rafael Crivellaro
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