Stuttering East Bengal FC face high-flying Mohun Bagan Super Giant in an exciting Kolkata derby at Salt Lake Stadium.
Initially, there was uncertainty over the hosting of the match on 10th March because of political gatherings in the city but the game is now good to go with kick-off delayed by an hour. The ticketing chaos over the high price set by East Bengal management on away stands and the subsequent boycott call by Mohun Bagan also became a big talking point in the build-up to the derby.
EBG vs MBG Match Details
Date: Saturday, 10 March 2024
Time: 20:30 (IST)
Venue: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
EBG vs MBG Match Preview
Back-to-back losses in the ISL have jolted East Bengal in their chase for the top-six places. Even though the gap remains at three points, the inferior head-to-head record with two playoff front-runners Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC is a disadvantage for them. The Red and Gold slipped to 10th on the table after the 1-0 loss to Goa and Punjab FC registering a win against NorthEast United a day later. The scale of the defeat could have been more had the Gaurs been potent with the ton of chances they created in the match which is a headache for Carles Cuadrat ahead of the Kolkata derby. The Super Cup winners look miles behind the side which beat arch-rivals Mohun Bagan in that competition and almost snatched a first ISL derby win in the 2-2 draw last month. Another defeat will make it extremely difficult for East Bengal to move into their first-ever playoffs, with three games left in the league season, which they cannot allow at any cost.
In the reverse Kolkata derby, Dimitri Petratos’ thumping finish in stoppage time rescued a point for Mohun Bagan Super Giant but the team is unlikely to rely solely on individual brilliance when the city’s giants meet again. The Mariners dropped points just once after that in 2024 against current leaders Odisha FC, claiming wins in four of the last six. Their fourth league win of the year came against Jamshedpur FC in a resounding 3-0 with all three forwards, Petratos, Jason Cummings and Armando Sadiku getting on the scoresheet. Manvir Singh produced a hat trick of assists to show that the Green and Maroons have long forgotten the miseries of the Juan Ferrando era. Sitting only three points off the top spot in third with two games in hand, Habas’ side feels they are in the ascendancy to lift the League Shield. Mohun Bagan now wants to go top of the table with a win in the Indian Football’s greatest fixture maintaining their unbeaten streak against East Bengal intact.
EBG vs MBG Recent Form
EBG: WLWLL
MBG: WWWDW
EBG vs MBG Team News
East Bengal recalled Saul Crespo from his injury in the last Kolkata derby and he was an unused substitute against FC Goa. The midfielder might receive some minutes from the bench on Saturday if he is not available from the start. There is good news for Mohun Bagan as well with Sahal Samad back in the mix. Center-back Brendan Hamill has also recovered from the injury he sustained in the last meeting. Deepak Tangri is suspended for the match.
EBG vs MBG Predicted Lineups
East Bengal FC
Prabhsukan Gill; Mandar Rao, Aleksandar Pantic, Hijazi Maher, Nishu Kumar; Souvick Chakraborty, Victor Vazquez; P V Vishnu, Mahesh Singh, Nandha Kumar; Cleiton Silva
Mohun Bagan Super Giant
Vishal Kaith; Anwar Ali, Hector Yuste, Subhasish Bose; Manvir Singh, Joni Kauko, Sahal Samad, Liston Colaco; Jason Cummings, Dimitri Petratos
EBG vs MBG Head to Head (ISL)
Played - 7
EBG won - 0
Drawn - 1
MBG won - 6
EBG vs MBG Dream11 Match Prediction
Mohun Bagan Super Giant has the edge over East Bengal FC to clinch a victory in the Kolkata derby.
EBG vs MBG Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Dimitri Petratos
Vice-captain Pick: Jason Cummings
Others: Manvir Singh, Cleiton Silva
Our top pick for the EBG vs MBG Dream11 team is Dimitri Petratos who has scored four goals in the last six matches for Mohun Bagan with three of them coming at Salt Lake Stadium.
EBG vs MBG Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Gill (Cr - 8, Pts - 474)
DEF: Mandar (Cr - 9, Pts - 336), Maher (Cr - 8, Pts - 332), Bose (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 521)
MID: Manvir (Cr - 8, Pts - 487), Sahal (Cr - 8, Pts - 372), Kauko (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 144), Colaco (Cr - 9, Pts - 439)
FW: Cummings (Cr - 9, Pts - 579), C Silva (Cr - 9, Pts - 622), Petratos (Cr - 9, Pts - 622)
Vice-captain: Jason Cummings
Captain: Dimitri Petratos
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