Elated by becoming the first side to beat leaders Bengaluru FC this season, FC Goa now welcomes third-place Punjab FC.
GOA vs PUN Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Fatorda Stadium, Goa
GOA vs PUN Match Preview
Bengaluru FC did not lose a single game this season until they faced struggling FC Goa at Fatorda Stadium who beat them 3-0 quite unexpectedly. Manolo Marquez’s side grabbed the occasion to potentially turn their season around with the league’s top-scorer Armando Sadiku, Brison Fernandes and Dejan Drazic scoring in the spectacular victory, only their second in the first seven games. A classy second-half show and an awful evening from the opposition keeper Gurpreet Singh made the evening for the hosts who ended their three-game winless streak. FC Goa does not want to lose their momentum after this motivating victory albeit they face another strong side in Punjab FC in consecutive home games and fourth in the last five matches. Three more points will allow the Gaurs to enter the playoff spot and they would be confident of doing so after defeating the Shers in the first-ever meeting at Farorda.
Despite losing their top-two clash against the Blues, Punjab FC swung back to their rhythm with a 3-2 victory over Chennaiyin FC at Delhi last week. Despite going down at the half-hour mark, the home side turned their fortunes with the returning Luka Majcen scoring a quick-fire brace right at the start of the second half. Substitute Asmir Suljic's 70th-minute strike proved crucial as Wilmar Gil also fetched a brace towards the end of stoppage time but ran out of time to stage a comeback. The much-needed victory retained the top-spot hunt for the Shers as they sit four points away from the top spot having played two games less than the leaders Bengaluru FC. The two-time I-League winners have made a promising start to their second season in ISL with four wins out of five and they will demand all three points in their third away match against FC Goa. Punjab FC faces a tricky schedule this month with Durand Cup winners NorthEast and ISL Cup holders Mumbai City to face in back-to-back matches after this.
Recent Form
GOA: WDLDW
PUN: WWWLW
GOA vs PUN Predicted Lineups
FC Goa
Hrithik Tiwari; Udanta Singh, Odei Onaindia, Sandesh Jhingan, Aakash Sangwan; Sahil Tavora, Carl McHugh, Ayush Chhetri; Mohammad Yasir, Armando Sadiku, Dejan Drazic
Punjab FC
Ravi Kumar; Khaiminthang Lhungdim, Suresh Meitei, Ivan Novoselec, Abhishek Singh; Nikhil Prabhu, Filip Mrzljak, Vinit Rai; Ezequiel Vidal, Luka Majcen, Nihal Sudeesh
GOA vs PUN Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Armando Sadiku
Vice-captain Pick: Filip Mrzljak, Luka Majcen
GOA vs PUN Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Ravi (Cr - 7)
DEF: Abhishek (Cr - 8), Lhungdim (Cr - 8), Sangwan (Cr - 6.5)
MID: Udanta (Cr - 8), Yasir (Cr - 7), Mrzljak (Cr - 9), Vidal (Cr - 9)
FW: Majcen (Cr - 7.5), Sadiku (Cr - 8), Drazic (Cr - 8)
Vice-captain: Filip Mrzljak
Captain: Armando Sadiku
FC Goa vs Punjab FC Match Prediction
FC Goa and Punjab FC will want to avoid defeat at all costs so sharing points is the likely outcome of the game. However, goals are expected to be scored in plenty so we predict a thrilling 2-2 draw.
