Kerala Blasters welcome East Bengal in Kochi needing just a point to secure a place in the ISL playoffs.
KBFC vs EBG Match Details
Date: Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Kaloor Stadium, Kochi
KBFC vs EBG Match Preview
Kerala Blasters failed to put an end to their winless run even after taking the lead through star striker Dimitrios Diamantakos in the 23rd minute against Jamshedpur FC. Javier Siverio scored on the stroke of half-time to rescue a point for the home side restricting the Tuskers from confirming their playoff spot. Ivan Vukomanovic’s side requires only a point to achieve their goal. It will be a joyous occasion for the Blasters to secure it in front of their fans in the home match against East Bengal whom they beat 3-1 in the last meeting at Kochi. The Serbian will also become the first manager to guide the club to the playoffs for the third consecutive year. However, just one win out of nine matches in all competitions is reading trouble for the side hoping to get some form in the final matches of the league phase.
Like Blasters, East Bengal are also facing bumps in the road to make it to the top six with their faith not in their own hands. The Red and Golds have slipped to second-bottom on the table having lost the last three matches with a four-point gap from the sixth spot. The latest was the 3-1 Kolkata derby defeat to arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giant. Carles Cuadrat’s men feel the international break came at the right moment for them to regroup and rethink again for the final three games of the league stage. East Bengal cannot afford to drop any more points in their chase for the playoffs or else their chances will become slim. Hence, three points are the only thing that will matter to them in making the trip to Kochi.
KBFC vs EBG Recent Form
KBFC: LWLLD
EBG: LWLLL
KBFC vs EBG Predicted Lineups
Kerala Blasters
Karanjit Singh; Pritam Kotal, Milos Drincic, Marko Leskovic, Huidrom Singh; Rahul KP, Danish Farooq, Vibin Mohanan, Mohammed Aimen; Fedor Cernych, Dimitrios Diamantakos
East Bengal FC
Prabhsukhan Gill; Nishu Kumar, Aleksandar Pantic, Hizaji Maher, Mandar Rao; Souvick Chakraborty, Saul Crespo; Sayan Banerjee, Mahesh Naorem, P V Vishnu; Cleiton Silva
KBFC vs EBG Head-to-Head
Played - 7
KBFC won - 3
Drawn - 3
EBG won - 1
KBFC vs EBG Dream11 Match Prediction
The clash between Kerala Blasters and East Bengal might end up in a draw with both sides looking to make the playoffs. We predict a high-scoring 2-2 draw.
KBFC vs EBG Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Dimitrios Diamantakos
Vice-captain Pick: Cleiton Silva
Our top pick for the KBFC vs EBG Dream11 team is this season’s top-scorer Dimitrios Diamantakos with 13 goals to his name. He has scored eight goals at home including a brace in the last two.
KBFC vs EBG Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Gill (Cr - 8, Pts - 486)
DEF: Pritam (Cr - 8, Pts - 350), Drincic (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 471), Nishu (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 321)
MID: Mahesh (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 491), Crespo (Cr - 9, Pts - 310), Farooq (Cr - 8, Pts - 359), Aimen (Cr - 7.5, Pts - 250)
FW: Cernych (Cr - 7, Pts - 167), Diamantakos (Cr - 9, Pts - 912), C Silva (Cr - 9, Pts - 690)
Vice-captain: Cleiton Silva
Captain: Dimitrios Diamantakos
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