Leaders Mumbai City lock horns with fourth-place Odisha FC at Mumbai Football Arena in a crucial battle for the ISL Shield.
MUM vs ODI Match Details
Date: Monday, 8 March 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
MUM vs ODI Match Preview
Extending their winning record to five games with a 3-0 thrashing of Hyderabad FC, Mumbai City are leading the race for the Shield having also stayed unbeaten in the last eight matches. Lalliazuala Chhangte, center-back Mehtab Singh and the returning Jorge Diaz got on the scoresheet with an eighth clean sheet under Petr Kratky and the first after four matches. The victory means the Islanders will retain their Shield if they pick up just two points from the final two matches. In that case, their next opponent Odisha FC will be eliminated from the race. Second-placed Mohun Bagan Super Giant will also lose out if the points are the same after the final league match due to Mumbai having a superior head-to-head. So, Kratky’s side has little reason to panic and they simply need to avoid defeat against the Kalinga Warriors at home. However, Mumbai City will not be looking to compromise win in their mind when they take to the pitch on Monday.
Odisha FC secured a 3-1 win over Punjab FC in their final home game of the league season after a Diego Mauricio brace and Isak Vanlalruatfela’s strike past the hour-mark to stay in the Shield race but chances of winning it remain slim for them. The Juggernauts will battle Mumbai City and NorthEast United in the final two games requiring a win in both trips to have any opportunity to finish first. If their points are the same as Mohun Bagan at the end, goal difference will come into play but they will lose out to FC Goa having lost against them this season. For now, Sergio Lobera’s present side faces a do-or-die battle with his ex-employees as they travel to Mumbai Football Arena. Odisha FC knows only a win will keep them going and will draw motivation from their Super Cup semi-final victory over the Islanders, albeit an all-Indian side, earlier this season.
Recent Form (ISL)
MUM: DWWWW
ODI: DWLDW
MUM vs ODI Predicted Lineups
Mumbai City FC
Phurba Lachenpa; Valpuia, Rahul Bheke, Mehtab Singh, Akash Mishra; Thaer Krouma; Lallianzuala Chhangte, Jayesh Rane, Alberto Noguera, Vikram Pratap; Jorge Diaz
Odisha FC
Amrinder Singh; Amey Ranawade, Mourtada Fall, Narender Gahlot, Jerry Lalrinzuala; Ahmed Jahouh, Puitea; Roy Krishna, Princeton Rebello, Isak Vanlalruatfela; Diego Mauricio
MUM vs ODI Head-to-Head (all competitions)
Played - 20
MUM won - 10
Drawn - 4
ODI won - 6
MUM vs ODI Head-to-Head (ISL)
Played - 19
MUM won - 10
Drawn - 4
ODI won - 5
MUM vs ODI Dream11 Match Prediction
Mumbai City should claim a victory over Odisha FC at Mumbai Football Arena. We predict a 2-1 victory for the Islanders.
MUM vs ODI Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Roy Krishna
Vice-captain Pick: Lallianzuala Chhangte
Others: Ahmed Jahouh, Vikram Pratap, Diego Mauricio
Our top picks for MUM vs ODI Dream11 are Roy Krishna and Lallianzuala Chhangte with a combination of 17 goals scored this season.
MUM vs ODI Dream11 Team Suggestion 1
GK: Amrinder (Cr - 8, Pts - 652)
DEF: Ranawade (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 838), Fall (Cr - 9, Pts - 561), Bheke (Cr - 9, Pts - 511)
MID: Chhangte (Cr - 9, Pts - 672), Jahouh (Cr - 9, Pts - 828), Apuia (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 438), Isak (Cr - 8, Pts - 592)
FW: Krishna (Cr - 9, Pts - 904), Mauricio (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 614), Vikram (Cr - 8, Pts - 670)
Vice-captain: Lallianzuala Chhangte
Captain: Roy Krishna
MUM vs ODI Dream11 Team Suggestion 2
GK: Lachenpa (Cr - 8, Pts - 429)
DEF: Ranawade (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 838), Fall (Cr - 9, Pts - 561), Bheke (Cr - 9, Pts - 511)
MID: Chhangte (Cr - 9, Pts - 672), Jahouh (Cr - 9, Pts - 828), Apuia (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 438), Isak (Cr - 8, Pts - 592)
FW: Krishna (Cr - 9, Pts - 904), Mauricio (Cr - 8.5, Pts - 614), Diaz (Cr - 9, Pts - 477)
Vice-captain: Lallianzuala Chhangte
Captain: Roy Krishna
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