Two struggling sides, Odisha FC and East Bengal meet at Kalinga Stadium for a replay of last season’s Super Cup final.
ODI vs EBG Match Details
Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Time: 19:30 (IST)
Venue: Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar
ODI vs EBG Match Preview
Odisha FC thought they would have redemption by collecting three points against Jamshedpur FC after suffering back-to-back losses to start the new season. However, the 2-2 draw with fifth-placed Kerala Blasters at home forced them to think again. Sergio Lobera’s side came from behind twice to rescue a point in the match with Diego Mauricio scoring his third of the season in four games. AFC Champions League semi-finalist last season, the team will hope to be more consistent after sitting in 12th and registering just four points although a victory will take them to the top six. The Kalinga Warriors will aim for one facing bottom club East Bengal in the third straight home game in the league. Having not lost this fixture in the league in Bhubaneshwar and being beaten only twice in all competitions, Odisha FC look to get back to winning ways taking advantage of the visitors’ shocking form. They also sought revenge for their Super Cup defence loss with a 2-1 comeback win at the same venue in the last meeting.
East Bengal failed to change the picture of the Kolkata derby in new manager Oscar Bruzon’s first game in charge with their internal rivals Mohun Bagan dominating them again by inflicting a 2-0 defeat. The Red and Gold barely troubled the Mariners losing the first five games for the first time in their history. The optimism of bringing top stars in the summer has quickly faded with Carles Cuadrat getting the sack and the team remains pointless with ten goals and just three goals scored. A change of air is greatly required with Bruzon wanting to bring it sooner than later with some of the injured stars like Golden Boot Dimitrios Diamantakos returning to fitness. East Bengal’s only win against Odisha FC in ISL came in the first-ever meeting which was also the club’s debut win. However, their biggest source of motivation will be the dramatic 3-2 Super Cup final win in Bhubaneshwar making their trip there.
Recent Form
ODI: LLWD
EBG: LLLLL
ODI vs EBG Predicted Lineups
Odisha FC
Amrinder Singh; Amey Ranawade, Thoiba Moirangthem, Mourtada Fall, Jerry Lalrinzuala; Ahmed Jahouh, Puitea; Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Hugo Boumous, Isak Vanlalruatfela; Diego Mauricio
East Bengal FC
Prabhsukhan Gill; Mohammad Rakip, Héctor Yuste, Anwar Ali, Provat Lakra; Souvik Chakrabarti, Saul Crespo; Nandha Kumar, Madih Talal, P V Vishnu; Dimitrios Diamantakos
ODI vs EBG Head-to-head (Overall)
Played - 10
ODI won - 6
Drawn - 2
EBG won - 2
ODI vs EBG Head-to-head (ISL)
Played - 9
OFC won - 7
Drawn - 1
EBG won - 1
ODI vs EBG Dream11 Team Top picks
Captain Pick: Diego Mauricio
Vice-captain Picks: Hugo Boumous
Our top picks for the ODI vs EBG Dream11 teams are Diego Mauricio (3 goals in the last four games) and Hugo Boumous (3 assists in four games)
ODI vs EBG Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Gill (Cr - 7)
DEF: Ranawade (Cr - 8), Fall (Cr - 8.5), Anwar (Cr - 8.5)
MID: Jerry (Cr - 7.5), Boumous ( Cr - 9), Jahouh (Cr - 9), Crespo (Cr - 8.5), Talal (Cr - 9)
FW: Mauricio (Cr - 9), Diamantakos (Cr - 6.5)
Vice-captain: Hugo Boumous
Captain: Diego Mauricio
Odisha FC vs East Bengal FC Match Prediction
Despite both starting the season poorly, Odisha FC managed to regather form at the right time while East Bengal could not prevent their losing streak with the wound of the derby loss just a couple of days back still fresh. Hence, the Juggernauts should be favorites in this clash at home. We predict a 2-0 win for the hosts.
