Indian Football League

Match 16: CFC vs SCEB 

Preview 

A terrible start to the league has kept East Bengal in a lot of pressure. The fans are fuming and blaming the investors for choosing the wrong kind of foreign players and if things don’t improve, they can very well start protesting on social media. Chennai is in a much calm state. The two time champions didn’t have a good season last time around but they have got the start to change that this time. They have won both their matches in the league and have a clean record thus far. Thus, there’s of course a clear favourite when you see the history of these two teams but one thing you have to keep in mind is that, you should never ever rule East Bengal out before a match.

East Bengal throughout their history has been a very unpredictable team and they bounce back when no one ever expects them to. Against Odisha, they conceded six which shows that their defense is non-existence at certain times. The only plus point will be that they have also scored four goals in the same match. Scoring goals is important, that is something that they were missing last season. However, defense remains a problem. The team has conceded 10 goals in just 3 matches and their captain and first choice goalkeeper is out with injury. The fans are very impatient and that is building extra pressure on the team. They desperately need a win and the Spanish coach needs to find a solution. Daniel Chukwu, who scored a brace in the last match against Odisha will once be an important figure to deliver for the team.

Chennai has everything sorted at the moment. No one thought the Machans would play this well but in reality they have been one of the teams to look forward to. Even without Rafael Crivallaro, this team is playing some attractive football. Anirudh Thapa, the 23 year old is winning matches for his team for quite some time now. Even in the last match, he played brilliantly and scored one. He is also captaining the side and thus, he will have a lot of responsibilities to do it for the team and he along with the entire Chennai squad has the ability to earn all three points.

CFC vs SCEB Predicted Line Ups

CFC - Vishal Kaith, Reagan Singh, Jerry Lalrinzuala, Narayan Das, Slavko Damjanovic, Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Ariel Borysiuk, Vladimir Koman, Rahim Ali, Mirlan Murzaev

SCEB - Suvam Sen, Raju Gaikwad, Joyner Lourenco, Hira Mondal, Franjo Prce, Bikash Jairu, Mohammed Rafique, Amir Dervisevic, Darren Sidoel, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Antonio Perosevic

Match Prediction

Chennai are likely to win the match because they have a stable defense which the East Bengal team doesn’t have. Expect East Bengal to go all out. Thus, they can attack a lot but Chennai will be a step ahead of them.

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