Indian Football League

Match 51: JFC vs. NEUFC

Preview

Two teams, two different stories and one crucial match. That is how you can sum up today’s match between Jamshedpur and NorthEast. With a win, the red miners can move up to the second spot in the table where they will be tied with Hyderabad with 16 points. The highlanders are in a completely different situation. They need a win against Jamshedpur to stay in the hunt to qualify for the semi-finals.

After a good start in the league, Jamshedpur has been very inconsistent and their defense lacks intensity. Peter Hartley, the captain of the ship plays a huge role and he will be responsible for the clean sheets for obvious reasons. He needs to inspire his fellow teammates to keep up with the intensity which might help them to maintain a steady defense. When it comes to defense, the team will be heavily dependent on Greg Stuart. He has already won Man of The Match in four matches this season and also scored four goals and assisted once in Jamshedpur’s last five goals. He is in tremendous form and the NorthEast defenders are going to find it really difficult to stop him. The red miners also have Alexandre Lima in their ranks, someone who controls the midfield and dictates the pace of the match. With almost 80% passing accuracy, the midfielder will be one of the players to watch out for in the coming future.

The NorthEast United coach, Khalid Jamil will be really worried about his defense. Deshorn Brown has been in brilliant form and he is the reason why the Highlanders are getting points. The good news for them is that a legend of Indian football, Marcelinho is all set to join the club from the next match. The attacker will replace Federico Gallegho, who has been ruled out of the tournament. They are also linked with a couple of other players in the transfer window and if they get things done, NorthEast can be a completely different team in the second half of the tournament. Provat Lakra has been a fine player in the defense but he needs his teammates to step up as well.

JFC vs. NEUFC Predicted Line Ups

JFC – TP Rehenesh, Laldinliana Renthlei, Narender Gahlot, Peter Hartley, Ricky Lallawmawma, Alexandre Lima, Jitendra Singh, Boris Thangjam, Seiminlen Doungel, Jordan Murray, Greg Stewart

NEUFC - Mirshad Michu, Provat Lakra, Tondonba -Singh, Patrick Flottmann, VP Suhair, Imran Khan, Pragyan Gogoi, Sehnaj Singh, Hernan Santana, Deshorn Brown, Mathias Coureur

Match Prediction

A win will do a world of good for these two teams. Like said, a lot is at stake when these two teams face each other and thus they will be desperate for the win. Based on the team and current form, Jamshedpur should get the win and expect Greg Stuart to play a huge role in that.

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