East Bengal FC can be resuming its seek for the primary win at dwelling because the ‘Red and Gold brigade’ returns after a 13-day break to satisfy Bengaluru FC, on the Salt Lake Stadium on Friday.
The two sides are positioned shut to one another within the backside half of the present standings and can be wanting to get the total quota of factors to maintain the play-off qualification possibilities alive. Bengaluru is within the eighth place with 10 factors, whereas East Bengal is positioned subsequent with 9 factors. When the 2 sides met within the first part of the match, East Bengal notched a slender 1-0 win over Bengaluru within the latter’s yard.
In its earlier outing, East Bengal misplaced 3-0 towards Mumbai City FC, to see its dream of successful the primary dwelling recreation prolonged to a different spherical. With seven losses within the final 10 outings, East Bengal can be hard-pressed to higher its efficiency and search the fourth win of the match. “Three wins in ten games is not good enough, but we have assessed the performance so far, and the players are working hard in training. We just need to be patient because we are on the right track,” mentioned the East Bengal coach Stephen Constantine.
Much just like the host, Bengaluru FC has additionally been capable of get three wins in 11 matches and was blanked 3-0 at dwelling by Hyderabad FC within the earlier match.
“We have to put our results together, work hard and get wins regardless of who we are playing. While the objective is achievable, we have got to believe we can do that,” mentioned Bengaluru FC coach Simon Grayson.
“We have developed better in possession, created more chances, and our performance has been pleasing to the eye. We have got to now turn good performances into good wins,” he added.
The two sides have confronted one another 5 instances within the match with every having a few wins to its credit score. One match resulted in a draw.
