Welcome to Sportstar’s reside updates of the Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL match from the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Playing XI
Chennaiyin FC: Debjit Majumder (GK), Fallou Diagne (C), Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Ajith Kumar, Aakash Sangwan, Vincy Barretto, Prasanth Karuthadathkuni, Julius Duker, Sourav Das, Edwin Vanspaul, Petar Sliskovic.
Kerala Blasters FC: Prabhsukhan Gill (GK), Soraisham Sandeep Singh, Ruivah Hormipam, Marko Leskovic, Nishu Kumar, Jeakson Singh, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Adrian Luna (C), Sahal Samad, Rahul Kannoly Praveen, Dimitrios Diamantakos.
Chennaiyin FC (CFC) is about to face Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) within the Indian Super League (ISL) on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Monday.
The Marina Machans are just under the ultimate playoff spot, whereas their subsequent opponents are a win away from launching themselves into third place. This recreation may even be a reunion of types for head coaches Thomas Brdaric and Ivan Vukomanovic, who’ve beforehand confronted one another as gamers within the Rhine Derby in Germany.
Last week, a rampant CFC scored seven targets towards NorthEast United FC in Guwahati. Nasser El Khayati, who’s the league’s main goalscorer this season, bagged a hat-trick and went on to safe two assists as effectively. He now boasts a stellar document of 11 objective contributions in simply six video games.
Chennaiyin is predicted to hold the identical kind into this recreation. Brdaric’s solely concern shall be Chennaiyin’s residence kind – it has performed 5 video games on the Marina Arena thus far however has solely managed one win.
“We respect their results and have to be on guard, keep our pressing tight and not allow them spaces. Our aim is to exploit the mistakes they make. Otherwise, our preparation this week has been done keeping them in mind, and we have our strengths,” stated Brdaric.
“The team is in good shape and surrounded by a very good atmosphere. We have to replicate our preparation performance in the derby. I can’t wait to play tomorrow,” he added.
Kerala Blasters is on its best-ever run within the Hero ISL. It has received its final 5 matches and saved three clear sheets within the course of. Last week, the Blasters edged previous Bengaluru FC in a five-goal thriller. Dimitrios Diamantakos discovered the again of the web for the fifth recreation in a row and Apostolos Giannou was additionally on the right track.
Defender Marko Leskovic has been strong on the again for Kerala Blasters and he, too, chipped in with a objective towards the Blues final week. The defender has made essentially the most variety of profitable interceptions within the league thus far. The Blasters will financial institution on its away kind, having received three out of 4 video games on the highway.
“As a coach, you can never let records keep your mind busy. Emotions aside, you always think about preparation for upcoming games,” stated Vukomanovic.
“We are in a period where we need to collect points because we want to be one of the best teams in the playoff. Kerala Blasters has always been a special club in Indian football. Everybody wants to be the best against Kerala Blasters, and we accept it,” he added.
These sides have met 18 instances within the Hero ISL. Seven of those conferences have led to attracts. The Marina Machans have registered six wins, whereas the Blasters have received 5. Last season, Kerala Blasters did the double over Chennaiyin FC.
Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC Predicted Lineups
Chennaiyin FC (4-2-3-1): Debjit Majumder (GK), Ajith Kumar, Fallou Diagne, Gurmukh Singh, Aakash Sangwan, Prasanth Okay, Edwin Vanspaul, Nasser El Khayati, Julius Duker, Vincy Barretto, Petar Sliskovic
Kerala Blasters (4-2-3-1): Prabhsukhan Gill (GK), Sandeep Singh, Hormipam Ruivah, Marko Leskovic, Nishu Kumar, Jeakson Singh, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Sahal Abdul Samad, Adrian Luna, Rahul KP, Dimitrios Diamantakos
STREAMING INFORMATION:
Where to look at Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL match?
The Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL match shall be telecasted reside on the Star Sports community and can be streamed on Hotstar app/web site.
When does the Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL match begin?
The Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC ISL match match kicks-off at 7:30pm IST on the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium.
