Odisha FC will be taking on an underwhelming Hyderabad FC side who reside at the bottom of the table with just four points on board. However, Odisha themselves haven’t squared off well this season as they’ve registered just the one win which came against Mumbai City FC and then has been on the receiving end of three draws and a defeat. Odisha currently occupies the seventh spot with six points on board.
Both clubs are in desperate need of a win if they are to stand a chance of making it to the playoffs this season. Anything less than a win could possibly get them one step closer to crashing out of the final stages of the season.
Match Details
Date- Wednesday, December 11 | Kick-Off- 7:30 PM (IST) | Venue- Shree Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex
Odisha FC
Gombau is likely to stick with a similar eleven in spite of the 1-0 defeat to Bengaluru FC. Xisco Hernandez, Aridane Santana and Jerry Mawihminghthanga should continue to play in advanced positions for the hosts. Tebar and Rai should be in charge of central midfield for Odisha.
Hyderabad FC
The positive news for Hyderabad is that the likes of Bobo, Rafa Lopez have recovered from injuries and should once again feature in the middle of the park for the visitors. Marcelinho should be persisted with to be the target man, while, Stankovic, Rafa, Ralte and Yasir could accommodate midfield.
Odisha FC- Arshdeep Singh, Shubham Sarangi, Diawandou Diagne, Rana Gharami, Narayan Das, Vinit Rai, Marcos Tebar, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Xisco Hernandez, Aridane Santana
Hyderabad FC- Kamaljit Singh, Asish Rai, Rafa Lopez, Matthew Kilgallon, Nikhil Poojari, Laldanmawia Ralte, Adil Khan, Marko Stankovic, Mohammed Yasir, Marcelinho, Bobo
Aridane Santana has been a threat from Odisha FC‘s camp while leading the front line. Santana has scored four goals from seven games so far.
Marko Stankovic has been one of the standouts for Hyderabad FC. The midfielder has made 329 successful passes from seven games this season.
Jerry Mawihmingthanga has been pivotal in the advanced position for Odisha FC. Mawihmingthanga has made three successful assists from seven games.
Mohammed Yasir has secured 202 successful passes for Hyderabad FC and has also made 11 interceptions from six games for Hyderabad.
Goalkeeper– Kamaljit-Singh
Defenders- M Yasir, M Kilgaloon, R Gharami, S Sarangi
Midfielders- M Tebar, X Hernandez, N Poorjay, A Khan
Forwards- A Santana (C), D r d Silva
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