IND vs AFGH Dream11 Match Prediction: The Indian National Football team or the Blue Colts as they’re referred to will take on Afghanistan for a Group E fixture of the World Cup Qualifiers.
India currently occupies the fourth spot in the group with two points from three games. The points came from a hard-fought draw against Asian Champions, Qatar followed by a disappointing stalemate to Bangladesh at home.
The manager, Igor Stimac is aware of the fact that India will need two wins from their upcoming games against Afghanistan and Oman in order to keep their hopes alive of qualifying to the third round.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan is just a spot above India with three points, courtesy their solitary win against Bangladesh. Keeping that game aside, Afghanistan had conceded a total of nine goals in the games versus Qatar and Oman combined.
Match Details
Date- Thursday, November 14 | Kick-Off- 7:30 PM (IST) | Venue- Central Republican Stadium, Tajikistan
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As per recent reports, Afghanistan doesn’t have any such injury concerns ahead of the game against India and should play a similar eleven that featured in the 1-0 win over Bangladesh.
For India, however, players such as Nishu Kumar and Seiminlen Doungel have had an impressive ISL season so far and are vital members of the Indian squad.
The midfield could comprise of Pronay Halder in the central position to give Anirudh Thapa and Sahal Abdul Samad the freedom to create chances upfront.
Unavailable: Sandesh Jhingan remains a long term absentee for India due to a torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament.
India’s 26 Man Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Amrinder Singh, Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem
Defenders: Pritam Kotal, Nishu Kumar, Rahul Bheke, Anas Edathodika, Narender, Adil Khan, Sarthak Golui, Subhasish Bose, Mandar Rao Dessai
Midfielders: Udanta Singh, Jackichand Singh, Seiminlen Doungel, Raynier Fernandes, Vinit Rai, Sahal Abdul Samad, Pronay Halder, Anirudh Thapa, Lallianzuala Chhangte, Brandon Fernandes, Ashique Kuruniyan
Forwards: Sunil Chhetri, Manvir Singh, Farukh Choudhary.
Predicted Lineups
Afghanistan- O Azizi, A Najem, H Amin, O Popalzay, N Haidary, S Mukhammad, Z Amiri, N Husin, F Noor, F Shayesteh, J Sharza
India- G Singh Sandhu, R Bheke, A Khan, A Edathodika, M Rao Desai, P Halder, A Thapa, S A Samad, U Singh, S Chhetri, A Kuruniyan
Head-to-Head
From the eight previous meetings between the two teams, it’s India who has had the upper hand with six wins in contrast to Afghanistan’s one win. One game has ended on level terms during that period.
Win Prediction
The Afghanistan side beat Bangladesh 1-0 at the same venue and will be hopeful of getting a positive result against the Indians. Though India, has had their share of success against Afghanistan in the past, their inconsistent performances in recent times suggest a draw to be the likely outcome.
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