After a goalless draw against the defending champions Bengaluru FC, NorthEast United will now host Odisha FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.
Odisha started off their campaign with a 2-1 defeat to a 10 men Jamshedpur side. Both sides will now be looking to register their first wins of the new season and get the ball rolling.
Match Details
Date- Saturday, October 25 | Kick-off- 7:30 PM (IST) | Venue- Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium
NorthEast United FC
Pawan Kumar was rested for the game against Bengaluru and could be given the nod by Robert Jani. Centre-back duo of Mislav Komorski and Kai Heering is likely to feature once again, while Jose Leudo could continue to serve as the holding midfielder. The manager could shuffle Shouvik Ghosh in place of Rakesh Pradhan for a spot at left-back.
Odisha FC
With no such injury concerns in the squad, Josep Gambu should go with the strongest possible eleven. Xisco Hernandez will have the mantle to create chances from midfield, whereas Aridane Santana should be expected to carry on his goal-scoring run. Sarangi, Gharami, Delgado and Das are likely to start as the back four, Diwandou Diagne came off the bench against Jamshedpur and could be in contention of being in the starting lineup.
NorthEast United- Pawan Kumar (GK), Reagan Singh, Kai Heerings, Mislav Komorski, Rakesh Pradhan, Jose Leudo, Milan Singh, Ninthoinganba Meetei, Martin Chaves, Nikhil Kadam, Asamoah Gyan
Odisha FC- Francisco Dorronsoro (GK), Shubham Sarangi, Rana Gharami, Carlos Delgado, Narayan Das, Marcos Tebar, Vinit Rai, Xisco Hernandez, Nanda Kumar, Jerry Mawihmingthanga, Aridane Santana
Head-to-Head
Formerly known as the Delhi Dynamos, Odisha FC has managed to win three out of 10 previous meetings. Interestingly, NorthEast United has also won the same number of games, while four games have ended on level terms.
Top Picks
NorthEast United’s Asamoah Gyan could prove to be lethal in front of goal. Gyan is the all-time leading goalscorer of the Ghana national team with 51 international goals to his tally.
Meanwhile, Xisco Hernandez played a vital role in Bengaluru FC’s triumph last season. Hernandez had five assists and a goal in 20 appearances for his former club. The Spaniard will be expected to create chances for Odisha this time around.
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Goalkeeper- Pawan Kumar
Defenders- H Kai, R Gharami, Reagan-Singh, S Sarangi
Midfielders- X Hernandez, M Tebar, J Leudo, Milan-Singh
Forwards- A Gyan (C), A Santana