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Kerala Blasters will take on Chennaiyin FC in the much-anticipated Southern rivalry at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi. A win will take the Kerala Blasters closer towards their goal of qualifying to the playoffs.
Kerala Blasters faced a narrow 0-1 defeat against East Bengal FC in the last game. Cleiton Silva’s solitary goal helped the Red and Gold Brigade to register a win over the Kerala Blasters for the first time. The Kerala Blasters is placed third position in the table with 28 points from 16 games.
Chennaiyin FC is coming to this game after a 2-2 draw against Odisha FC. They are in eighth position with 18 points from 16 games. The Marina Machans still have a faint hope of getting into the playoffs, so they’ll be aiming to get all three points out of this rivalry match.
Both teams have faced each other 19 times in ISL. Chennaiyin FC have a slight upper hand with six wins and the Kerala Blasters have won five games. The other eight games ended in stalemate. Both teams have scored 20+ goals against each other, so a fiery clash awaits us.
In the reverse fixture, both teams played out a 1-1 draw at the Marina Arena in Chennai. Sahal Abdul Samad handed the lead for the Kerala Blasters which was later canceled out by Vincy Barretto’s goal in the second half.
Adrian Luna was instrumental in Kerala Blasters’ last game against East Bengal FC. He was pulling the strings from midfield and delivered many passes to the final third, but at the end none of them got converted.
Dimitrios Diamantakos was another stand out performer of the day. He worked hard in the front line of Blasters till the final minute and created many chances, but failed to convert them into a goal.
Karanjit Singh, who had his second start for the men in yellow was solid under the crossbar for Kerala Blasters. He denied the opponent many times and was unfortunate to concede Cleiton’s goal at the end.
The live streaming of Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC will be available on Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV, Star Sports Network and Asianet Plus.
