Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters: Who will win today's ISL match?
Table-toppers Mumbai City FC will square off against Kerala Blasters in match no. 35 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2021-22 at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda, Goa on Sunday. Without an iota of doubt, the Islanders are the top dogs in the league, winning five of their first six encounters.
Meanwhile, Ivan Vukomanovic's Kerala Blasters are struggling in the league, down to ninth spot in the table. They have so far played out three draws and a win after their loss in the first game of the season.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ'๐ท๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ'๐ด ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ! ๐ฌ
With less than 2๏ธโฃ4๏ธโฃ hours to go, #TheIslanders are all set for #MCFCKBFC ๐ฅ
P.S. Watch till the end ๐๐คญ
#MumbaiCity #AamchiCity ๐ต https://t.co/ODHn1pcMtf
With Igor Angulo leading the forward line, Mumbai City FC have played some of the most breathtaking passages of football this season. In their previous encounter, Des Buckingham's men managed to overcome Chennaiyin FC's mean defense and come away with all three points.
Meanwhile, Kerala Blasters played out a 1-1 draw against SC East Bengal in their last game and have had the luxury of a week off since then. Kerala's goalscoring troubles have been quite evident with the Tuskers scoring just six goals in five games. Mumbai City FC, on the other hand, lead the league's goalscoring charts with 17.
Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters Head-to-Head
The two sides have locked horns 14 times previously, with Mumbai City FC triumphing in six of those encounters and Kerala Blasters FC winning just twice. The remaining six fixtures have ended in draws.
๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ข ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค ๐งโโ๏ธ
Ahmed Jahouh leads the charts with 5๏ธโฃ assists in 6๏ธโฃ #HeroISL games ๐ช
#MumbaiCity #AamchiCity ๐ต https://t.co/xHIUvE67RN
Kerala Blasters FC's last win over Mumbai City FC came in the 2017-18 season. In their last encounter, Mumbai City FC came out on top with a 2-1 victory.
Matches played: 14
Mumbai City FC wins: 6
Kerala Blasters FC wins: 2
Draws: 6
Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters Team News
Mumbai City FC: The Islanders are one of the few teams who have no injury concerns at the moment.
Kerala Blasters: After suffering an injury in the clash against Odisha FC, Kerala Blasters keeper Albino Gomes is out of Sunday's game. He is set to go through further examination to assess the length of his injury. Rahul KP is still out injured.
Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters Live Telecast and Streams
TV: Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 3, Hindi Commentary on Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 regional channelsโ Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu.
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV.
Catch the latest ISL live score 2021 here on Sportskeeda!
Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters Prediction
As mentioned earlier, Mumbai City FC are the team in form and it would be incredibly difficult to bet against them at the moment. The likes of Ahmed Jahouh, Igor Angulo and Bipin Singh add a cutting edge to the side that most other teams lack.
Ivan Vukomanovic's have managed to keep their defense tight so far and their best chance of stopping Mumbai's attacking force will come if they manage to convert the game into a disruptive, cagey affair.
Prediction: Mumbai City FC 2-0 Kerala Blasters