Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Odisha FC: What happened during the last meeting in ISL 2023-24?
Mohun Bagan Super Giant will face the challenge of Odisha FC in the second leg of the semi-final of Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 at the Salt Lake Stadium on Sunday, April 28. Let's take a look at what transpired between both teams when they contested in the first leg on April 23.
Manvir Singh netted an opening goal for Mohun Bagan in the third minute of the game through an accurate pass by Dimitrios Petratos. In this process, Manvir scored the second-fastest goal in 2:21 seconds. He is just behind Lalrindika Ralte's goal at 2:08 for Mohun Bagan against Mumbai City FC in 2016.
In the 11th minute, Ahmed Jahouh delivered razor sharp pass to Carlos Delgado, who made his way to 18-yard box, and scored an equalizer for Odisha FC.
An intense contest continued between both teams, before Roy Krishna broke the deadlock by finding the back of the net in the 39th minute of the game. With this, Krishna wrote his name into the history books by scoring the most goals (13) for Odisha in a single ISL season.
The second half witnessed both teams playing with 10 players, Delgado and Mohun Bagan striker Armando Sadiku receiving red card. In the 83rd minute, Odisha FC evaded a possible goal from Mohun Bagan. The game ended with a 2-1 victory for the Kalinga Warriors at their home venue.
In a surprising stat, Mohun Bagan maintained 62 percent possession, but couldn't convert their chances to a goal.
Interestingly, Odisha secured their first-ever win against Mohun Bagan in the last nine games in the ISL.
ISL 2023-24: Mohun Bagan Super Giant vs Odisha FC Head-to-Head Stats
These teams have met on a total of 11 occasions in ISL history, with Mohun Bagan bagging five victories, and Odisha securing two wins, while other games ending as draws.
In the last five occasions, Mohun Bagan have won two games and Odisha have a solitary victory.