Indian Super League (ISL) Football match updates, predictions and discussions

[Iranus]

Mumbai City made their second draw of the season against Hyderabad. Hyderabad has been able to dominate Mumbai very well. I would say Hyderabad did not win the match it is their bad luck. Today Jamshedpur will play against Northeast United and Mohun Bagan will play against Goa. ATK Mohun Bagan lost the previous match. Hopefully, they will win today

[bryant.coleman]

ISL is becoming very interesting. I Can't see any competition for the top spot in the points table. But the second place may change very soon. ATK Mohun Bagan is just 2 points ahead of Goa at the moment. On the other hand, East Bengal, which is at the bottom of the points table, has improved. Now East Bengal is in the ninth position. But, the most interesting thing is that they have not lost in any of the last 5 matches

ATK Mohun Bagan was doing good, but after their loss to Mumbai City FC they seems to have lost their momentum. After that match, they had a draw against FC Goa. Their next match is against Chennaiyin FC and if they can win that match, then the second place will be in no danger. But Chennaiyin has performed beyond expectations for this season.

[LittleBitFunny]

Bengaluru have lost four of their last five matches and have been able to draw one. In today's match, they were leading 1-0 in the first half. I thought they would win this match. But I was disappointed to see the end result of the match. Bangalore also lost to Kerala Blasters 2-1. Kerala Blasters secured their victory by scoring a goal in 90 + 4 minutes

[Sithara007]

Bengaluru have lost four of their last five matches and have been able to draw one. In today's match, they were leading 1-0 in the first half. I thought they would win this match. But I was disappointed to see the end result of the match. Bangalore also lost to Kerala Blasters 2-1. Kerala Blasters secured their victory by scoring a goal in 90 + 4 minutes

Sad to see Bengaluru in this position. Once upon a time, they were being regarded as the best team in the ISL, with players such as Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh. And now they have lost the match to one of the weakest teams in the ISL. And more ironic is the fact that now Bengaluru FC and Kerala Blasters FC have the same number of points (13 from 12 matches).

[Sithara007]

In today's match ATK Mohun Bagan will play against Chennaiyin. The match was drawn 0-0 when the two teams met earlier. ATK Mohun Bagan is in good form this season. However, they could not win in the last two matches. They will want to win today's match by any means. On the other hand, Chennaiyin will be happy if they can draw the match. They will play defensively in today's match. My bet today will be in favor of Mohun Bagan. Lets see what will happen tonight.

ATK Mohun Bagan needed a win and they managed to do that. They won the match by 1-0. ATKMB is still trailing Mumbai City, as the latter is having 26 points from 11 matches. I guess very few made bets in favor of Mohun Bagan yesterday, because they went winless in their last 4 matches. On top of that Chennaiyin is doing relatively better in this season. BTW, a major surprise is the elevation of Hyderabad FC to the fourth position. They were always being regarded as one of the weakest ISL teams. What an irony? Hyderabad at 4th position and Bengaluru at 7th. 

[LittleBitFunny]

The only match of today is Goa vs Kerala Blasters. I want to bet for Goa in this match. Because the Goa team is in good form at the moment. Goa also ranks after Mumbai and ATK in the points table. On the other hand, Kerala's previous performance against Goa is not pleasant. Kerala has lost the last 4 matches and drew 1 against Goa. With the exception of one match, Kerala has conceded 3 goals in all the matches.

[KennyR]

Mumbai City and ATK Mohun Bagan FC have made a strong stand on the points table. Rest of the teams are standing with small difference on the points table. With more matches to come the third and fourth position on the points table can change anytime. Mostly the end matches will be very close, and the teams will face a situation that winning team will enter the top position.

[Sithara007]

Bengaluru at 7th. 

Bengaluru FC got off to a great start this season. In the first 6 matches they won 3 and drew 3 matches. But after that they could not able to win any of the next 6 matches. And has only been able to draw one match. I did not expect such a bad performance from them. In my opinion, Goa and East Bengal are playing well enough at the moment. Apart from Mumbai, these two teams have not lost in any of the last five matches.

I won't be too much surprised if Sunil Chhetri announces his retirement by the end of this season. I have a feeling that his good days are behind him now and his form is fading. A decade ago, it was Chhetri who filled the vacuum that was left by Bhaichung Bhutia. But sadly there is no one to take his place now. And the ISL is becoming a league that is more and more dominated by the foreign players. Good Indian players are not emerging frequently.

[bryant.coleman]

If the ISL matches were exciting, the growth of the spectators would have increased even more. But ISL's matches are not exciting. Mumbai is at the top of the points table with 29 points from 12 matches. On the other hand, Goa, which is in third place, has managed to score 20 points in 13 matches. If ISL had been as competitive and exciting as the Premier League, ISL's audience growth would have been even greater.

ISL has failed to give enough boost to football, to make it the second most popular sport in India (cricket is at number one, and I don't think that any other sport can give a meaningful competition there). Even now, the PKL (Pro Kabaddi)TV ratings are more than that of ISL. The Hockey India League (HIL) was discontinued in 2017, else it would have given challenge to ISL as well.

[Iranus]

Today ATK Mohun Bagan will play against Northeast United. I am hoping to win today's match from ATK. ATK is now in the second position in the points table. They must win today's match to stay ahead in the title fight. At the moment ATK Mohun Bagan is 6 points behind Mumbai City

[Swordsoffreedom]

What a great victory Northeast United! It was a great match. Northeast has been able to win even with less possession of the ball. Ball possession ATK 62% and Northeast is only 38%. Mohun Bagan started the season very well but now they are falling behind. They have won only 2 of the last 5 matches. Defeat against a small team like Northeast today was not expected at all

[Sithara007]

What a great victory Northeast United! It was a great match. Northeast has been able to win even with less possession of the ball. Ball possession ATK 62% and Northeast is only 38%. Mohun Bagan started the season very well but now they are falling behind. They have won only 2 of the last 5 matches. Defeat against a small team like Northeast today was not expected at all

It was a very close match. ATK Mohun Bagan was unlucky to waste so many good chances. Anyway, ATK remains at the second position with 24 points, but the difference is that the gap between them and the first placed Mumbai City FC has now widened. And with the win yesterday, NEUFC is back to the top half in the points table. But ATK needs to be careful now, as they have lost two of their last four matches.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Thought the Goa team would try their best to move to second place in the points table. But I don't think there will be any change in the first and second place of the points table this season. Mumbai is at the top of the table with 30 points from 13 matches. Goa, in third place, has scored 21 points in 14 matches. Goa also shared points with easy teams like Eastbengal in today's match
Mumbai city will play against Northeast tomorrow. As usual, I think Mumbai will win the next match

[Iranus]

Mumbai city will play against Northeast tomorrow. As usual, I think Mumbai will win the next match

Mumbai City lost by 2-1 to Northeast. This victory of the Northeast was utterly unexpected. No one thought Mumbai City could lose this match. Mumbai City is in the top of the table with 30 points and ATK Mohun Bagan is at the second place with 27 points.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Mumbai city will play against Northeast tomorrow. As usual, I think Mumbai will win the next match

Mumbai City lost by 2-1 to Northeast. This victory of the Northeast was utterly unexpected. No one thought Mumbai City could lose this match. Mumbai City is in the top of the table with 30 points and ATK Mohun Bagan is at the second place with 27 points.

No immediate danger to Mumbai City, as they are having a wide gap with the second ranked team (ATK Mohun Bagan). But the loss to NEUFC was totally unexpected. Mumbai City had almost attained an invincible status and no one really expected this upset. If they had won this match, it was almost certain that Mumbai City would end up as the champions of this year's edition. Now it looks as if new need to wait for a few more matches.

BTW did anyone noticed that Hyderabad FC is at the no.3 position? I guess this is the best ranking they have ever achieved till now in the ISL (for comparison, last year they got the wooden spoon).

[Swordsoffreedom]

BTW did anyone noticed that Hyderabad FC is at the no.3 position? I guess this is the best ranking they have ever achieved till now in the ISL (for comparison, last year they got the wooden spoon).

The team that was at the bottom of the points table of the previous season was Hyderabad. They are in the third position at the moment this season. But I don’t think they will be able to maintain this position until the end of the season. Looking at Hyderabad's gameplay, I think their main goal in every match is to play defensively and draw the match. They have played 15 matches this season, winning 5 and drawing 7. In the last 5 matches, they have won only 1 and drawn 4.

[Sithara007]

BTW did anyone noticed that Hyderabad FC is at the no.3 position? I guess this is the best ranking they have ever achieved till now in the ISL (for comparison, last year they got the wooden spoon).

The team that was at the bottom of the points table of the previous season was Hyderabad. They are in the third position at the moment this season. But I don’t think they will be able to maintain this position until the end of the season. Looking at Hyderabad's gameplay, I think their main goal in every match is to play defensively and draw the match. They have played 15 matches this season, winning 5 and drawing 7. In the last 5 matches, they have won only 1 and drawn 4.

Whatever their strategy is, they have made good progress this season. Sometimes taking a defensive stance may be the best thing to do. Else how can you explain Hyderabad FC at 3rd position, and Bengaluru FC at 6th? Their next three matches are against NEUFC, East Bengal and Kerala Blasters. If they win two out of these three, then they are in a good position to get themselves promoted to the 2nd spot.

[Iranus]

BTW did anyone noticed that Hyderabad FC is at the no.3 position? I guess this is the best ranking they have ever achieved till now in the ISL (for comparison, last year they got the wooden spoon).

The team that was at the bottom of the points table of the previous season was Hyderabad. They are in the third position at the moment this season. But I don’t think they will be able to maintain this position until the end of the season. Looking at Hyderabad's gameplay, I think their main goal in every match is to play defensively and draw the match. They have played 15 matches this season, winning 5 and drawing 7. In the last 5 matches, they have won only 1 and drawn 4.

Whatever their strategy is, they have made good progress this season. Sometimes taking a defensive stance may be the best thing to do. Else how can you explain Hyderabad FC at 3rd position, and Bengaluru FC at 6th? Their next three matches are against NEUFC, East Bengal and Kerala Blasters. If they win two out of these three, then they are in a good position to get themselves promoted to the 2nd spot.

Defensive gameplay is best when you don't have enough talented strikers. Hyderabad plays defensively and they make good use of opportunities. They played defensive football but won 5 matches. I think this is their big achievement. The next match will be between NorthEast and Goa. The team that wins this match will take third place in the points table.

[Vishnu.Reang]

Defensive gameplay is best when you don't have enough talented strikers. Hyderabad plays defensively and they make good use of opportunities. They played defensive football but won 5 matches. I think this is their big achievement. The next match will be between NorthEast and Goa. The team that wins this match will take third place in the points table.

Against teams such as Mohun Bagan and Mumbai City, a weak team such as Hyderabad FC doesn't have a good chance of victory. Under such circumstances, it is best to keep it to the basics. The strategy is to frustrate the opposite team, so that they will make some mistake. Here I have to mention the coach of Hyderabad FC (Manuel Márquez Roca). He has done such a wonderful job for his team during this season. And credits for Aridane Santana as well, for captaining the side. These Spanish players are nowadays having such a big influence in ISL.

[Iranus]

Defensive gameplay is best when you don't have enough talented strikers. Hyderabad plays defensively and they make good use of opportunities. They played defensive football but won 5 matches. I think this is their big achievement. The next match will be between NorthEast and Goa. The team that wins this match will take third place in the points table.

Against teams such as Mohun Bagan and Mumbai City, a weak team such as Hyderabad FC doesn't have a good chance of victory. Under such circumstances, it is best to keep it to the basics. The strategy is to frustrate the opposite team, so that they will make some mistake. Here I have to mention the coach of Hyderabad FC (Manuel Márquez Roca). He has done such a wonderful job for his team during this season. And credits for Aridane Santana as well, for captaining the side. These Spanish players are nowadays having such a big influence in ISL.

Hyderabad's match strategy are really great. They do not have enough talented and skilled players in their team. Even then they are now in third place in the points table. They may be in the top 4 by the end of the season.