BANGALORE. Bengaluru and Kerala Blasters didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Kerala Blasters was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium stadium in Bangalore on Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Crystal John. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 23.8 degrees Celsius or 74.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Kerala Blasters had a superior ball possession 60% while Bengaluru was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bengaluru was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Bengaluru to win the match​.

Bengaluru shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Kerala Blasters shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Bengaluru didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Kerala Blasters received 1 yellow card (Marko Leskovic).

Standings

After playing this match, Bengaluru will have 34 points like ATK Mohun Bagan to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Kerala Blasters will have 31 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Bengaluru will host Mumbai City on the 12th of March with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Mumbai City (1 draw).

Bengaluru – Formation

Bengaluru started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Simon Grayson decided to play with the following team: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu (6.5), Bruno Ramires (6.8), Sandesh Jhingan (6.9), Aleksandar Jovanović (6.8), Prabir Das (6.6), Suresh Wangjam Singh (7.3), Rohit Kumar (6.9), Roshan Singh (7.3), Javi Hernández (7.2), Roy Krishna (6.8) and Sivasakthi Narayanan (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Parag Satish Shrivas, Udanta Kumam Singh, Leon Agustine Asokan, Jayesh Rane, Namgyal Bhutia, Sunil Chhetri (6.7), Pablo Pérez Rodríguez, Amrit Gope and Alan Costa.

Substitutions

Bengaluru made 2 changes: Siva Sakthi N for Sunil Chhetri (72′) and Aleksandar Jovanovic for Alan Costa (83′).

Best player: Suresh Wangjam Singh​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bengaluru was Suresh Wangjam Singh.

His rating is (7.3) with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Kerala Blasters – Formation

Kerala Blasters started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ivan Vukomanovic played with: Prabhsukhan Gill (7.3), Nishu Kumar (7.1), Marko Lešković (7.0), Victor Mongil Adeva (7.2), Jessel Carneiro (6.5), Rahul Kannoly (6.5), Vibin Mohanan (6.5), Jeakson Singh (6.8), Adrian Luna (6.1), Danish Farooq Bhat (6.2) and Dimitris Diamantakos (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Ayush Adhikari (6.8), Khangembam Bidyashagar Singh, Hormipam Ruivah, Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Saurav Mandal, Sahal Abdul Samad (6.6), Bryce Miranda, Karanjit Singh and Apostolis Giannou.

Kerala Blasters could not rely on the presence of Ayush Adhikari (injured).

Substitutions

Kerala Blasters made 2 changes: Danish Farooq for Sahal Abdul Samad (71′) and Jessel Carneiro for Ayush Adhikari (76′).

Best player: Prabhsukhan Gill​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Kerala Blasters was the goalkeeper: Prabhsukhan Gill. His rating is 7.34. He performed 2 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.​

• Bengaluru – Kerala Blasters – 0-0