VASCO DA GAMA. Chennaiyin and East Bengal didn’t manage to score any goal on Friday. Chennaiyin was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Tilak Maidan Stadium stadium in Vasco da Gama. The referee was Crystal John. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.9 degrees Celsius or 80.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Chennaiyin was in firm control of the ball 58% while East Bengal was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chennaiyin was was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Chennaiyin to win the match​.

Chennaiyin shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, East Bengal shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Chennaiyin received 2 yellow cards (R. Ali and S. Damjanovic). On the other side, East Bengal received 1 yellow card (S. Das).

Standings

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, Chennaiyin will play away with ATK Mohun Bagan on the 11th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of ATK Mohun Bagan (1 draw).

East Bengal will host Goa on the 7th of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Chennaiyin – Formation

Chennaiyin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Božidar Bandović decided to play with the following team: Vishal Kaith (6.9), Reagan Singh (7.4), Slavko Damjanović (7.3), Narayan Das (7.0), Jerry Lalrinzuala (6.1), Ariel Borysiuk (7.1), Lallianzuala Chhangte (7.3), Vladimir Koman (7.2), Anirudh Thapa (7.0), Mirlan Murzaev (6.6) and Rahim Ali (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Łukasz Gikiewicz (6.4), S. Singh, B. Ganesan, N. Meetei, Jobby Justin (6.5), G. Singh, D. Majumder, S. Pasha and E. Vanspaul.

Substitutions

Chennaiyin made 2 changes: L. Chhangte for L. Gikiewicz (57′) and R. Ali for J. Jobby (81′).

Best player: Reagan Singh​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Chennaiyin was Reagan Singh.

His rating is (7.4) with 42 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

José Manuel Díaz Fernández played with: Suvam Sen (7.6), Daniel Gomes (6.6), Tomislav Mrčela (7.3), Joyner Lourenco (6.8), Hira Mondal (7.1), Amarjit Kiyam Singh (7.1), Mohammed Rafique (7.2), Amir Dervišević (7.6), Naorem Tondonba Singh (7.0), Darren Sidoel (6.8) and Daniel Chima Chukwu (7.2).

They had on the bench: Bikash Jairu (6.5), Antonio Perošević (7.2), F. Prce, Sourav Das (6.4), T. Haokip, S. Roy, Adil Khan (6.8), L. Hnamte and Raju Eknath Gaikwad (7.0).

East Bengal could not rely on the presence of S. Das (injured).

Substitutions

East Bengal made 5 changes: D. Gomes for A. Khan (46′), J. Lourenco for R. Gaikwad (46′), D. Sidoel for A. Perosevic (56′), A. Singh for B. Jairu (64′) and M. Rafique for S. Das (85′).

Best player: Suvam Sen​

The most impressive player for East Bengal was the goalkeeper: Suvam Sen. His rating is 7.60. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Chennaiyin – East Bengal – 0-0