BAMBOLIM. Jamshedpur snatched a late win East Bengal 1-0 after I. Pandita scored just 1 goal (88′). Jamshedpur was much better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the GMC Stadium stadium in Bambolim on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Crystal John. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 11 Total 4
- 3 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 117 Attack 75
- 108 Dangerous attack 48
- 84 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Jamshedpur had a strong ball possession 63% while East Bengal was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Jamshedpur had a more offensive attitude with 108 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Jamshedpur won the match.
Jamshedpur shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, East Bengal shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Jamshedpur will have 19 points to hold in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, East Bengal will stay with 6 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Indian Super League, Jamshedpur will host Odisha FC on the 22nd of February with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Jamshedpur (2 draws).
East Bengal will host Odisha FC on the 7th of February with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Odisha FC (0 draws).
Jamshedpur – Formation

Jamshedpur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Owen Coyle decided to play with the following team: Pawan Kumar
, Laldinliana Renthlei , Eli Sabiá , Peter Hartley , Ricky Lallawmawma , Jitendra Singh , Mobashir Rahman , Seminlen Doungel , Greg Stewart , Boris Thangjam and Jordan Murray .The home team had on the bench: Pronay Halder, Ritwik Kumar Das, Rehnesh Paramba, Narender Gahlot
, Laldinpuia Pc, Alex , Ishan Pandita , Karan Amin and Anas Edathodika.Substitutions
Jamshedpur made 3 changes: S. Doungel for I. Pandita (58′), M. Rahman for N. Gahlot (71′) and P. Hartley for Alex (71′).
Best player: Greg Stewart
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Jamshedpur was Greg Stewart even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 51 passes (74% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 15 crosses.East Bengal – Formation

East Bengal started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Mario Rivera Campesino played with: Arindam Bhattacharya
, Amarjit Kiyam Singh , Ankit Mukherjee , Adil Khan , Hira Mondal , Sourav Das , Lalrinliana Hnamte , Wahengbam Angousana Luwang , Mohammed Rafique , Naorem Mahesh Singh and Thongkhosem Haokip .These were the players on the bench: Saikhom Goutam Singh, Bikash Jairu, Sankar Roy, Balwant Singh
, Jackichand Singh, Raju Eknath Gaikwad, Siddhant Shirodkar, Daniel Gomes and Darren Sidoel .East Bengal could not rely on the presence of D. Sidoel (injured).
Substitutions
East Bengal made 3 changes: A. Khan for D. Sidoel (57′), N. Singh for B. Singh (65′) and S. Das for J. Singh (90′).
Best player: Arindam Bhattacharya
The player that probably impressed the most for East Bengal was the goalkeeper: Arindam Bhattacharya. His rating is 7.33. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Indian Super League.
- Jamshedpur – East Bengal – 1-0