GUWAHATI. NorthEast United was in the end too much to handle for Odisha FC with the goal of Pragyan Sundar Gogoi (12′), Néstor Albiach (16′) and Phalguni Singh (45′). Odisha FC was surely better in terms of ball possession (67%).​

R. Krishna didn’t score a decisive penalty (25′). That would have allowed Odisha FC to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium stadium in Guwahati on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Harish Kundu with the help of Asit Sarkar and . The 4th official was Senthil Nathan. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was extremely hot at 35.73 degrees Celsius or 96.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.​

Match Statistics​

NorthEast United

3 - 0

Odisha FC

  • ! 33 Ball Possession 67
Shots
  • 12 Total 10
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 73 Attack 122
  • 43 Dangerous attack 98
  • 83 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 11
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Odisha FC had a strong ball possession 67% while NorthEast United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Odisha FC was more pushing with 98 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, NorthEast United found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

NorthEast United shot 12 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Odisha FC shot 10 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

NorthEast United received 2 yellow cards (Jerry Mawihmingthanga  and Bekey Oram). On the other side, Odisha FC received 3 yellow cards (M. Shereef, Carlos Delgado  and Pranjal Bhumij).

Match Timeline

Pragyan Sundar Gogoi(goal)
12'
Néstor Albiach(goal)Parthib Gogoi
16'
25'
Bekey Oram- Yellow
43'
44'
Pranjal Bhumij- Yellow
Phalguni Singh(goal)Parthib Gogoi
45'
46'
Carlos Delgado - sub ->Mourtada Fall
46'
Laldinliana Renthlei- sub ->R. Krishna
46'
Hitesh Sharma- sub ->Ahmed Jahouh
51'
Carlos Delgado - Yellow
60'
60'
Jerry Mawihmingthanga - Yellow
Tomi Juric- sub ->Néstor Albiach
63'
Gani Nigam- sub ->Phalguni Singh
63'
Redeem Tlang- sub ->Parthib Gogoi
73'
Buanthanglun Samte- sub ->Tondonba Singh
81'
Manvir Singh- sub ->Jithin M.S
81'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
ATK Mohun Bagan
48
22
Mumbai City
45
22
Goa
45
22
Odisha FC
39
22
Kerala Blasters
33
22
Chennaiyin
27
22
NorthEast United
26
22
East Bengal
24
22
Minerva Punjab
24
22
Jamshedpur
22
22
Bengaluru
22
22
Hyderabad
8
22

After this match, NorthEast United has 26 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, Odisha FC will stays with 39 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Indian Super League, NorthEast United will play away against Jamshedpur on the 31st of January with a 7-2 head to head in favor of Jamshedpur (7 draws).

NorthEast United – Formation

NorthEast United
G
Mirshad K. Michu 32.India
8.1
D
Tondonba Singh 3.India
7.0
81'
D
H. Regragui 5.Morocco
6.8
D
Gaurav Bora 13.India
7.5
D
Bekey Oram 23.India
7.0
43'
M
Mohammed Ali Bemammer 6.Morocco
7.0
M
Néstor Albiach 8.Spain
8.1
63' 16'
M
Romain Philippoteaux 10.France
7.8
M
Jithin M.S 18.India
7.3
81'
M
Phalguni Singh 26.India
7.8
63' 45'
F
Parthib Gogoi 11.India
8.5
73'
Substitutes
G
G. Singh 24.India
D
Asheer Akhtar 12.India
D
Hira Mondal 20.India
D
Buanthanglun Samte 77.India
6.7
81'
M
Gani Nigam 17.India
6.4
63'
F
Tomi Juric 9.Australia
7.3
63'
F
Manvir Singh 21.India
6.7
81'
F
Redeem Tlang 22.India
6.8
73'

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

The manager Juan Pedro Benali decided to play with the following team: Mirshad K. Michu (8.1), Bekey Oram (7.0), Gaurav Bora  (7.5), H. Regragui (6.8), Tondonba Singh (7.0), Romain Philippoteaux (7.8), Mohammed Ali Bemammer (7.0), Phalguni Singh (7.8), Néstor Albiach (8.1), Jithin M.S (7.3) and Parthib Gogoi (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Tomi Juric (7.3), Asheer Akhtar, Gani Nigam (6.4), Hira Mondal, Manvir Singh (6.7), Redeem Tlang (6.8), G. Singh and Buanthanglun Samte (6.7).

NorthEast United could not rely on the presence of Redeem Tlang (injured).

Substitutions

NorthEast United made 5 changes: Parthib Gogoi for Redeem Tlang (73′), Tondonba Singh for Buanthanglun Samte (81′), Jithin M.S for Manvir Singh (81′), Néstor Albiach for Tomi Juric (63′) and Phalguni Singh for Gani Nigam (63′).

Player of the match: Parthib Gogoi​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for NorthEast United was Parthib Gogoi.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 9 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Odisha FC – Formation

Odisha FC
G
Lalthuammawia Ralte 28.India
6.4
D
Mourtada Fall 15.Senegal
6.4
46'
D
T. Singh Moirangthem 24.India
6.4
D
Vignesh D 32.India
7.0
D
Aniket Jadhav 99.India
6.6
M
Ahmed Jahouh 10.Morocco
6.4
46'
M
Cy Goddard 11.Japan
7.0
M
Lenny Rodrigues 42.India
6.8
F
Pranjal Bhumij 14.India
7.1
44'
F
Jerry Mawihmingthanga 17.India
7.0
68'
F
Roy Krishna 21.Fiji
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Anuj Kumar 31.India
D
Amey Ranawade 4.India
D
Carlos Delgado 5.Spain
7.0
46' 51'
D
Jerry Lalrinzuala 18.India
D
Laldinliana Renthlei 26.India
6.4
46'
M
Hitesh Sharma 81.India
6.7
46'
F
Isak Vanlalruatfela 19.India

Odisha FC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Sergio Lobera Rodríguez played with: Lalthuammawia Ralte (6.4), Aniket Jadhav (6.6), Mourtada Fall  (6.4), Thoiba Singh Moirangthem (6.4), Vignesh D (7.0), Ahmed Jahouh (6.4), Cy Goddard (7.0), Lenny Rodrigues (6.8), Jerry Mawihmingthanga  (7.0), R. Krishna (6.4) and Pranjal Bhumij (7.1).

They had on the bench: Amey Ranawade, Carlos Delgado  (7.0), Jerry Lalrinzuala, Isak Vanlalruatfela, Givson Singh Moirangthem (7.0), Laldinliana Renthlei (6.4), Anuj Kumar and Hitesh Sharma (6.7).

Substitutions

Odisha FC made 3 changes: R. Krishna for Laldinliana Renthlei (46′), Ahmed Jahouh for Hitesh Sharma (46′) and Mourtada Fall  for Carlos Delgado  (46′).

Player of the match: Pranjal Bhumij​

The most impressive player for Odisha FC was Pranjal Bhumij.

His rating is 7.1 with 34 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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