In Indian Super League – 2020-21, Mumbai City FC (MCFC) will be faced off against the team Bengaluru FC (BFC) for the 95th match of the league. MCFC vs BFC – faces each other in Round-2. Today match prediction will be for the team Bengaluru FC (BFC). It will be the 18th match for BFC in ISL – 2020-21. BFC holds the seventh position in the league standings, with 19 points in their account. So far, they played total of 17 matches, in which they have won 4 matches, tied 7 matches and lost 6 matches. The total goals for the team are 19 and against the team are 21. In the last match, they played against the team ATK Mohun Bagan (ATKMB) on Feb 9th, in which BFC has been stuck with none, while the opponent team has managed to score 2 goals, which ended in a defeat for BFC. Prior to this failure, they played against the team Chennaiyin FC (CFC) on Feb 5th, in which both the teams didn’t score any goals, which ended in a draw for both the teams. Their winning streak is 4 and losing streak is 6. Their path in the last 5 matches is L D W D D. Unlike the last matches, they should try to perform better in the upcoming matches, in order to move forward in the league standings of Indian Super League – 2020-21. Let’s see whether they will win this match or not.
On the other hand, today match prediction will be for the team Mumbai City FC (MCFC). It will be the seventeenth match for MCFC in Indian Super League – 2020-21. MCFC holds the first position in the league standings, with 34 points in their account. So far, they played total of 16 matches, in which they have won 10 matches, tied 4 matches and lost 2 matches. The total goals for the team are 25 and against the team are 11. In the last match, they played against the team FC Goa (FCG) on Feb 8th, in which both the teams have managed to score 3 goals in each of their account, which ended in a draw for both the teams. Prior to this match, they played against the team Kerala Blasters FC (KBFC) on Feb 3rd, in which MCFC has scored 2 goals, while the opponent team has been stuck with one goal only, which ended in a victory for MCFC. Their winning streak is 10 and losing streak is 2. Their form in the last 5 matches is D W L D W. Like the last matches, they should keep up the winning streaks in the upcoming matches, and it will help them to stay top in the entire league standings of Indian Super League – 2020-21. Let’s see whether they will win this match or not.
Mumbai City FC (MCFC) – Key Players:
Mandar Rao Dessai, who is a defender player and also former FC Goa captain. He is the most capped player in the ISL with 97 appearances. He initially was a left-winger, but has been effectively used at left-back over the years. His attacking approach has seen him score 6 goals and make 11 assists in his ISL career so far.
Bartholomew Ogbeche, who is a star forward player and arrivals from Kerala Blasters. The ace striker added 15 goals and one assist to his tally with Kerala Blasters FC in Hero ISL 2019-20.
Hugo Boumous, will play the role of attacking midfielder. In the last season, he studded with 11 goals and 10 assists.
Arminder Singh, who is a goalkeeper. He has been first choice for MCFC over the years, irrespective of the management changes. The former Bengaluru FC and Pune FC shot-stopper has played 72 games in the ISL for various clubs, kept 19 clean-sheets, and has an impressive record of just 1.38 goals conceded per game. He kept 4 clean sheets and made 42 saves for the MCFC-team in the 2019-20 ISL season.
Adam Le Fondre, who is a forward player. He has an impressive record as striker. He played in various divisions of English football, including the Premier League, before joining A-League side Sydney FC. He scored 20 goals and made one assist in the 2019-20 A-League-season.
Bengaluru FC (BFC) – Key Players:
Gurdeep Singh Sandhu, who is a first goalkeeper to cross 10 clean-sheets in a single season.
Juanan Gonzalez, who is a defender player. His arrival in 2016. He partnered with John Johnson central defence and has most recently partnered fellow Spaniard Albert Serran as well.
Sunil Chhetri, who is a forward player and skipper of BFC-team. He is a second-highest goal scorer in the history of ISL with 39 goals in 74 appearances.
Udanta Singh, who is a forward player and he scored 22 goals in the last season ISL league.
Erik Paartalu, who is a midfielder. He has a great passing ability and the fact that he is able to dictate matches with his physicality has been key for to the success of the club.
MCFC vs BFC – Match Prediction:
The analytics shows that Mumbai City FC has clear supremacy over Bengaluru FC. BFC were champions in 2018-19 ISL season. BFC-team, Head-Coach Carles Cuadrat has question-marks over a couple of spots in his starting XI at the moment. They kicked off their pre-season without any overseas players. Second-choice goalkeeper Lalthuammawia Ralte started in goal ahead of Gurpreet Singh Sandhu while Joe Zoherliana and Pratik Chaudhuri made their debuts for the club. Both Cleiton Silva and Kristian Opseth are likely to start in attack for Bengaluru FC, alongside Sunil Chhetri and Udanta Singh. On the other hand, MCFC-team, arrival of an experienced coach like Sergio Lobera and the signings of some talents to go with the seasoned group, for sure makes Mumbai City FC one of the contenders this season. If not the winners, the MCFC are at least expected to make the play-offs in ISL 2020-21. They are only set to improve even more under Lobera’s attacking style of play. Already, both the teams faced each other in round-1, in which MCFC-team has won the match by scoring 3:1 goals. So, we expect MCFC to win this match.
