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Will Goa make Mumbai's road to playoff difficult!

Hero ISL Match 80: FC GOA VS  MUMBAI CITY FC

Last 2 matches:-

Fc Goa 4-1 vs Hyderabad (Home)

Fc Goa 2-4 vs Odisha (Away)

Mumbai city Fc 1-0 vs Northeast (home)

Mumbai city Fc 2-1 vs Jamshedpur (home)

League Position:-

Goa:2nd

Mumbai :4th

Last encounter:

Mumbai city 2-4 FC Goa at Andheri sports complex, Mumbai

Stadium: Fatorda stadium,Goa

Telecast: Star network/ hotstar(online)

A trip to Goa is always fun and exciting. But a trip to Goa for an Indian Super League match is not the same. It's filled with nervousness among the players, fans and the coaching staffs. FC Goa have always been a tough side to beat especially at their home soil. Being one of the most consistent teams over the years, the team has managed to qualify for the playoffs for the 5 time out of the 6 seasons that they’ve been part of. They were the first one to qualify for the playoffs this season too. On the other hand, Mumbai city Fc have been in great form recently. With narrow wins against Northeast united and Jamshedpur FC, it has made them the favourites to qualify for the top 4 spot. But it's not going to be that easy as Chennaiyin Fc too remain in the contention for the top 4 and considering that they’ve been in a good form post the departure of their former head coach John Gregory. But Chennaiyin Fc’s draw against Bengaluru fc has made the passage for Mumbai somewhat easy. Mumbai play their final league games against Chennaiyin. So, a win against Goa today takes will take their points tally to 29 thus making it relatively difficult for Chennaiyin to qualify for the playoffs.

Players to look out for:

Mumbai city fc:

Coming to the players to look out for, Mumbai has had different goal scorers over the season. But with 6 goals in 15 matches, Chermitti stands out as the most influential person for them on the pitch. He will be the man Goa will have their eyes on. Moreover, their marquee player Sougou’s performance cannot be ignored too as he comes back into the team after serving a match ban. At the back, Subhashish Bose and Amrinder Singh have been the backbone of the team having started all the 16 games that they’ve played so far.

Goa fc:

Goa on the other hand, boasts of a bunch of players who have been consistent throughout the season. Players like Boumous, Coro, Brandon Fernandes, jackichand have all delivered exceptional performances for their team. Together they have 24 goals and 17 assists to their name. it will take some beating for Mumbai’s defence to break them down. Its also gonna be hard day for the attackers to break the mighty wall formed by Fc Goa defense mainly Mourtada Fall,Mandar rao and Mohammed Nawaz.

If Mumbai wins they will come closer to their objectives of finishing in the top 4. Whereas if Fc Goa wins they'll again be at the top.

So lets wait and hope for an amazing match