ISL 2021-22: 10 things to know about Goa vs Chennaiyin

Heading
into
the
10th
game
of
the
ISL
2021-22
season
the
Gaurs
are
languishing
9th
in
the
table
with
only
two
wins
to
their
names.

FC
Goa
coach
Derrick
Pereira
has
seen
his
side
go
winless
in
the
last
four
and
will
aim
for
all
three
points
as
they
look
to
move
back
into
contention
for
the
play-offs.

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That
revival,
though,
will
not
be
an
easy
one
as
they
take
on
Chennaiyin
FC.
The
Marina
Machans
are
a
compact
side
who
are
known
to
make
things
hard
for
their
opponent.

ISL
2021-22:
Bolstered
by
Nerijus
Valskis
return,
Chennaiyin
FC
eye
win
against
FC
Goa

Bozidar
Bandović’s
men
looked
formidable
at
the
start
of
the
campaign
before
losing
their
way
a
bit
in
recent
days.

They,
though,
come
into
this
one
on
the
back
of
a
1-0
win
over
high-flying
Jamshedpur
FC.
Thus,
this
is
sure
to
be
yet
another
uphill
battle
for
the
Gaurs.

And
to
give
you
all
a
low
down
as
to
what
you
can
look
forward
to
on
Saturday
night,
with

FC
Goa
Media
inputs,

myKhel.com
looks
at
10
things
that
could
decide
the
outcome
of
the
crunch
ISL
fixture.

1.
Jorge
Ortiz
continues
to
show
his
worth
on
the
pitch
despite
injuries
and
suspensions
keeping
him
off
it
for
prolonged
periods.
The
Spaniard’s
mark
of
1.9
key
passes
per
90
minutes
has
only
been
surpassed
by
Chennaiyin’s
Vladimir
Koman
and
ATK
Mohun
Bagan’s
Hugo
Boumous
(both
at
2.5).

2.
The
2-2
draw
in
their
last
was
only
the
second
time
in
20
clashes
that
the
two
sides
drew
a
game.
The
only
other
draw
between
the
two
came
in
the
first-leg
of
the
2017-18
ISL
season
semifinal
when
the
teams
drew
1-1
at
Fatorda.

3.
Edu
Bedia’s
goal
in
the
last
match
against
Hyderabad
meant
that
the
Spaniard
became
the
first
FC
Goa
player
in
history
to
score
in
five
consecutive
seasons.
He
blanked
in
the
last
ISL
campaign
but
broke
his
duck
with
the
club’s
opening
goal
in
the
AFC
Champions
League.

4.
Chennaiyin’s
philosophy
of
hitting
the
opponents
on
the
break
can
be
seen
in
the
fact
that
Anirudh
Thapa
leads
the
league
in
terms
of
passes
into
offside
positions
at
4.
No
Gaur
has
more
than
two
such
passes.

5.
Chennaiyin
FC
earns
the
most
number
of
corners
in
the
league
with
an
average
of
6.4
per
game.
Goa
earn
4.1
per
match,
a
little
below
the
league
average
of
4.6.

6.
No
one
has
conceded
more
goals
from
outside
the
box
this
season
than
FC
Goa.
The
Gaurs
have
let
in
seven
goals
from
long
distance.
Chennaiyin,
on
the
other
hand,
conceded
only
1
from
outside
the
box.
ATK
Mohun
Bagan
are
the
only
team
not
to
concede
from
a
long-ranger.

7.
Chennaiyin
FC
is
without
a
clean
sheet
in
their
last
9
games
against
FC
Goa.
The
last
time
they
kept
a
clean
sheet
against
the
Gaurs
was
during
the
2nd
leg
of
the
semifinals
in
March
2018,
when
they
ran
out
3-0
winners
at
home.
The
Gaurs
have
also
failed
to
keep
a
clean
sheet
against
the
Marina
Machans
in
their
last
5
outings.

8.
Goal
and
FC
Goa
have
been
synonymous
in
the
ISL.
The
last
game
saw
the
Gaurs
reach
the
250
goals
mark
–
the
first
ISL
team
to
do
so.
However,
goals
have
been
hard
to
come
by
for
the
Durand
champions.
Their
tally
of
13
goals
is
the
third
lowest
so
far
this
season.

9.
Chennaiyin’s
nine
games
have
involved
only
20
goals
–
9
for
and
11
against
–
the
lowest
in
the
league.
FC
Goa
has
seen
31
goals
in
their
9
games.
Odisha
leads
the
league
with
40
goals
in
their
9.

10.
It
is
a
known
fact
that
it’s
difficult
to
stop
Alberto
Noguera
in
full
flight.
How
tough?
The
Spaniard
has
enjoyed
a
phenomenal
83
per
cent
success
rate
whilst
dribbling
having
attempted
a
total
of
47
dribbles.

The
FC
Goa
vs
Chennaiyin
FC
ISL
tie,
is
part
of
the
weekend
double
header
and
kicks
off
at
9.30pm
IST
and
will
be
shown
live
on
Star
Sports
Network
with
live
streaming
available
on
Disney+
Hotstar.