Odisha
FC
sit
in
sixth
place
on
the
table,
seven
points
ahead
of
East
Bengal
FC
–
who
are
sitting
at
the
eighth
spot.
With
FC
Goa
going
down
to
Hyderabad
FC
on
Thursday
(January
5),
Odisha
have
been
presented
yet
another
chance
to
solidify
their
playoffs
charge.
Team
News:
Odisha
FC
Odisha
FC
impressed
in
patches
against
Mumbai
City
FC
last
week
but
ultimately
lost
4-2,
in
what
turned
out
to
be
their
third
loss
in
four
games.
In
that
period,
Odisha
FC
have
picked
up
only
a
point,
but
FC
Goa’s
own
up-and-down
form
means
that
the
two
teams
are
still
level
on
19
points
at
the
lower
end
of
the
top
six.
Odisha
FC
have
been
tested
on
both
ends
of
the
pitch,
with
their
defence
conceding
eight
goals
in
the
last
four
games,
while
the
goals
against
Mumbai
City
FC
were
their
first
ones
in
that
period.
The
big
positives
have
been
the
performances
of
Diego
Mauricio
and
Nandhakumar
Sekar.
The
former
has
scored
five
goals
and
registered
three
assists
this
season,
and
produced
one
of
the
moments
of
the
season
with
his
second
goal
last
week,
while
the
latter
has
contributed
to
four
goals.
Odisha
FC
head
coach
Josep
Gombau
was
quite
upbeat
about
his
team’s
chances
to
win
the
game
against
East
Bengal
FC
in
the
pre-match
press
conference.
“We
know
that
this
is
an
important
game.
We
know
that
these
three
points
means
a
lot
for
us,
and
this
is
the
way
that
we
approach
the
week,”
he
said.
Bengal
FC.
Image:
ISL
Team
News:
East
Bengal
FC
East
Bengal
FC
got
back
to
winning
ways
after
suffering
three
losses
in
a
row
with
a
2-1
victory
over
Bengaluru
FC
in
their
last
game.
East
Bengal
FC
have
one
of
the
top
three
goalscorers
in
the
ISL,
as
things
stand.
Cleiton
Silva
has
scored
seven
of
their
13
goals,
and
head
coach
Stephen
Constantine
will
know
that
his
Brazilian
forward
needs
support
from
the
other
players
in
the
squad
to
climb
up
the
table
–
the
recent
forms
of
Odisha
FC
and
FC
Goa
have
meant
that
East
Bengal
FC
could
still
make
a
late
charge
for
the
playoffs.
But
it’s
not
just
up
front
that
the
side
has
conceded.
East
Bengal
FC
have
also
conceded
20
goals
this
season.
Constantine
said
he
was
not
too
concerned
about
this
stat
when
speaking
in
the
pre-match
press
conference.
“Honestly,
if
I
win
2-1,
I
don’t
care.
If
I
lose
3-0,
then
yeah,
I
care.
We
don’t
deliberately
try
to
concede
goals.
This
is
the
nature
of
the
game.
I
would
be
more
concerned
if
we
haven’t
won
four
games.
If
that
makes
sense,”
he
said.
Odisha
vs
East
Bengal:
Head-to-head
Odisha
FC
have
only
lost
once
to
East
Bengal
FC
in
their
five
ISL
meetings.
Odisha
FC
have
come
out
on
top
every
other
time.
They
beat
East
Bengal
FC
4-2
when
the
two
sides
met
each
other
earlier
in
the
season
on
November
18.
When
and
Where
to
watch
Odisha
FC
vs
East
Bengal
FC?
Match
Date:
Saturday,
January
7
Kick
Off
Time:
7:30
PM
IST
Live
Channel:
Star
Sports
2,
Star
Sports
2HD,
Star
Sports
3,
Star
Sports
First,
Star
Sports
Select
1
and
Star
Sports
Select
1HD
Live
Streaming:
Disney+
Hotstar
and
Jio
TV
Source:
ISL
Media
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