Both teams are languishing at the bottom half of the table and will be aiming to resurrect their fortunes with a positive result.
It has been an underwhelming season for both clubs, with East Bengal sitting 9th and Jamshedpur sitting 10th in the ISL table. The Kolkata club will be coming into the match on the back of a defeat against Odisha FC, while Jamshedpur are winless in their last 10 matches, losing eight of those.
East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC Team News:
East Bengal manager Stephen Constantine does have a full squad ahead of the Jamshedpur clash. East Bengal let go of Brazilian forward Eliandro, as Cleiton Silva is expected to lead the line for the Red and Gold Brigade.
Jamshedpur FC, on the other hand, will be banking a lot on Ritwik Das, who scored a brace in their 2-2 draw against Chennaiyin last match. Nigerian striker Daniel Chima Chukwu is set to start, and so is Brazilian midfielder Rafael Crivallero, who was brilliant in the last match.
East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC Probable Lineup:
East Bengal: Sen; Naorem Mahesh, Lalchungunga, Gonzalez, Lalrinzuala; Alex, O’Doherty, Rahman, Mukherjee; Silva, Jangra
Jamshedpur FC: Yadav; Renthlei, Laldinpuia, Sabia, Lallawmawma; Crivellaro, Halder, Emmanuel-Thomas, Das; Chukwu, Pandita
East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC H2H:
In the 5 previous meetings, East Bengal have the edge with 2 wins, compared to Jamshedpur’s one win.
East Bengal won the last match at Jamshedpur 3-1 this season. Suhair scored one while Cleiton Silva scored a brace for East Bengal, while former Arsenal youth player Jay Emmanuel-Thomas scored the solitary goal for Jamshedpur.
East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC Stats:
- East Bengal haven’t kept a clean sheet in six matches while Jamshedpur are without a clean sheet in 10 matches.
- Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva has scored 8 goals for East Bengal this season, that’s 57 pc of East Bengal goals scored by the 35-year-old alone.
- East Bengal and Jamshedpur have only one clean sheet to their name this season, which is the joint lowest in the league so far.
- East Bengal and Jamshedpur are tied on both Yellow cards and Red cards tally. Both clubs have 24 yellow cards each, while 1 red card each.
East Bengal vs Jamshedpur FC TV and Streaming Details:
The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network from 19.30 IST on Friday. The match can also be live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar App and Website.
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