ISL: Odisha FC vs Bengaluru FC: Preview, Team News, Time, Where to Watch, Live Streaming

The
hosts
clinched
a
crucial
win
against
Kerala
Blasters
this
past
Sunday,
while
the
visitors
are
coming
into
this
game
after
a
narrow
loss
in
Hyderabad.

Odisha
FC
seem
to
have
settled
well
on
the
pitch
as
they
play
their
fourth
game
of
the
season.
Head
coach
Josep
Gombau
has
deployed
a
4-3-3
formation
in
all
games
and
seems
content
with
it.
Additionally,
statistics
indicate
that
the
Juggernauts
have
adapted
well
to
Gombau’s
possession-based
gameplay
and
are
retaining
the
ball
well.

ISL

Fixtures

First-choice
striker
Diego
Mauricio
has
fired
blanks
in
the
last
two
games
for
Odisha
FC,
but
he
may
still
retain
his
spot
in
the
starting
lineup.
Pedro
Martin
scored
his
first
goal
in
the
Hero
ISL
against
Kerala
Blasters
after
coming
on
as
a
substitute.
The
Spaniard
has
hopped
on
as
a
substitute
just
after
the
hour
mark
in
all
three
games
so
far.

The
Juggernauts
have
staged
a
comeback
win
in
two
out
of
three
games
this
season.
Four
out
of
the
five
goals
they’ve
scored
this
season
have
come
in
the
second
half.
Three
have
come
in
the
final
five
minutes
of
the
game.

“The
team
has
shown
a
very
strong
mentality.
The
comeback
win
in
two
games
showed
how
hungry
the
players
are
and
how
strong
their
mentality
is.
I
encourage
them
till
the
final
whistle
to
work
and
fight,”
said
Gombau.

“It
would
be
better
if
we
could
score
first
and
win,
but
if
we
concede
before
we
score,
I
think
we
have
the
capacity
to
overturn
the
game,
just
like
we
did
in
two
of
our
games,”
he
added.

Bengaluru
FC’s
season
so
far
has
been
bittersweet.
The
Blues
started
with
a
win,
then
settled
for
a
point,
and
in
their
last
match,
they
dropped
all
points
against
the
defending
champions
Hyderabad
FC
–
it
was
Head
Coach
Simon
Grayson’s
first
loss
with
the
club
since
taking
over
before
the
Durand
Cup.
Grayson
will
tweak
the
tactics
but
may
not
switch
the
formation
for
the
game
against
Odisha
FC.

Sunil
Chhetri
usually
plays
right
behind
Roy
Krishna
and
Siva
Narayanan
up
front.
However,
in
the
previous
match,
the
Blues’ skipper
had
to
play
alongside
Narayanan,
with
Javier
Hernandez
slotting
into
his
place
due
to
Roy
Krishna’s
absence.
Krishna
is
expected
to
be
back
for
this
fixture,
Grayson
said.

Unlike
the
Juggernauts,
the
Blues
have
yet
to
focus
on
ball
possession
this
season.
They
relied
heavily
on
counter-attacks
in
their
last
game
and
have
not
dominated
possession
in
any
game
this
season.

“I
think
we
are
doing
okay,
but
okay
is
not
going
to
be
good
enough
in
the
long
term.
When
we
looked
at
pre-season
games
and
training,
we
were
pleased.
But
the
ISL
is
a
different
experience
with
stronger
teams
and
fans
returning,”
said
Grayson.

“Defensively,
we
look
solid.
We
have
limited
three
teams
to
very
few
opportunities.
We
need
to
improve
our
possession
and
create
more
chances.
That
is
a
learning
curve.
I’m
still
in
the
early
stages
of
learning
about
the
ISL,
my
players,
and
different
environments.
Hopefully,
I’ll
keep
improving,
and
we
can
get
the
right
balance
on
the
pitch,”
he
added.

Odisha
FC
and
Bengaluru
FC
have
played
each
other
six
times
in
the
Hero
ISL.
The
Blues
have
won
four
games,
while
the
Juggernauts
have
nabbed
just
one
win.
A
total
of
16
goals
have
been
scored
in
these
six
matches.
Odisha
FC
scored
six,
while
Bengaluru
FC
scored
ten.

Match
Details:

Match
Date:
Thursday
(Oct.
27)

Match
Time:
7:30pm
IST

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