Mumbai City club hosts Northeast United in the international league on Friday, and the islanders need to win to return to the top four after Odisha lost to FC Goa on Wednesday.Mumbai entered the game after a disappointing 1-1 draw with Hyderabad, when a late penalty kick from Marko Stankovic deprived Jorge Costa's team of all points and left them with a share of the spoils.Northeast's hearts were also shattered by their death in their final match, and injury-time winner Balwant Singh was sentenced to their third consecutive loss as they fell 1-0 to ATK. Mumbai City FC v NorthEast United: Match informationDate: 31st January 2020Kickoff: 7:30 PM ISTLive Stream: Star Sports Network and HotstarVenue: Mumbai Football ArenaMumbai City FC v NorthEast United: Team newsMumbai is not expected to make many if any, changes. Jorge Costa loves a steady line-up, and the only change will be whether Modou Sougou is fit enough to be a starting player, in which case he will replace Serge Kevyn.For NorthEast, it just wasn't as good in Asamoah Gyan's absence, and they'll likely feel once again the worst part of not having enough offensive ammo. Andy Keogh and Simon Lundevall are still settling in a new team, a new system, and a new country, so players like Redeem Tlang and Martin Chaves really need to step up and score goals for Robert Jarni 's side. Mumbai City FC v NorthEast United: Probable lineupsMumbai City FC: Amrinder Singh, Sarthak Golui, Prathik Chaudhari, Mato Grgic, Subhasish Bose, Sourav Das, Rowllin Borges, Mohamed Larbi, Diego Carlos, Modou Sougou, Amine ChermitiNorthEast United: Subhasish Roy Chowdhury, Reagan Singh, Kai Heerings, Mislav Komorski, Rakesh Pradhan, Jose David Leudo, Lalengmawia, Simon Lundevall, Redeem Tlang, Martin Chaves, Andy Keogh Mumbai City FC v NorthEast United: ISL form guideMumbai City FC: D-W-L-L-WNorthEast United: L-L-L-D-L Mumbai City FC v NorthEast United head-to-headThe two sides have met 11 times, Mumbai has a clear advantage, with six wins over the Highlanders.The reverse match in Guwahati saw the two teams draw 2-2, with all four goals coming in the first half. Chermiti scored a brace for Mumbai, while Northeast goals came from Panagiotis Triadis and Asamoah Gyan, both of whom are not with the club at the moment.Mumbai City FC - 6NorthEast United wins - 3Draws - 2 Mumbai City FC v NorthEast United predictionNorthEast seems devoid of ideas, and it really isn't known where they can purchase a target. On the other hand, Mumbai will look to recover after a poor performance in Hyderabad, and Sougou's return should propel them to victory.Prediction: Mumbai City FC 2-0 NorthEast United
Bengaluru FC will face Mumbai City in the Indian Super League (ISL) at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, on Tuesday.The Blues have been inconsistent this season and are fifth with 12 points from eight matches. After not losing any of its first six matches, Bengaluru lost two games in a row to ATK Mohun Bagan and Jamshedpur FC.In their last match against Jamshedpur FC, the Bengaluru team were definitely disappointed that they were unable to regain at least one point. Especially in the first half, Carles Quadrat's men had a few chances, but they didn't take advantage of any of them and had to pay.Mumbai City Football Club is just one point behind ATK Mohun Bagan at the top of the Indian Super League (ISL) schedule, but the islanders have one match.In their final match, they scored two early goals to lead 2-0 against Kerala Blasters and stuck to that in order to win that match.However, they ceded many impressive second-half opportunities to the Blasters and will look to resolve these cracks now.ISL Fixtures Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC head-to-headIn the previous six matches between these two teams, Mumbai City has defeated the Bengaluru team three times, while the Blues have won twice. One game ended in a draw.Bengaluru has not defeated Mumbai City since the 2017-18 Indian Super League (ISL) season when they doubled over the islanders. However, in five matches between them in the Indian Super League (ISL), Carles Quadrat never lost to Sergio Lopera.Bengaluru FC form guide: L-L-W-W-D (As Per ISL Fixtures)Mumbai City FC form guide: W-W-D-W-W (As Per ISL Fixtures)ISL Fixtures Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC team newsBengaluru FCBengaluru will clearly miss Ashique Kuruniyan, who is still recovering after facial surgery to repair multiple fractures. Additionally, Bengaluru will also be left without Eric Bartolo, who was suspended from this match after receiving his fourth yellow card this Indian Super League (ISL) season.Mumbai City FCFor Mumbai, the problem is not injuries, but lack of comfort. They played their last Indian Super League (ISL) match, against Kerala Blasters, on Saturday night, with only two days left between those two Indian Super League (ISL) matches.ISL Fixtures Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC predicted XIsBengaluru FCPredicted XI (4-2-3-1): Gurpreet Singh Sandhu; Harmanjot Singh Khabra, Rahul Bheke, Juanan Gonzalez, Ajith Kumar; Dimas Delgado, Suresh Singh Wangjam; Udanta Singh, Cleiton Silva, Sunil Chhetri; Kristian Opseth.Mumbai City FCPredicted XI (4-2-3-1): Amrinder Singh; Mohammed Rakip, Mourtada Fall, Hernan Santana, Vignesh Dakshinamurthy; Ahmed Jahouh, Rowllin Borges; Raynier Fernandes, Hugo Boumous; Bipin Singh; Adam le Fondre.ISL Fixtures Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC predictionBengaluru continues to strive for goals and consistency. With Paartalu suspended, he also lost his larger weapon to be able to track down and control Boumous. We expect Mumbai City to win this match(As Per ISL Fixtures).Prediction: Bengaluru FC 1-2 Mumbai City FCAlso Read: ISL 2020-21: CHENNAIYIN FC VS HYDERABAD FC ISL LIVE, ISL FIXTURES, ISL POINTS TABLE
