Kochi: Kerala Blasters tackle Bengaluru FC for the primary time this season within the Indian Tremendous League (ISL) on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium right here on Sunday. Blasters have received 4 of their final 4 video games, whereas the Blues have misplaced 5 of their final six.
Blasters have notched up 4 straight wins for the primary time within the ISL. They’ve stored clear sheets in three out of the final 4 video games, scoring eight objectives and conceding only one within the course of.
Greek striker Dimitrios Diamantakos struck the winner as Blasters edged Jamshedpur F 1-0 of their final match. Diamantakos is Blasters’ joint-top-scorer with Kaliuzhnyi having scored 4 objectives every in eight video games.
“We all know it is a crucial recreation for folks in Kerala. We as a workforce prefer to play this sort of recreation”, mentioned Blasters head coach Ivan Vukomanovic. “When you’ve got the thoughts of a soccer participant, you need to compete and like to play video games like this each weekend. We’re wanting ahead to an attention-grabbing recreation tomorrow. Could the higher workforce win,” he added.
Bengaluru have scored simply 4 objectives from eight video games, which is the joint-fewest this season with NorthEast United FC. The Blues have roped in Spanish attacking midfielder Pablo Perez.
“He has carried out loads of bodily work when it comes to conditioning however has not carried out a lot soccer work previously two to a few months. I’ve acquired to resolve if he’ll characteristic this weekend or not as a result of he has solely been with us for 3 classes. The very last thing I need to do is rush him,” mentioned head coach Simon Grayson
Talking concerning the rivalry between the 2 golf equipment, the Englishman mentioned, “After I first arrived in India, this was a talked-about fixture. The rivalry between the 2 golf equipment and the variety of supporters on either side has added spice to the sport.”
Historical past favours the guests because the Blues have received six of the ten encounters performed between these two sides. Blasters have solely received twice, whereas two video games resulted in attracts.