Final Score Update: FC Goa 0-0 Mumbai City FC (Draw).
FC Goa will take on Mumbai City FC in the match number 40 of ISL 2016 league on November 16.
The match is between the bottom placed Goa and the number three position holder Mumbai City. Goa must win all its matches to revive semi-final hopes while Mumbai City will look to keep other teams at bay by gaining momentum after a disappointing loss in the previous game against FC Pune City by 0-1.
FC Goa Vs Mumbai City FC ISL Match Preview
Goa has only 10 points in ten matches which has placed it in the bottom of the Indian Super League. They had a brilliant previous match against the North East United FC, where they beat them by 2-1. Goa FC have an upper hand on paper as it has defeated Mumbai City FC previously in the first leg match in Mumbai. Goa will lay dependence on performance of Romeo Fernandes and Robin Singh.
Mumbai City had an unfortunate lapse in the defences during the last few minutes of the game which led to a disappointing loss of 0-1 against the Pune City. The only statistic which goes in favour of Mumbai City is that it has accumulated most away points (11 points), which is more than the combined total of ISL 2014 & ISL 2015. On the other side, Goa has only accumulated 3 points in their home matches out of the total 10 points they hold!
Mumbai City coach understands the importance of the match to reserve a semi-final berth and believes that the team will play harder and fight even harder to get the desired results. All these statistics and fixtures make way for a cracker of a contest that will ultimately give a new outlook to the points table.
FC Goa Vs Mumbai City FC ISL Match Info
Match Date – November 16th, 2016 – Wednesday.
Match Time – 7.00pm IST.
Venue – Fatorda Stadium (Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium), Goa.
Live streaming – Hotstar.com
Live Telecast – Star Sports 1 & HD 1.
Prediction – FC Goa to win.
Predicted Line-up:
Mumbai City FC – Goalkeeper: Roberto Netto; Defenders: Ashutosh Mehta, Anwar Ali, Lucian Goian and Sena Ralte; Midfielders: Pronay Halder, Krisztian Vadocz and Rakesh Oram; Strikers: Defederico, Diego Forlan and Sony Norde.
FC Goa – Goalkeeper: Laxmikant Kattimani; Defenders: Debabrata Roy, Raju Gaikwad, Lucio, Gregory Arnolin; Midfielders: Romeo Fernandes, Mandar Rao Desai, Trindade Goncalves and Richardson; Striker: Reinaldo and Robin.
