Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mohun Bagan 1st with 39 points, Aizawl 10th with 16, 23 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Mohun Bagan 2.19 scored and 0.81 conceded per game, Aizawl 1.13 and 1.27, with the league averaging 1.31.
Mohun Bagan were unbeaten in 14, having scored in 12 consecutive games.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Mohun Bagan, 2 draws and 1 for Aizawl, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
Kalyani Stadium in Kalyani staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,300. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.