Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — East Bengal 1st with 26 points, Chennaiyin 13th with 9, 17 apart. Per game in the league, Chennaiyin were scoring 0.69 and conceding 1.62, East Bengal 2.31 and 0.85, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Chennaiyin, 2 draws and 3 for East Bengal, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (capacity 40,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chennaiyin: Irfan Yadwad (28') · East Bengal: Edmund Lalrindika (7'), Th. Bipin Singh (83'), Nandhakumar Sekar (90')
Key stats
Possession: Chennaiyin 50% · East Bengal 50% · Total shots: 12-22 · On target: 2-11 · Corners: 2-4