Match Report
17 points for Kerala Blasters (8th), 9 for Chennaiyin (13th): an 8-point gap. Kerala Blasters ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Kerala Blasters 1.15 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Chennaiyin 0.69 and 1.62, with the league averaging 1.21.
Defeat had followed defeat for Kerala Blasters — four in succession. Chennaiyin had gone 7 games without a win.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 3 for Kerala Blasters, 1 for Chennaiyin and 2 drawn, at 2.83 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more.
The venue was Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, with room for 60,000 spectators. Chennaiyin led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Chennaiyin: Imran Khan (42')
Key stats
Possession: Kerala Blasters 48% · Chennaiyin 52% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 6-5




