Match Report
41 points for Churchill Brothers (1st), 37 for Gokulam (3rd): a 4-point gap. Against a league average of 1.58 goals per team per game, Churchill Brothers ran at 2.09 scored and 1.05 conceded, Gokulam at 2.05 and 1.32.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 4 Churchill Brothers wins, 3 for Gokulam, 3 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 70% of the meetings. 1.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.6.
The venue was Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Fatorda Stadium) (Margao, Goa), with room for 19,000 spectators. Churchill Brothers led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Churchill Brothers: Lalremruata Ralte (21'), Kingslee Fernandes (62') · Gokulam: Michael Soosairaj (90')
Key stats
Total shots: 23-9 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 4-5