Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Mohammedan (1st, 52 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Churchill Brothers (7th, 33 pts). On recent form Mohammedan sat only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Mohammedan were scoring 1.83 and conceding 0.92, Churchill Brothers 1.67 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Mohammedan's unbeaten run stood at 6. Churchill Brothers had won three straight.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Mohammedan win, 2 for Churchill Brothers, 2 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,000. On the scoreboard, Mohammedan led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.