Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Dempo 4th with 6, Sreenidi Deccan 2nd with 11. Dempo's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Dempo ran at 0.6 scored and 0.8 conceded, Sreenidi Deccan at 1.6 and 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Dempo win, 3 for Sreenidi Deccan, 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 75% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Fatorda Stadium) (Margao, Goa), capacity 19,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Dempo led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Dempo: Marcus Joseph (6') · Sreenidi Deccan: H. Idrissou (71')
Key stats
Possession: Dempo 38% · Sreenidi Deccan 62% · Total shots: 7-20 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 1-8