Match Report
In the standings it was East Bengal 1st on 26 points, Minerva Punjab 5th on 22 — separated by 4. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, East Bengal ran at 2.31 scored and 0.85 conceded, Minerva Punjab at 1.38 and 0.92.
East Bengal carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
9 meetings are on record — 5 won by East Bengal, 1 by Minerva Punjab, 3 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 85,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: East Bengal 51% · Minerva Punjab 49% · Total shots: 14-15 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 2-4