Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between East Bengal (1st, 26 pts) and Mohammedan (14th, 3 pts). Per game in the league, East Bengal were scoring 2.31 and conceding 0.85, Mohammedan 0.54 and 2.46, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Mohammedan had lost nine in a row. Recent form was uneven: 8/15 points for East Bengal, 0/15 for Mohammedan.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 3 East Bengal wins, 0 for Mohammedan, 1 draw, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 85,000. East Bengal led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 7-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
East Bengal: Youssef Ezzejjari (14'), Anwar Ali (6'), Vishnu PV (75'), Youssef Ezzejjari (55'), Nandhakumar Sekar (90'), Saúl Crespo (38'), Anwar Ali (79')
Key stats
Possession: East Bengal 71% · Mohammedan 29% · Total shots: 42-4 · On target: 17-2 · Corners: 20-0