Match Report
East Bengal, 3rd with 47 points, sat 32 points above United Sikkim (14th, 15). East Bengal's recent output lagged their position: 7th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, East Bengal were scoring 1.69 and conceding 0.69, United Sikkim 0.88 and 2.42, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
East Bengal's unbeaten run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, East Bengal held 11 points of 15 and United Sikkim 3.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in Kolkata, capacity 26,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, East Bengal led 3-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 6-0.