Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Jamshedpur 6th with 22, Goa 7th with 20. Scoring rates set the scale: Jamshedpur 1.15 scored and 0.77 conceded per game, Goa 1.15 and 0.85, with the league averaging 1.21.
Momentum sat with Goa, winners of their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 5 Jamshedpur wins, 7 for Goa, 0 draws, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 58%.
The venue was JRD Tata Sports Complex, with room for 60,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Jamshedpur: Rei Tachikawa (82'), Madih Talal (90')
Key stats
Possession: Jamshedpur 60% · Goa 40% · Total shots: 10-9 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 3-3