Match Report
The table read 8th (Kerala Blasters, 17 pts) against 5th (Minerva Punjab, 22 pts), 5 points apart. Kerala Blasters ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Kerala Blasters were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.31, Minerva Punjab 1.38 and 0.92, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
Kerala Blasters's winless run stood at 6.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 2 Kerala Blasters wins, 2 for Minerva Punjab, 0 draws, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 0% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (capacity 60,000). On the scoreboard, Minerva Punjab led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Kerala Blasters: Fallou Ndiaye (65') · Minerva Punjab: Samir Zeljković (7'), Bede Amarachi Osuji (18'), Dani Ramirez (38')
Key stats
Possession: Kerala Blasters 63% · Minerva Punjab 37% · Total shots: 8-16 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 4-2