Match Report
In the standings it was Mumbai City 3rd on 25 points, NorthEast United 9th on 16 — separated by 9. NorthEast United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 3rd in the league over the last five rounds against 9th overall. Per game in the league, Mumbai City were scoring 1.31 and conceding 0.69, NorthEast United 1.23 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.21 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Mumbai City, 2 draws and 3 for NorthEast United, at 2.73 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 27% of the wins in this matchup.
Mumbai Football Arena, capacity 9,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Mumbai City: Lallianzuala Chhangte (85') · NorthEast United: Jithin MS (48')
Key stats
Possession: Mumbai City 61% · NorthEast United 39% · Total shots: 14-7 · On target: 4-1 · Corners: 8-2