Match Report
The table read 11th (Rajasthan FC, 25 pts) against 12th (NEROCA, 14 pts), 11 points apart. On the form table NEROCA stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Per game in the league, Rajasthan FC were scoring 1.67 and conceding 2.63, NEROCA 1.13 and 2.65, against a competition average of 1.67 goals per team per game.
Rajasthan FC's last four games had all finished level. NEROCA entered with nine losses in a row.
The venue was Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam, with room for 38,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rajasthan FC led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.