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Indian Arrows vs NEROCA FC, I-League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

I-League · 2021
Indian Arrows
0 – 4
Full Time
NEROCA FC
Wed 20 Jan 2021 · 13:30 UTC Kalyani Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'
Y 16' Yumkhaibam Singh

Overview

Match Preview

Indian Arrows vs NEROCA FC — I-League at Kalyani Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Denny Ferbet (India)
  • Referee Jatinder Singh (India)
  • Referee Aditya Purkayastha (India)
15 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Head-to-Head

5
2
6
Indian Arrows 13 games · Avg 3.2 goals NEROCA FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-20 Indian Arrows 0–4 NEROCA FC 2020-02-11 NEROCA FC 0–0 Indian Arrows 2019-02-01 Indian Arrows 2–3 NEROCA FC 2018-12-07 NEROCA FC 3–0 Indian Arrows 2018-05-20 Indian Arrows 2–1 NEROCA FC

Recent Form

Indian Arrows
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan NEROCA FC H 0–4 L
14 Jan Sudeva Delhi FC A 0–3 L
10 Jan Churchill Brothers SC H 2–5 L
08 Mar TRAU FC A 0–1 L
03 Mar Roundglass Punjab FC H 1–1 D
28 Feb Chennai City FC H 0–2 L
NEROCA FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jan Indian Arrows A 4–0 W
15 Jan TRAU FC H 1–1 D
14 Mar Chennai City FC H 2–2 D
10 Mar Roundglass Punjab FC H 4–3 W
04 Mar Real Kashmir FC A 0–1 L
11 Feb Indian Arrows H 0–0 D

Key Stats

46% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
85% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Indian Arrows this season
21% Clean Sheets
NEROCA FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Indian Arrows
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/8
61-75
–/4
76+
2/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
NEROCA FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/4
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Kalyani Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Indian Arrows and NEROCA FC.
  • 5' Varun Thokchom, a India , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Liberia international Varney Kallon has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' Yumkhaibam Singh was booked on 16.
  • 21' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 26' Ricky John Shabong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 228 appearances.
  • 29' NEROCA FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Varney Kallon on 29.
  • 30' GOAL! Varney Kallon scores on 30. Assisted by Nathaniel Garcia
  • 35' Indian Arrows are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against NEROCA FC's shape.
  • 40' Indian Arrows is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gift Raikhan will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' It’s high time Shanmugam Venkatesh made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Khaiminthang Lhungdim gets the nod from NEROCA FC. He replaces Khanngam Horam and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Fresh legs for NEROCA FC! Golmei Rongmei comes on to replace Bishorjit Singh.
  • NEROCA FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Indian Arrows Lineups

Starting XI

Coach Shanmugam Venkatesh

NEROCA FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gift Raikhan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yusa Katsumi 3
Harsh Patre 2
Varney Kallon 2
Vanlalruatfela Thlacheu 1
Boris Singh Thangjam 1
Rohit Danu 1
Odili Felix Chidi 1

Head to Head

2021-01-20 Indian Arrows 0–4 NEROCA FC 2020-02-11 NEROCA FC 0–0 Indian Arrows 2019-02-01 Indian Arrows 2–3 NEROCA FC 2018-12-07 NEROCA FC 3–0 Indian Arrows 2018-05-20 Indian Arrows 2–1 NEROCA FC

Indian Arrows Form

2021-01-20 Indian Arrows 0–4 NEROCA FC L 2021-01-14 Sudeva Delhi FC 3–0 Indian Arrows L 2021-01-10 Indian Arrows 2–5 Churchill Brothers SC L 2020-03-08 TRAU FC 1–0 Indian Arrows L 2020-03-03 Indian Arrows 1–1 Roundglass Punjab FC D 2020-02-28 Indian Arrows 0–2 Chennai City FC L

NEROCA FC Form

2021-01-20 Indian Arrows 0–4 NEROCA FC W 2021-01-15 NEROCA FC 1–1 TRAU FC D 2020-03-14 NEROCA FC 2–2 Chennai City FC D 2020-03-10 NEROCA FC 4–3 Roundglass Punjab FC W 2020-03-04 Real Kashmir FC 1–0 NEROCA FC L 2020-02-11 NEROCA FC 0–0 Indian Arrows D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.98 Indian Arrows xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.91 NEROCA FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Indian Arrows21% Draw25% NEROCA FC54%
Actual: NEROCA FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.89
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Indian Arrows or Draw
47%
Draw or NEROCA FC
79%
Indian Arrows or NEROCA FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Indian Arrows15% Draw43% NEROCA FC42%
Actual: NEROCA FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–4 not predicted
0 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
0 – 2
10%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.6%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 3
6.2%
1 – 3
6.1%
2 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.6%
2 – 3
3.1%
1 – 4
3%

Asian Handicap — Indian Arrows

Handicap Indian Arrows covers Push NEROCA FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 94%
-1.5 6% — 94%
-1 6% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 23% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 17%
+2.5 83% — 17%

Clean Sheet

Indian Arrows keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
NEROCA FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.