NEROCA FC vs Chennai City FC, I-League 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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NEROCA FC

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Chennai City FC

Tue 9 Feb 2021 · 08:30 UTC Khuman Lampak Main Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 30' Sriram Boopathi

Y 41' Uma Sankar

Shoib Akhtar 50' Y

Shoib Akhtar 62' R

Overview

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NEROCA FC vs Chennai City FC — I-League at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium.

NEROCA FC 0 games · 0 pts (2021/21)
Chennai City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2021/21)

Match Details

Referee
Referee
Referee
Referee Denny Ferbet (India)

10 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.1 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

NEROCA FC 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals Chennai City FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-02-09 NEROCA FC 1–2 Chennai City FC 2020-03-14 NEROCA FC 2–2 Chennai City FC 2019-02-11 NEROCA FC 3–3 Chennai City FC 2018-11-24 Chennai City FC 2–1 NEROCA FC 2018-04-08 NEROCA FC 1–0 Chennai City FC

Recent Form

NEROCA FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	Chennai City FC	H	1–2	L
03 Feb	Mohammedan SC	A	0–0	D
30 Jan	Aizawl FC	H	1–2	L
25 Jan	Gokulam Kerala FC	H	1–4	L
20 Jan	Indian Arrows	A	4–0	W
15 Jan	TRAU FC	H	1–1	D

Chennai City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Feb	NEROCA FC	A	2–1	W
03 Feb	Sudeva Delhi FC	H	0–4	L
29 Jan	Indian Arrows	H	1–0	W
24 Jan	TRAU FC	A	0–2	L
15 Jan	Real Kashmir FC	H	0–2	L
09 Jan	Gokulam Kerala FC	A	2–1	W

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

73% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
NEROCA FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Chennai City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Chennai City FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/5

61-75

2/2

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
6' Vineethkumar Velmurugan puts Chennai City FC on the lead.
11' A quiet spell here at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. Chennai City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
16' Chennai City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gift Raikhan will be considering his options from the bench.
22' Shaji Antony makes way for Jishnu Balakrishnan at the 22 minute mark. A tactical switch from Chennai City FC.
27' Songpu Singsit, a , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' The crowd applauds Songpu Singsit as he leaves the pitch. Khaiminthang Lhungdim steps in for NEROCA FC.
30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Sriram Boopathi.
35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering NEROCA FC that had 217 games and scored 45 goals.
40' NEROCA FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
41' Uma Sankar was booked on 41.
46' Jockson Dhas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for NEROCA FC tonight.
48' A change in the NEROCA FC ranks — Longjam Gobin Singh exits the field as Wangkhei Mayum Olen Singh enters on 48.
49' NEROCA FC make a change. Kongbrailatpam Sharma trudges off to be replaced by Shoib Akhtar on 49 minutes.
50' That is a Yellow card for NEROCA FC. Shoib Akhtar will be fuming at that decision.
55' The whistle greets Vineethkumar Velmurugan as he departs to be replaced by Jockson Dhas.
56' Time for substitution for Chennai City FC. Vineethkumar Velmurugan is replaced by Jockson Dhas.
61' Uma Sankar has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' NEROCA FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 62.
67' The home supporters are growing impatient. NEROCA FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
68' Benjamin Lupheng is replacing Yumkhaibam Singh for the NEROCA FC side.
68' Demir Avdic does the damage! The net is bulging and Chennai City FC surge ahead!
73' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
78' Chennai City FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Demir Avdic scoring 2 goals.
80' Subhash Singh has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 80 minutes.
85' Vladimir Molerovic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
86' The whistle greets Demir Avdic as he departs to be replaced by Pravitto Raju.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

NEROCA FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Bishorjit Singh C
5
Varney Kallon
21
Subhash Singh
8
Yumkhaibam Singh ↓ Benjamin Lupheng 68'
11
Khanngam Horam ↓ Lamjingba Mutum 68'
23
Kongbrailatpam Sharma ↓ Shoib Akhtar 49'
4
Longjam Gobin Singh ↓ Wangkhei Mayum Olen Singh 48'
27
Takhellambam Deepak Singh
6
Akbar Khan
9
Judah Garcia
19
Songpu Singsit ↓ Khaiminthang Lhungdim 30'

Bench

Coach Gift Raikhan

Chennai City FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Kabir Toufik
3
Tarif Akhand
2
Shaji Antony ↓ Jishnu Balakrishnan 22'
43
Rajesh S.
22
Sriram Boopathi
16
Vineethkumar Velmurugan ↓ Jockson Dhas 55'
45
Iqbal Hussain
10
Demir Avdic ↓ Pravitto Raju 86'
11
Uma Sankar
4
Vladimir Molerovic C
33
Shankar Sampingiraj

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Pedro Manzi	3
Demir Avdic	2
Odili Felix Chidi	1
Fito Miranda	1
Mashoor Shereef	1
Tettey Narh Phillip Adjah	1
Khanngam Horam	1
Vineethkumar Velmurugan	1

Head to Head

NEROCA FC Form

2021-02-09 NEROCA FC 1–2 Chennai City FC L 2021-02-03 Mohammedan SC 0–0 NEROCA FC D 2021-01-30 NEROCA FC 1–2 Aizawl FC L 2021-01-25 NEROCA FC 1–4 Gokulam Kerala FC L 2021-01-20 Indian Arrows 0–4 NEROCA FC W 2021-01-15 NEROCA FC 1–1 TRAU FC D

Chennai City FC Form

2021-02-09 NEROCA FC 1–2 Chennai City FC W 2021-02-03 Chennai City FC 0–4 Sudeva Delhi FC L 2021-01-29 Chennai City FC 1–0 Indian Arrows W 2021-01-24 TRAU FC 2–0 Chennai City FC L 2021-01-15 Chennai City FC 0–2 Real Kashmir FC L 2021-01-09 Gokulam Kerala FC 1–2 Chennai City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 NEROCA FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.48 Chennai City FC xG

I would bet for: NEROCA FC or Chennai City FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

NEROCA FC33% Draw28% Chennai City FC39%

Actual: Chennai City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

NEROCA FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Chennai City FC

67%

NEROCA FC or Chennai City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

NEROCA FC25% Draw46% Chennai City FC29%

Actual: Chennai City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

7.9%

0 – 0

7.9%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

5.6%

2 – 0

5.3%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — NEROCA FC

Handicap	NEROCA FC covers	Push	Chennai City FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	20%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

NEROCA FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Chennai City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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