Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

I-League · 2021
NEROCA FC
1 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

4
3
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' And we are off! NEROCA FC vs Chennai City FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 6' Vineethkumar Velmurugan makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Chennai City FC are in front.
  • 11' Chennai City FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 22' Chennai City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jishnu Balakrishnan is hanging Shaji Antony on the field on 22 minute.
  • 27' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' Khaiminthang Lhungdim has so much to prove this time. He replaces Songpu Singsit on 30 minute.
  • 30' Controversy at the stadium! Sriram Boopathi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. NEROCA FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Uma Sankar on 41.
  • 46' NEROCA FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' A change in the NEROCA FC ranks — Longjam Gobin Singh exits the field as Wangkhei Mayum Olen Singh enters on 48.
  • 49' The supporters are chanting for Shoib Akhtar. He replaces Kongbrailatpam Sharma on 49 minute.
  • 50' The referee shows NEROCA FC player a Yellow card on 50.
  • 55' Chennai City FC make a change. Vineethkumar Velmurugan trudges off to be replaced by Jockson Dhas on 55 minutes.
  • 56' Jockson Dhas is replacing Vineethkumar Velmurugan for the Chennai City FC side.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 62' Shoib Akhtar picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Benjamin Lupheng. He replaces Yumkhaibam Singh on 68 minute.
  • 68' Demir Avdic adds to his 2 season tally! Chennai City FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' Jishnu Balakrishnan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 80' Subhash Singh adds to his 1 season tally! NEROCA FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 85' Takhellambam Deepak Singh has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Chennai City FC! Pravitto Raju comes on to replace Demir Avdic.
  • It finishes all square. NEROCA FC and Chennai City FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

NEROCA FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gift Raikhan

Chennai City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pedro Manzi 3
Demir Avdic 2
Vineethkumar Velmurugan 1
Subhash Singh 1
Iqbal Hussain 1
Chencho Gyeltshen 1
Ongnam Romtan Singh 1
Aryn Williams 1

Head to Head

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

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.