ISL 2022-23: Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC Live Updates

7:00 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City FC match in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23. The kick-off is just half an hour away! I’m your host Aishwarya Chakraborty, and I’ll be keeping you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

Bengaluru FC will hope to become the first team to beat Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League (ISL 2022-23) as the Blues take on the Islanders in the vital fixture of the league stages.

Mumbai City have already won the ISL Shield, ticking off their first objective of the season. Bengaluru FC have barged their way into playoffs contention on the back of a six-match winning run. Here is the detailed preview for the mega clash at the Kanteerava.

The Stakes

Bengaluru FC

The home team will be aiming to delight their supporters after what can be termed an unthinkable turnaround following a poor start to the season. Grayson has marshalled his troops well, and a win will be valuable to BFC’s playoffs push.

Mumbai City FC

Mumbai will look to give some game-time to the youngsters on the bench in the second half if they take a comfortable lead, but will still want to keep their unbeaten record intact and become the only ISL team to go the whole league stage without losing.

Injury & Team News

Bengaluru FC will be without the suspended duo of Roy Krishna and Parag Shrivas, meanwhile Mumbai City might see Rahul Bheke make his way back to the side.

Did You Know?

• Bengaluru FC are the last team to defeat Mumbai City: in the Durand Cup final.
• Bengaluru’s 4-0 defeat to Mumbai is their joint-highest in terms of goal difference in the ISL.
• Mandar Rao Dessai is a former Bengaluru FC player.
• Vignesh Dakshinamurthy came from the Bengaluru-based Ozone FC academy

Telecast

The Bengaluru FC vs Mumbai City game will be played at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Kick-off is at 7:30 PM IST. The live telecast of the match will be available on the Star Sports Network. Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV will live stream the game.