ISL 2023-24: Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC Live Updates

5:00 PM: Hello everyone and welcome to Khel Now’s LIVE COVERAGE of the Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC match in the Indian Super League (ISL 2023-24). The kick-off is just 30 minutes away! I am your host Aishwarya Chakraborty and will keep you company through what promises a fascinating evening of football. Please wait for 30 Seconds for the Live blog to load.

ISL 2023-24: Hyderabad FC vs Bengaluru FC - Build-up

Hyderabad FC meets Bengaluru FC in their next Indian Super League 2023-24 fixture. The winners of the 2021-22 ISL Trophy have yet to win their first game of the current season. There are rising concerns about the club’s form and the upcoming game at the G.M.C Balayogi Stadium on Saturday is not going to be an easy one.

As for the visitors, Bengaluru FC is struggling to replicate the magnificent form of last season. The Blues have won only one of their opening five games of the ISL 2023-24 term. Simon Grayson’s men must start winning games to rise up in the league table before playoff qualification becomes too tough a task.

Hyderabad FC is in trouble. The side has not won any games in the ongoing Indian Super League season (three defeats and one draw in four matches). As the side sits at the bottom of the league table, the pressure is mounting on Thangboi Singto, head coach, to turn things around as the fans become impatient. Since the departure of Manolo Marquez and some key players, HFC looks like a shadow of its former self and the “rebuild” excuse is becoming old for poor performances.

Bengaluru FC enters the upcoming fixture against Hyderabad FC with one win in five games and a defeat in their last fixture. Losing by 3-2 against Odisha FC was a disappointing result for the Blues after having led in the game by two goals and conceding three without reply. Failing to win against Hyderabad FC will mean no wins in three games which is not the kind of form that gets one a qualification place in the ISL playoffs.