Mumbai City FC vs Al Hilal: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head, telecast

D Y Patil Sports Stadium set to welcome Saudi table toppers

The Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC are doing well domestically. After five games, The Islanders sit second without having suffered a single defeat in the 2023-24 ISL competition. However, things aren't good for the cub in the continental stage. In Group D of the AFC Champions League, we see them at the bottom of the stack.

Al Hilal are making football sound easy. In the last 4 games in all competitions, they have scored 14 goals while conceding only once. Having played 12 Saudi Pro League games, the Blue Waves lead the table with 32 points and 0 defeats. In the AFC Champions League, they look like title contenders and right now are at the summit of Group D.

Kick-Off:

Monday, 6 November 2023 at 7:30 PM IST

Location: D Y Patil Sports Stadium

Form

Mumbai City FC (in all competitions): W-D-L-W-L

Al Hilal (in all competitions): W-W-W-W-W

Players to Watch

Greg Stewart (Mumbai City FC)

The playmaker has been in the Mumbai City squad since July 2022. So far in the 2023-24 season, Greg Stewart has started in each and every game for The Islanders. Stewart has 5 assists and 2 goals to his name this season. Head coach Des Buckingham heaped praise after a comeback win over Punjab FC,  "Greg's gotten better game by game so far this year for us; I think teams he's obviously been player of the season for two of the years he's been here,".

Aleksandar Mitrović (Al Hilal)

In both the AFC Champions League and Saudi Pro League, Aleksandar Mitrović will be sniffing for more goals as he stands in second place among the top scorers in both competitions. In the continental competition, the former Fulham FC star striker has scored 4 goals while domestically his 9 goals are only 2 short of standing toe to toe with Cristiano Ronaldo. Last time against Mumbai City, Mitrović netted a hat trick.

Match Facts

• In their only and first-ever meeting, Al Hilal thrashed Mumbai City FC by 6 goals to nil
• After 3 AFC Champions League matchdays, Mumbai City have lost all three games while Al Hilal are undefeated and leads the table
• The Islanders have conceded 11 goals in 3 Group D games and have shockingly failed to score even once in the entire 270 minutes of football

Injury & Team News

The home side Mumbai City staged a comeback win over Punjab FC last game in ISL. Head coach Des Buckingham will surely include Greg Stewart in his starting lineup after heaping praise for the playmaker. The rest of the squad seems fit and ready for call-up.

The mighty Saudi side, Al Hilal remain untroubled even without Neymar. The Brazilian tore his ACL and meniscus during the October international break. The winger has been operated successfully and probably will be watching the action from afar. Coach Jorge Jesus shouldn't hesitate to use the same lineup against Mumbai that won 6-0.

Head to Head

Total Matches – 1

Mumbai City FC wins – 0

Al Hilal wins – 1

Draws – 0

Predicted Lineup

Mumbai City FC predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Lachenpa (GK); Bheke, M. Singh, Tiri, Mishra; Ralte, Griffiths, Stewart; V. Singh, Pereyra Diaz, B. Singh

Al Hilal predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):

Al Owais (GK); Abdulhamid, Koulibaly, Al Bulaihi, Al Berik; Kanno, Neves; Malcom, Milinković-Savić, Al Dawsari; Mitrović

Match Prediction for Mumbai City FC vs Al Hilal

In their only meeting that happened in 2023-24 AFC Champions League matchday 3, the football world saw a drastic difference in quality. That game had ended 6-0 in favour of Al Hilal. And it is hard to go against them right now for any reason. Even if The Islanders are now going to host them in their own backyard, we might witness another one-sided affair.

Prediction: Mumbai City FC 0-4 Al Hilal

Telecast for Mumbai City FC vs Al Hilal

India – Fancode

UK – No telecast

US –  Paramount+

Nigeria – No telecast

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