Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal FC All-Time head-to-head in ISL

Mohun Bagan SG have the upper hand in ISL head-to-head stats

Mohun Bagan and East Bengal are poised to face off in what should be a highly competitive 2025-26 Indian Super League (ISL) derby and one that could decide which of the two teams end up winning the championship. As both teams are stuck in 22 points after 11 matches, the Kolkata rivals will treat this as the proverbial final itself and aim to outdo each other to secure the championship.

Since the two teams entered the ISL in 2020, there have been many memorable matches between them across a host of different venues as well. The Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal clashes in the ISL have resulted in high-drama moments, controversy and a lot of fan passion – keeping its reputation as the biggest derby in Indian football alive and well.

East Bengal are currently holding the top spot of the 2025-26 ISL table, on the basis of having superior goal difference to the Mariners and Mumbai City.

The Torchbearers have scored 27 goals so far, the most for any team in the competition and they realise that a big win over their rivals would enable them to take a step closer to winning their first-ever ISL title.

Mohun Bagan SG have also been able to pick up the same number of points (22) as their rivals, and their draws in the last two games have caused them to be in second place heading into the derby.

Sergio Lobera will be eager to get his players back to their best form and be able to maintain their impressive winning run against East Bengal in the ISL.

That sets up what should be a thrilling Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal battle in the 2025-26 ISL clash at the Salt Lake Stadium. It’ll be treated like a final itself because of how tight the ISL title race has become and whoever wins it could basically be predetermined as the champions.

An eventful campaign for both Kolkata rivals

In the shortened 2025-26 ISL campaign, both East Bengal and Mohun Bagan have been able to maintain their place among the best teams in the ISL.  The Mariners have won six of their 11 ISL matches this season, scoring 20 goals and only conceding three times. However, their recent draws have held them back from running away into a comfortable position in the ISL table.

East Bengal, interestingly, have managed to even outperform their rivals. They have also collected 22 points from 11 games, winning six of them and have scored a league-high 27 goals in that period as well. Similar to Mohun Bagan, the Torchbearers also desperately need to win this match to have a chance of sealing the title.

Unfortunately for the Red & Gold Brigade, the Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal FC matches in the ISL have mostly been dominated by the Mariners. Out of the 10 matches that have taken place between the two sides in the ISL so far, the absolute majority of those games have been won by Mohun Bagan SG.

That is why there will be even more incentive for East Bengal to get a huge win over Mohun Bagan SG in the upcoming ISL clash. There should be plenty of fireworks and drama involved in the next Kolkata derby, knowing how the ISL championship glory stands at the end of the result for both teams.

Mohun Bagan’s dominant ISL head-to-head record against East Bengal

The Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal derby is one of the fiercest and oldest derbies in Asian football. The two have regularly played each other since the early 1920s, and are also considered two of the most decorated teams in the history of the Indian football scene as well.

The Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal clashes in the ISL started happening from the 2020-21 campaign. In what was the first-ever Kolkata derby to happen in the ISL, Mohun Bagan defeated East Bengal by a 2-0 margin on 27 November, 2020 in the 2020-21 ISL campaign. Thus began a stretch of dominance for the Mariners over their rivals in the top Indian league competition.

There have been 10 ISL Kolkata derby matches between the two Kolkata sides. Out of that, nine matches have been won by Mohun Bagan. East Bengal have yet to even win a game over their rivals in the ISL since they were promoted into the competition in 2020.

The only time that East Bengal stopped Mohun Bagan from defeating them in an ISL derby was in the 2023-24 ISL campaign, when the two played out a thrilling 2-2 draw.

Over the last five Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal matches in the ISL, four of them have been won by the Mariners. Amongst the current players for Mohun Bagan, Dimitri Petratos has scored five goals against East Bengal in Kolkata Derbies.

Jamie Maclaren has scored two as well, while Kiyan Nassiri scored a highly memorable hat-trick against the Red & Gold Brigade in the 2021-22 ISL campaign as well.

All-time head-to-head record (in ISL)

Matches Played – 10

Mohun Bagan SG wins – 9

East Bengal wins – 0

Draws – 1

The upcoming Mohun Bagan SG vs East Bengal game will be the continuation of a century-long rivalry between these sides, who have had an iconic history of facing each other. East Bengal, of course, is absolutely desperate to finally get a win over its rivals in the ISL.

Oscar Bruzon will be pushing his players to play on the front foot and play open-minded attacking football. He will need his stars to put the Mariners under pressure and be clinical in the final third, as well as defensively solid, to be able to get a big win and take a step closer to winning the ISL title.

Mohun Bagan, however, will not be willing to surrender the ISL title to their bitter rivals by losing the derby. They will be obsessed with maintaining their impressive ISL head-to-head record against the Torchbearers and produce another clinical performance over them.

Sergio Lobera will need to push his players to be way more ruthless in converting chances than they’ve managed in recent games. The Spaniard will need to get his tactics right for his side to play innovative, positive football to outwit East Bengal and take a step closer to winning their third-straight ISL title.

Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal all-time head-to-head record (across all competitions)

Matches Played – 407

Mohun Bagan wins – 134

East Bengal wins – 144

Draws – 129

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