ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City FC vs NorthEast United FC: Preview, Predicted lineup, injury news, H2H, telecast details

Mumbai City FC are undefeated against NorthEast United at home since 2019.

After a tough outing against Jamshedpur FC last week, Mumbai City FC will lock horns against a low on confidence NorthEast United FC in the city of dreams come Tuesday evening with both sides hoping to get back to winning ways.

The Islanders will go up against the Highlanders in a must win contest. The last time these two teams came against each other was back in September 2023 as Mumbai City FC wrapped up a hard fought 1-2 win in Guwahati.

The Stakes

Mumbai FC

The Islanders are eyeing the league shield and have done a pretty good job until now. Despite Des Buckingham leaving the side midway through the season, the defending league shield winners have done extremely well under their new head coach. They are currently placed second on the table and are level on points with table toppers Mohun Bagan which makes the game against NorthEast United a must win contest. 

NorthEast United FC

The Highlanders on the other hand find themselves in deep trouble having dropped crucial points in their last two games. Their top six aspirations took a big hit after a disappointing draw against Hyderabad was followed by 0-1 defeat to Punjab FC at home last week. The stakes are very high for Juan Pedro Benali coming into this game because they just cannot afford to drop more points having dropped 15 points already from winning positions this season.

Injury and Team News

Iker Guarrotxena and Ayush Chhikara are ruled out for the remainder of the season for Mumbai CIty FC while NorthEast United FC are expected to miss the services of Tomi Juric and Hamza Regragui.

Head-to-head

Total Matches played – 19

Mumbai City FC Wins – 10

NorthEast United FC Wins – 5

Draws – 4

Predicted Line-ups

Mumbai City FC (4-3-3)

Phurba Lachenpa (GK); Mehtab Singh, Thaer Krouma, Rahul Bheke, Akash Mishra; Vinit Rai, Yoell van Nieff, Alberto Noguera; Vikram Partap Singh, Lallianzual Chhangte, Bipin Singh

NorthEast United FC (4-3-3)

Gurmeet Singh (GK); Dinesh Singh, Asheer Akhtar, Michel Zobaco, Samte; Phalguni Singh, Mohammad Ali Bemammer, Romain Philippoteaux; Parthib Gogoi, Manvir Singh, Jithin MS

Players to Watch

Vikram Partap Singh (Mumbai City FC)

Vikram has stepped up big time for Islanders in the absence of top-scorer Jorge Pereyra Diaz. The Indian international has scored four goals for the Islanders this season and is their second highest goalscorer this season. He also has two assists to his name. Moreover, having scored three goals in the last two home games, Vikram will want to add more to his tally against the Highlanders.

Jithin MS (NorthEast United FC)

Jithin is one of the most improved players across the league ever since the turn of the year. The forward looks more impactful and is NorthEast United’s fastest man upfront. His pace and never dying energy is what makes him so special. He has scored one goal and provided three assists for the Highlanders this season.

Did You Know?

• Mumbai City FC are undefeated against NorthEast United at home since 2019.
• The Highlanders have not won their last five games against the Islanders.
• Mumbai City FC have won their last three games against NorthEast United.

Telecast

The Mumbai City FC vs NorthEat United FC game kicks off at 7:30 PM IST, at the Mumbai Football Arena on 12 March, 2024. Live telecast of the fixture will be available on Sports18 Network (Sports18 1/VH1 Channel). Live streaming of the game will be available on the JioCinema app. Viewers from abroad can use OneFootball to stream the game.

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