East Bengal FC v FC Goa Prediction: East Bengal aiming to turn things around

East Bengal FC welcomes FC Goa to the third gameweek of Indian Super League at Salt Lake Stadium. East Bengal are looking to turn things around. Who will win at the 90th minute?

Carles Cuadrat does indeed come under pressure following the mishap of East Bengal in the early games of the season, but there is still time for him to turn the tables around. With the home crowd cheering and pulling them up, East Bengal will need to channel that energy into a strong performance. Cuadrat will charge his players to be more clinical in front of the goal and see it through to its very conclusion, knowing that a win could help reignite their campaign. A draw or loss would only increase the concerns for the Kolkata giants.

Prabhsukhan Gill (GK), Mohammad Rakip, Anwar Ali, Hector Yuste, Mark Zothanpuia; Jeakson Singh, Souvik Chakrabarti, Madih Talal; PV Vishnu, Nandhakumar Sekar, Cleiton Silva

Manolo Marquez is finding it difficult to distinguish between his job for FC Goa and his national team, India, as FC Goa has started the season very slowly. He needs to invigorate the squad to encourage attacking play from more confident and fluid players while at the same time strengthening their defense.

A victory will be a must for Marquez to begin Goa's season and to mount challenges for the top spots, as one or two more dropped points may make spectators worry and the team be dragged into lower halves of the table. His challenge would be to get the players more decisive in the final third and to work on the defensive solidity.

Laxmikant Kattimani (GK); Udanta Singh, Odei Onaindia, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Jay Gupta; Rowllin Borges, Borja Herrera; Boris Singh, Dejan Drazic, Brison Fernandes; Armando Sadiku

Goa does look ahead of East Bengal, at least going by East Bengal's poor start to the season. Both sides have looked fragile at times, and with Goa looking to sort their attacking play out a bit under Manolo Marquez, things look set to be an open game. Given both teams' attacking flair, more than 2.5 goals and both teams to score seem like the kind of correct expectations.