North East United FC vs Bengaluru FC Prediction: Bengaluru are going into the game as favourites

NorthEast United FC will welcome Bengaluru FC in the 13th game week of the Indian Super League at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati. Both the teams have not had a good season and are sitting at the bottom of the table. Who will win this crucial tie and get out of there?

NorthEast have had a very dreadful season this year so far with only one win in 12 games. Their win came against ATK Mohun Bagan and they have had a poor display in front of the goal. They netted the ball into the opposition's half only ten times throughout the entirety of the season. They are coming off a 6-1 thrashing by the hands of North East United. United lost the reverse fixture by 1-0 against Bengaluru FC. They will be keen to get their revenge and a second win of the season to get them out of the last place. 

Mirshad Michu, Joe Zoherliana, Gaurav Bora, Aaron Evans, Tondonba Singh, Emil Benny, Sehnaj Singh, Pragyan Gogoi, Romain Philippoteaux, Rochharzela, Wilmar Gil

The blues have had a season to forget so far. Coming into the competition as favourites, they have had their fair share of problems this season. Bengaluru has only won three games this season and two of them came against NorthEast and Jamshedpur who are below them in the points table at the moment. Bengaluru is on a two-game losing streak, losing to Hyderabad by 3-0 and East Bengal with a scoreline of 2-1. They were unfortunate in the last game as the decisive goal came in extra time. Bengaluru has the opportunity to move up the table with a win over Northeast and they should not let this opportunity go out of hand. 

Sunil Chhetri, Roy Krishna, Pablo Perez, Javier Hernandez, Suresh Wangjam, Roshan Naorem, Namgyal Bhutia, Parag Shrivas, Sandesh Jhingan, Allan Costa, Gurpreet Singh

NorthEast are leaking goals at the back but Bengaluru is not scoring a lot of goals at the moment. We expect a cagey affair with both the teams will be looking to avoid defeat. Expect less than 2.5 goals in the game. On paper and as per current standings, Bengaluru looks like a better side. We expect the Blues to win the game but by a small margin.