SC East Bengal vs Hyderabad FC Prediction: Hyderbad can't afford a slip up

SC East Bengal will welcome Hyderabad FC in the 16th game week of the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata. The second-best team will go head-to-head against the team in the bottom half of the table. Who will win this tie?

East Bengal has not enjoyed the best of the last few weeks. They are coming into the game with back-to-back defeats against Jamshedpur and Odisha. Sitting in ninth place in the table with only four wins in 13 games, East Bengal badly needs a win to keep their top six hopes alive. The teams have not been going particularly well on both sides of the pitch having scored only 15 but conceded 25 goals so far. They have only won one game in the last five games. Going against Hyderabad will be tough but a positive result is the need of the hour. 

Suvam Sen (GK); Ankit Mukherjee, Lalchungnunga, Ivan Gonzalez, Jerry Lalrinzuala; Mobashir Rahman, Charalambos Kyriakou; VP Suhair, Alex Lima, Naorem Mahesh Singh; Cleiton Silva

Hyderabad is pursuing a top-of-the-table finish which will guarantee them an ISL shield and AFC playoffs ticket. Their quest wont is easy as Mumbai are on top of its game at the moment. With the five-point gap between the toppers, Mumbai Hyderabad can't afford to lose this game. The Nizams have won their last three away games by a combined margin of 9-2 and they would be interested to keep that momentum going. 

Gurmeet Singh Chahal (GK); Nikhil Poojary, Odei Onaindia, Nim Dorjee Tamang, Akash Mishra; Hitesh Sharma, Borja Herrera; Mohammad Yasir, Joel Chianese, Halicharan Narzary; Bartholomew Ogbeche

East Bengal is in a tough spot at the moment. Their home form has not been good. The Nizams are playing at a whole other level at the moment. Hyderabad is in the better spot and is going as the favourites to win the game. We expect plenty of goals in this game.