Mumbai City vs East Bengal Prediction: Can the home team be unbeaten again?

East Bengal will travel to clash with Mumbai City at the Mumbai Football Arena on Friday. Mumbai City have been unbeaten in their last two games. Can they continue this great run? Below, I have the team news, possible starting 11, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

Mumbai City

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Mumbai City got a 3-0 win in their last match against Mohammedan. Gaurav Bora scored in his net in the 72nd minute to put Mumbai City ahead. Lallianzuala Chhangte and Thaer Krouma sealed up the lead, finding the back of the net in the 78th and 82nd minutes. The Islanders are unbeaten in their last two games, with one win and one draw, scoring four and conceding a goal. They sit 5th on the table with 27 points in 17 games, scoring 22 goals and conceding 22.

East Bengal

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East Bengal secured  a 2-1 victory against Kerala Blasters in their last game. Vishnu Puthiya Valappill scored first in the match to put East Bengal ahead in the 20th minute before the half-time break, and Hijazi Maher sealed the game by adding to the lead in the 72nd minute. Kerala Blasters got a consolation goal as Danish Farooq scored in the 84th minute. The Torch Bearers celebrated victory once in their last five games. They lost three and drew one, scoring five and conceding seven. They sit 11th on the table with 17 points in 17 games, scoring 18 goals and conceding 23.

Possible Starting 11

Mumbai City — Amrinder Singh, Amey Ranawade, Ahmed Jahouh, Hernan Santana, Adam Le Fondre, Raynier Fernandes, Rowllin Borges, Mandar Rao Dessai, Hugo Boumous, Mourtada Fall, Bipin Singh.

East Bengal — Debjit Majumder, Narayan Das, Scott Neville, Daniel Fox, Ankit Mukherjee, Surchandra Singh, Milan Singh, Matti Steinmann, Harmanpreet Singh, Jacques Maghoma, Bright Enobakhare.

Interesting Facts

• East Bengal won once in their last five games on the road.
• Mumbai City are unbeaten in their last three head-to-head games against East Bengal.
• Their last head-to-head game ended with five goals.
• Both teams got 3+ goals in their previous game.

Expert Betting Tips

I think Mumbai City will win here because they have been dominating the head-to-head with an unbeaten three games, and they would like to add this match to the record. East Bengal won once in their last five games, but playing away to get a point here will be difficult. Expect both teams to concede here because they are worst at defending goals, as both teams conceded 45 goals in 17 games.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score (BTTS) for odds of 1.72 at Bet365.

Our second prediction is for the game to see more than three goals (Over 2.5) for odds of 2.09 at Betway.

Our third prediction is for Mumbai City to win in the first-half odds of 2.08 at 1xbet.